Marianne McCune

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Food is dear to New Yorkers. They treasure their celebrity chefs and they covet 25 cent pork dumplings in Chinatown and spicy Kim Chee and Korean barbecue in Flushing, Queens. With popular food bloggers posting daily about this or that ethnic delicacy, the city’s best ...

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New York's immigrant advocates are scrambling to try to keep immigration reform on the agenda in Washington. Yesterda,y some of them hand-delivered what they called “care packages” to nearly a dozen congress members heading back to the Capitol. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports.

All spring and early ...

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The failure of the US Senate to pass a comprehensive immigration reform bill yesterday is both sweet and sour, according to immigrant leaders in New York and New Jersey. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports.

REPORTER: Angelo Cabrera of the Mexican American Students Alliance says members of his ...

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While lawmakers in Washington debate this and that detail of proposed immigration reforms, surburbs all over the country continue to grapple with the changes undocumented immigrants have brought to their towns. Some longtime residents blame day laborers for economic difficulties in their town centers.

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As lawmakers in Washington continue the battle over U.S. immigration reform, suburban towns across the country are pushing forward with their own piecemeal solutions. Many are responding to the presence of day laborers - the often undocumented immigrants who wait for work on main drags ...

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It seems like every few months in New York, another beloved bar or restaurant closes down because rents have gone too high. But if you think those favorite hang outs fade away in people’s memories, here’s a story for you. This Memorial Day weekend, loyal ...

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Eleven current and former corrections officers at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn have been indicted for allegedly beating two prisoners and lying about it to federal investigators. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports.

Those indicted include a captain, one of the prison's highest ranking officers, three other ...

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At age 80, the stepson of Alger Hiss will tell an audience of scholars why he believes his dad was innocent. Alger Hiss was accused in the 1940s of spying for the Soviets; he was convicted of perjury. Several historians will question his guilt today ...

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The Ferry Building on Ellis Island reopens to the public for the first time in more than 50 years. It’s the first of 30 once-neglected buildings to be restored to its original grandeur.

REPORTER: It will take millions more public and private dollars to turn the ...

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Hundreds of students at New York University have signed up to protest a game organized by the school's Republicans club. It'll take place in Washington Square Park and is called “Find the Illegal Immigrant.” WNYC's Marianne McCune has more.

REPORTER: Club President Sarah Chambers says it's ...

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Many tons of salt and other chemicals have been dropped on roads all over the state during the past week. New York is one of the top users of road salt in the U.S. As WNYC's Marianne McCune reports, environmentalists are pushing city and state ...

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The New York Police Department got some news it was hoping to avoid yesterday... a federal judge says police can't videotaping political demonstrations whenever they want to.

Judge Charles Haight ordered the NYPD to follow strict guidelines he says are designed to balance protection of society ...

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A federal judge has told the NYPD it cannot videotape political demonstrations just to maintain records of what goes on. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports.

REPORTER: Over the past few years, the NYPD has routinely videotaped political demonstrations - large and small. The city has argued police ...

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A federal judge has ordered the NYPD not to videotape political demonstrations unless it is undertaking a criminal investigation approved by police authorities. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports.

REPORTER: This case is about a decade's old dispute regarding when and how police are allowed to investigate political ...

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The Westchester County Village of Port Chester will defend itself in federal court this week against claims that it discriminates against Hispanic voters. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports.

REPORTER: Hispanics make up almost half of Port Chester's residents and nearly a quarter of its voters, but the ...

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Debate in the council about whether city and state pension funds should invest in companies that do business with Sudan. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports.

REPORTER: The city has more than $700 million invested in companies doing business in Sudan; the state about a billion. And Councilmember ...

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Administrators from cities around the world are in New York to study how officials here address the needs of immigrants with very diverse backgrounds. WNYC’s Marianne McCune attended day one of a conference at Columbia University.

REPORTER: Given a third of New Yorkers are foreign born, ...

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Advocates and a few local legislators are rekindling their fight to get New York to pass a law to combat human trafficking. They're planning rallies today and every Thursday, until State legislators criminalize the exploitation. WNYC's Marianne McCune has more.

REPORTER: Human trafficking is a crime, ...

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The new UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon reached out to New York's business leaders, asking for their help and cooperation. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports.

REPORTER: Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon made his first public appearance outside UN headquarters at a breakfast hosted by the Association for a ...