www.wnyc.org/news/articles?sourceref=rss latest news from WNYC.org http://www.wnyc.org/images/logo/newwnyclogo.jpg www.wnyc.org/news/articles?sourceref=rss 215 58 2009 WNYC New York Public Radio en-us Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:30 GMT 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SkunkWeb 3.4.0 WNYC, New York Public Radio No The coup is over, or long live the coup? Republicans have gone back to being the minority party in the State Senate, after temporarily seizing power when two Democrats joined their conference on June.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/MHbgTS7fn3I/136393 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:08 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136393 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136393 State Senator Pedro Espada says he's back with the Democrats again, after crossing over to the Republican conference in what led to a month-long stalemate in Albany. REPORTER: But some residents of .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/ZhVZMyLvuS8/136384 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:49 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136384 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136384 Sunnie Hwang moved to the US from Korea, hoping she would find the happiness she had as a child—when her parents were still alive. In 2002, she told WNYC listeners about her life as an orphan, tryi.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/iRNq3IsqYNQ/136374 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:13 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136374 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136374 Surviving unrequited love may be one of the most universal experiences of being a teenager. We listen to excerpts of Catalina Puente's and Linda Cuevas's stories about how tough it is to pick yoursel.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/guhHI90zGak/136372 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:32 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136372 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136372 Duane Reade gets a bond downgrade, Mike Bloomberg shatters all campaign spending records. Guest: Greg David, editorial director of Crain's New York Business. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/9ywaXd7a3xA/136368 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:51 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136368 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136368 Mayor Bloomberg lost at least $8.5 million in the stock market last year, according to heavily edited 2008 tax returns released today. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports. REPORTER: Only the mayor knows how mu.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/UByVvQ6bhe8/136365 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:59 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136365 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136365 Thousands of drivers were mired in miles-long traffic today, after a fire broke out early this morning in a construction shed beneath the Throgs Neck Bridge. The fire closed the bridge in both direc.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/J-k7k82coUQ/136361 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:35 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136361 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136361 Mayor Bloomberg has rescinded his hiring freeze, after Senators finally approved the city's request for a half percentage point sales tax increase. The bill had been stalled during the Senate's 31-da.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/hTCPta7Lr6Y/136355 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:33 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136355 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136355 As a little kid, Samr "Rocky" Tayeh was the adorable, chubby boy at home; but at school classmates called him "Barney", the big purple dinosaur. Rocky didn't hide in a corner and wait for the bullyin.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/i66Au-Nyj1E/136348 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:44 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136348 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136348 MARIANNE: I’m Marianne McCune – you’re listening to Up From Down – WNYC’s Radio Rookies on how they made it through their teens. Jesus: Alright, so it’s Halloween of 2004. MARIANNE: Tha.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/ojGQtQh2krM/136347 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:31 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136347 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136347 When she was 16, Janesse Nieves said she and her mother have one thing in common—they were both betrayed by Janesse's father. She took her microphone and went to his house to try to convince him he.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/zOg_qRBd3uI/136345 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:23 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136345 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136345 WNYC’s Radio Rookies program takes listeners inside the most intimate moments of teenager’s lives. Now, for the first time, we present a special, “Growing Up, Getting By”, an hour of stories .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/c0aeGZcSq1s/136261 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:19 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136261 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136261 New York State Senators worked into the night at their first regular session marking and end to their 31-day stalemate. They passed so-called non-controversial bills including the city's half-percent.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/nht4h-lvOCw/136256 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:44 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136256 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136256 It ended as it started, with a Bronx Senator changing sides. NY State Senate 31 day power struggle ended after Bronx Democratic Senator Pedro Espada Junior rejoined his party. This gives the Democrat.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/FxNDb3M53qM/136255 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:39 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136255 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136255 Bruno - the flamboyant gay Austrian - is the latest invention of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen, of course, is the creator of Borat, and now he’s back with an even more ridiculous charac.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/FnJTP7oJs20/136252 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:24 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136252 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136252 Drug enforcement officials say more and more marijuana is being smuggled across the border between Canada and New York. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports. REPORTER: Just this week, 13 men were arrested.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/VtbglReHUYk/136251 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:09 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136251 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136251 Starting today the city will be able to start spending $74-million in federal stimulus funds to combat homelessness. The money is badly needed, as the city prepares to deal with an annual surge in ho.