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 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:46 GMT 60 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss SkunkWeb 3.4.0 WNYC, New York Public Radio No It was just weeks ago that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine was defeated handily by Republican Chris Christie. Now Democratic legislators who control both the state Assembly and Senate have revamped t.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/FHK1OVwTbHo/144983 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:59 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144983 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144983 After three weeks of testimony that included over 500 exhibits and 70 witnesses, jurors in the federal corruption trial of former Senate Leader Joe Bruno will begin deliberations this morning. Karen .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/s8q4NIJ3uXY/144981 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:47 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144981 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144981 Governor Paterson says lawmakers can't continue to avoid the state's $3.2 billion budget deficit. He says New York is quickly running out of money, and without deep cuts in education and healthcare, .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/ruPLvfXnJx8/144980 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144980 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144980 As he pushes for Congress to tighten gun laws, Mayor Bloomberg has announced charges against two men who bought illegal guns in Florida and sold them in Brooklyn. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more. REP.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/gd6IBEpLAd0/144979 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:17 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144979 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144979 New York is among 26 cities that hosted an "Emergency Day of Outrage" to remember victims of gun violence. In Times Square, signs with faces of victims were held over a coffin to call attention to al.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/YxGtoQ4AKeI/144961 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:55 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144961 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144961 Developer Larry Silverstein is racing to beat a December 31 deadline for low-interest financing for three office towers he's building at Ground Zero. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more. REPORTER: Sta.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/_v8Sx4LY43Q/144973 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:43 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144973 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144973 In November 2008, WNYC aired a two-part report called "The Cost of Doing Business." It was an in-depth look at a construction accident that took the life of Mexican immigrant Jose Palacios. Palacio.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/7ill0eBBpe8/144965 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:39 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144965 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144965 A teenager in Queens killed in a confrontation with New York City police was shot 11 times. The city medical examiner's office says Dashawn Vasconcellos had three gunshot wounds in his back, five in .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/hsowr5pH9fM/144959 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:26 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144959 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144959 A new report from the New York City Coalition Against Hunger says the number of New Yorkers using soup kitchens or food pantries soared by 21 percent last year. Executive Director Joel Berg says .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/4zs29cR-fLo/144948 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:53 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144948 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144948 As record numbers of New Yorkers show up at soup kitchens, the federal government is spending much more on food aid. Guest: Joel Berg, New York City Coalition Against Hunger.. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/O437e8lxNVY/144947 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:51 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144947 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144947 In New Jersey hundreds of gay marriage advocates packed the State Capitol in Trenton, hoping to press lawmakers to take a vote on the issue. WNYC's Bob Hennelly reports. REPORTER: Democratic lawmake.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/NSH9p-u1Y6I/144906 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:28 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144906 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144906 New York State lawmakers are scheduled to be back in Albany today, after Friday's legislative session was canceled. Governor Paterson says he's willing to hold lawmakers in the capitol through the ho.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/nTTB-KGovTE/144885 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:23 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144885 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144885 Demand at food pantries and soup kitchens continues to increase even as financial experts predict the economy is turning around. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez visited a food program in Brooklyn and has this.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/Fp0En5IvKQI/144884 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144884 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144884 The New Jersey Legislature starts deliberating on bills in Trenton today. Democrats are in the majority, and they hope to make laws before the Governorship shifts into Republican hands. WNYC's Bob He.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/HIfWdVLF_fc/144882 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:58 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144882 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144882 Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a known gun control advocate, and has built a national platform to stem the flow of illegal guns into cities and towns. The group he co-founded in 2006, Mayors Against Ille.... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/7H-VaawNe_w/144874 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:13 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144874 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144874 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 Developers expect only projects that already have financing to go ahead. Guest: WNYC’s Lisa Chow. .... http://feeds.wnyc.org/~r/wnyc/newsarticles/~3/b_lLmX8CDbw/144964 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:12 GMT http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144964 No http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/144964 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