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 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:49 GMT 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SkunkWeb 3.4.0 WNYC, New York Public Radio No The FDNY is temporarily changing the way it handles 911 calls about fires. The move comes after fire union officials said a new dispatch system caused a delay in getting to a deadly Brooklyn blaze th.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/1qUVEb17e04/144877 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:43 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144877 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144877 Germany will send an observer to the upcoming trial in New York of the professed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four accused henchmen. Justice Ministry spokeswoman Katharina Jahntz on Saturday co.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/igCIaSMLyN8/144876 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:33 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144876 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144876 The U.S. Postal Service is considering closing six post offices in the city instead of 14. It's part of a nationwide consolidation plan because of a massive drop in business. The New York Metro Area .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/hNsm30K7dd4/144875 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:01 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144875 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144875 The defense has rested its case in the federal corruption trial of former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno. But the Republican lawmaker never took the stand. Bruno explains the decision: "I'm satisfi.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/8PdRoL3-Ifw/144873 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144873 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144873 Elected officials and community leaders in Brooklyn are rallying around the family of three victims in Wednesday's Crown Heights fire. Rose Etienne Jean was working when the fire claimed the lives of.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/-9B09mmVE40/144858 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:38 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144858 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144858 Why is Goldman Sachs offering tuition to classes at LaGuardia Community College? Greg David of Crain’s New York Business explains. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/FmjM6EupQRU/144849 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144849 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144849 The credit rating agency Moody's says New York's credit rating could be hurt if Governor Paterson and lawmakers don't reach an agreement on cutting spending and closing the state's $3.2 billion defic.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/ToJGI0T_4Vo/144846 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144846 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144846 A coalition of Brooklyn officials and community groups has filed the latest in a series of lawsuits against the Atlantic Yards project. This one focusing on revisions the state approved in September..... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/y62N8lTbRgA/144783 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:36 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144783 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144783 New York's top court has okayed the state's recognition of out-of-state same-sex marriages. The Court of Appeals ruled public officials have the authority to extend health insurance and other benefi.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/TOaWpuLI6dA/144778 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144778 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144778 Puerto Rican leaders have made lots of news this year – from Sonia Sotomayor’s rise to the Supreme Court, to the so-called ‘three amigos’ who took power in the New York legislature. While Ne.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/LKRjnSqN0NQ/144777 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:06 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144777 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144777 Three indie rock bands from Beijing are performing in New York this weekend, wrapping up a three-week tour of the U.S. It's their first time touring in this country. The bands are signed to one of Ch.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/mQnxVjqQzOI/144776 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144776 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144776 The Bloomberg Administration's latest cost-cutting plan limits the impact on public schools, but not on the city's university system. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports. REPORTER: The City University syst.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/Ip437AOFyRM/144773 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:17 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144773 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144773 State lawmakers have left Albany after failing to reach agreement on closing a more than $3-billion budget gap. Karen DeWitt reports. REPORTER: A special session in the Senate was canceled after a n.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/-j9fz2fVqTA/144771 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:44 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144771 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144771 The new system used to deploy fire engines will be considered at a city council hearing next month, after a number of recent deadly blazes where fire trucks were initially sent to the wrong address. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/13bogOrcJZs/144756 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:19 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144756 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144756 It's not political. That's what Mayor Michael Bloomberg says of City Comptroller Bill Thompson's third rejection of a proposal to expand the Brooklyn House of Detention. "The bases on which he ca.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/rJL5zX1Nt6I/144723 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144723 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144723 The firefighters union is blaming the city's new dispatch system for costing them precious minutes responding to a deadly Brooklyn fire. But FDNY officials disagree, saying companies responded near .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/VoZ1lS3tW1g/144720 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:11 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144720 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144720 Four hundred and twelve people have been arrested so far this year for acts of sexual abuse or lewdness on city subways. That's what the police told the City Council today in a hearing on what the NY.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/KGDJZ3FP3ew/144717 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:51 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144717 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144717 More than 20 restaurants in Brooklyn stiffed their workers to the tune of more than $900,000, according to state investigators. State Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith says her agency's sweep of est.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/4nudIjzbuE8/144716 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:47 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144716 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144716 A veteran New Jersey lawmaker says she's confident a same-sex marriage bill will make it to the floor when the legislature convenes for its lame duck session next week. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/R0nJwR0CQ4g/144687 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:11 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144687 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144687 Police say five members of the Bloods street gang, face attempted murder charges in a Bronx shooting that caught a high school girl in the crossfire. The accused shooter is a 16-year-old boy. The oth.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/ThZeSrLKZo8/144686 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:20 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144686 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144686 The New York legislature still hasn't struck a budget deal, but lawmakers have reached a deal to reform the state's public authorities, such as the MTA, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, and s.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/kVTYv88Ff0s/144685 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:04 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144685 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144685 Contract talks between the city and the teachers union could be nearing an impasse. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. REPORTER: The union's delegates voted to give their leaders the power to ask a state .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/yEPRz_Lcx0U/144684 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144684 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144684 The New York legislature enacted a tougher law against drunk drivers and agreed to reform the state's public authorities, but lawmakers still haven't hammered out a budget deal. Governor Paterson sa.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/1QKPQBseKXA/144682 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:59 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144682 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144682 New numbers show New York City lags behind the rest of the country in emerging from the recession. In the third quarter, the American economy grew 3.5 percent, but the city's economy continued to shr.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/Ure_9u8Xpk0/144670 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:30 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144670 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144670 Almost 15,000 Americans declare earnings from their offshore accounts in a big IRS amnesty. Charles Falk, a tax attorney for some of them, explains why so many are turning themselves in. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/-l1Aof4oKes/144666 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:31 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144666 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144666 Drunk drivers who have a child in the vehicle will now face felony charges in New York State. Governor David Paterson today signed a bill that will sentence a convicted drunk driver to up to four yea.