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/CghAm32YSsM/136249 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:43 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136249 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136249 This summer makes ten years since WNYC started inviting teenagers to tell their own stories on the radio. Radio Rookies grew into an award-winning and audience-inspiring series on WNYC. Usually you h.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/4OHqDH5TRXc/136247 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:42 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136247 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136247 The deadlock in the state Senate may be over, but weeks of legislative inaction have caused plenty of economic harm. WNYC's Ilya Marritz surveys the damage. REPORTER: New York City had been counting.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/xH3-bUNxTPs/136242 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:17 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136242 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136242 Why home weatherization money is not being spent as quickly as was hoped. NPR's Elizabeth Shogren reports. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/mqk6EpFj-cM/136220 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:24 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136220 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136220 A Democratic party official is confirming to the Associated Press what several publications have reported this afternoon - that dissident Democratic state senator Pedro Espada is flipping back to hi.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/yGedsEybjLE/136215 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:05 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136215 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136215 Vice President Joe Biden says New York state's road to economic recovery is being paved with almost 300 new transportation projects. Biden says the $1.1 billion spent under the federal economic stim.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/aZSj1xF_uGk/136213 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:59 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136213 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136213 Yet another special session of the senate is scheduled to get underway this hour, though it's unclear what it might look like. REPORTER: Confusion reigns in Albany this afternoon, as published repor.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/g3MuhF1yTC8/136212 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:56 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136212 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136212 Candidates for city public advocate faced off this morning. One question was how they'd cope with the 40 percent budget cut recently leveled at the office. REPORTER: Councilman Bill De Blasio said h.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/fGpIfysPjg0/136211 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:52 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136211 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136211 Governor Paterson says his new lieutenant governor won't immediately preside over a special Senate session, because pending legal action has muddied the situation. REPORTER: Appearing with Richard R.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/7PxntazHKmM/136210 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:51 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136210 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136210 State Controller Thomas DiNapoli is withholding pay from Senators in Albany until the stalemate is resolved. He says it's because he's getting competing payroll statements from Democrats and Republi.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/uPoi-7kPcSQ/136209 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:44 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136209 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136209 Governor Paterson says he's appointed former M.T.A. Chairman Richard Ravitch as Lieutenant Governor. If it holds, the move could break a month-long stalemate that's deadlocked the State Senate since.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/2PVyj_R37DU/136162 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:16 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136162 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136162 The Democratic primary for citywide elections for City Comptroller is about two months away, but the pressure is on for candidates to collect their petition signatures by next week. Since the curren.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/LNxjrGy468o/136155 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:15 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136155 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136155 Manhattan prosecutors have charged 13 people in a $100 million mortgage fraud case. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports. REPORTER: This is how the scheme allegedly worked, according to the indictment. Prosecut.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/jOfnaeNXwoA/136153 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:02 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136153 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136153 Republicans say they've secured a court order suspending Governor Paterson's plan to appoint a lieutenant governor to preside over the gridlocked New York Senate. GOP Senate spokesman John McArdle s.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/j1AfNwliPGc/136152 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:27 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136152 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136152 Governor Paterson has appointed a lieutenant governor to help end the month long stalemate in the Senate. The move set off a storm of criticism, praise, and court action. Karen DeWitt reports from Al.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/jhS3QCSLJoo/136150 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:17 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136150 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136150 The architect of the controversial A through F grading system for city schools is stepping down. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. REPORTER: James Liebman is a civil rights lawyer who was hired by Chance.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/E_fRJ56TIUU/136142 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:02 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136142 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136142 One of the more high-profile citywide races taking place this summer and fall is the one for the Public Advocate's office. The contest has drawn some of the most well known politicians in town. But e.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/X2Kp4tajFgI/136113 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:24 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136113 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136113 The Department of Transportation is celebrating the completion of over 200 miles of on-street bike lanes. The project took three years to complete. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. marked the .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/HapvTvbai1M/136124 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:50 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136124 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136124 Long Island Republican Senator Dean Skelos, in a response to the governor's announcement, said he agreed with state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo that Paterson lacks the constitutional authority to a.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/79J0TNoVL2s/136122 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:49 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136122 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136122 Students at schools without metal detectors are safer, and do better, than students at schools with the scanners -- that's according to a new study by the New York Civil Liberties Union and research.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/aSU8blPN56w/136121 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:48 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136121 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136121 Governor Paterson says he's got a way to break the 31-31 stalemate between Democrats and Republicans in New York's gridlocked state senate... PATERSON: I have selected Richard Ravitch, the former ch.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/oIRNCoDieMM/136114 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:37 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136114 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136114 Investors seek riches in the distressed commercial property market. Guest: Anton Troianovski, reporter for the Wall Street Journal. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/MSznQfUB3Pc/136112 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:47 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136112 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136112 State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli met with Mayor Bloomberg today to discuss the impact of the standstill in the State Senate on the city's economy. DINAPOLI: Their budget is certainly a fragile one,.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/1NJXgZCCE6Y/136097 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:15 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136097 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136097 Students at schools without metal detectors are safer, and do better, than students at schools with the scanners -- that's according to a new study by the New York Civil Liberties Union and research.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/5lWeElLGK54/136096 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:13 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136096 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136096 New York City's real estate market continues to erode. A report by the Real Estate Board of New York, found the average price of a co-op, condo or 1- to 3-family home dropped 22 percent, to $644,000.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/SboFnoS87Wk/136095 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:10 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136095 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136095 Does Albany's legislative gridlock have to necessarily jeopardize public safety? Not really, says the City Council's top bean counter. REPORTER: Queens councilman David Weprin, chairman of the finan.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/nTQ7A9WM8NY/136094 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:08 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136094 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136094 Democratic and Republican leaders in the New York State Senate emerged from a nearly hour-long meeting with Governor Paterson, saying they're nearing a resolution on a power-sharing deal. The optimi.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/rjC5xc4FEfE/136072 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:32 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136072 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136072 Safe schools don't need to employ strict policing tactics - that's according to a report to be released today by the New York Civil Liberties Union and two other advocacy groups. The report praises .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/DTeKcbSM8dc/136069 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:08 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136069 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136069 The City Landmarks Commission has given the green light to a plan to replace part of the Saint Vincent's Hospital complex with housing. Under the plan, residential towers and townhouses will replace.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/LH-LoJjgnI0/136068 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:27 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136068 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136068 Tissue samples from endangered species will now be stored at the Museum of Natural History, under a new agreement with the U.S. Parks Service. The museum already freezes its own samples taken from wh.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/lMLLoGjd-x8/136067 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:20 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136067 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136067 A private equity firm plans to close the Stella d’Oro factory in the Bronx. Guest: Patrick McGeehan, reporter for the New York Times. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/iObZmTdKM7M/136064 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:59 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136064 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136064 Hundreds of Michael Jackson fans crowded outside a state office building in Harlem to watch the singer's memorial on a massive jumbo-tron. Many wore t-shirts, held pictures or waved flags commemorati.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/RxfAdJHZT2U/136062 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:55 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136062 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136062 The head of the Senate's Democratic conference says he doesn't want to "end" mayoral control. Brooklyn State Senator John Sampson told WNYC's Brian Lehrer he just wants to "enhance" it. SAMPSON: We'.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/O0bh3A1KK2U/136061 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:20 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136061 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136061 Republican senators walked out of today's session refusing to acknowledge the Democratic leadership. They were joined by Democratic Senators Ruben Diaz and Hiram Monserratte who claimed they were fed.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/c-OO5u-y6Og/136060 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:51 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136060 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/136060