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/DSltenKRw_M/144664 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:25 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144664 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144664 The MTA is on route to finishing the year with $150 million in the bank. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more. REPORTER: The transportation authority started the year warning of deep service cuts and a.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/xNHKQ5Zo7OE/144657 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:56 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144657 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144657 Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the decision to put alleged September 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and others on trial in a New York federal court. Testifying before a Senate commi.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/Aq2pfomYTag/144623 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:44 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144623 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144623 A City Council subcommittee has heard from both sides in the lively debate over the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. The Related Companies wants to turn the former National Guard facility into one of.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/BBHAzDA11q8/144613 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:03 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144613 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144613 Governor Paterson and state legislative leaders are talking, but they still have no agreement on how to close the state’s more than $3-billion budget deficit. Karen DeWitt reports from Albany. REP.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/lP0MbfklqYU/144612 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:28 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144612 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144612 Employers and workers are letting the City Council know what they think about a bill that would require all businesses to provide paid sick time. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez has more on yesterday's first .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/nCvaYCdWYH4/144608 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:14 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144608 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144608 Mayor Michael Bloomberg is vowing not to raise taxes to help close a $5 billion budget deficit next fiscal year, but job cuts are a different story. The mayor says if the unions cooperate with the c.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/3gCtXgIeReI/144598 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:28 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144598 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144598 This week, as representatives of New Jersey 's 566 towns gather in Atlantic City for the New Jersey State League of Municipalities annual conference, local officials face mounting fiscal woes. WNYC's .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/QkCKh9uGpLk/144596 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:38 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144596 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144596 New York City police officers raided the circulation offices of The New York Times, the Daily News, the New York Post, and El Diario, as part of a union corruption probe. A law enforcement official .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/36GzVwlCyhg/144594 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:44 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144594 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144594 First day of hearings at City Hall on a controversial bill that would require businesses in New York City to give their employees paid sick time. And budget problems in New York City. Guests: WNYC... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/3XtoKBexUEQ/144591 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:54 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144591 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144591 State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says New York will run out of cash next month if Albany doesn't act now to close a massive budget deficit. Speaking to business, non-profit and labor leaders in midt.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/AcDG4mhDhfE/144573 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:25 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144573 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144573 Fans of new wave films were treated to a screening of Face, the latest film by acclaimed Taiwanese-Malaysian director Tsai Ming-Liang. The first film to be commissioned by the Louvre for its auteur .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/q1KjiJBtFoU/144551 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:13 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144551 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144551 "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter". started previews last week at the New York Theater Workshop. The action takes place in a small town in Georgia in the 1930's, and revolves around a central character, .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/AaLsC0Fk_eQ/144549 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:48 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144549 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144549 The so-far collegial relationship between outgoing New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine and Governor-Elect Chris Christie, may be tested in the weeks ahead. In a letter hand-delivered to Corzine late yes.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/5tz8zjNbe4Y/144548 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:48 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144548 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144548 Demand for the H1N1 vaccine in New York City has been mixed – with the majority of school students declining free shots, and special weekend clinics being under-used. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the st.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/D-sqatouQ7A/144547 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:34 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144547 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144547 Once again a poorly performing economy has the Bloomberg Administration calling for mid-year budget cuts. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. REPORTER: By December third city managers have to find hundred.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/-MVPn72jb1s/144546 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:32 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144546 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144546 Hundreds of people are expected to show up at City Hall this morning for a public hearing about the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has the details. REPORTER: The Related C.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/8T0ZBPvqV24/144545 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:21 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144545 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144545 A plan requiring state drivers to purchase new license plates to help close New York's budget gap is being scrapped. Governor David Paterson says the outcry by people across the state helped him .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/WhGGuRGrMV8/144519 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:28 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144519 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144519 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner sat down with a handful of financial bloggers to talk about the White House's push to change the way the U.S. financial system is regulated. Guests: John Jansen ru.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/YDBmogdtUz8/144516 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:30 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144516 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144516 The city council has overwhelmingly approved a new five-minute grace period for certain parking violations before those bright orange tickets can be issued. However, Mayor Bloomberg is vowing to veto.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/iXAn_9fwCKY/144503 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:27 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144503 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144503 City education officials released high-school progress reports today, saying they're encouraged by the numbers. Forty-five percent of all high schools received an A grade, while 30 percent got a B in.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/I8sN_ji7xnc/144499 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:49 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144499 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144499 Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city will be ready to handle security during the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and others accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks. He says the case would be just the l.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/cnV27oMKqfQ/144487 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:22 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144487 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144487 This week the City Council will consider a bill unions are touting as an anti-swine flu measure. Employers say it would kill jobs. The paid sick leave bill would require private employers to offer f.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/6tjAKaGKtcg/144471 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:02 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144471 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144471 New York State is hoping to win hundreds-of-millions of dollars from the federal government for education reform. The highly competitive contest known as Race to the Top, encourages changes to impro.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/D2SMAI8SZzk/144470 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:08 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144470 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144470 As New York State lawmakers return for another extraordinary session on the state budget, angry union members from New York City plan to be there. WNYC's Amy Eddings has more. REPORTER: District Cou.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/9_SY74Hb1cc/144466 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:56 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144466 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144466