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Bloomberg Defends Strikes Against Hamas During Visit to Israel
January 04, 2009
by Brian Zumhagen
Mayor Bloomberg is in Israel for a daylong trip to express solidarity with Israelis as their military continues its strikes against Gaza's Hamas rulers. REPORTER: Bloomberg visited the southern town....
Paterson Defends His Budget
December 21, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
Governor Paterson calls his budget "fair and balanced," even though he acknowledges that the cuts will be painful. REPORTER: The proposal calls for $13.7 billion in deficit reduction for fiscal year....
Shaun Donovan Tapped to Head HUD
December 13, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
New York City housing commissioner Shaun Donovan has been tapped to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration. REPOTER: In his radio address today, the preside....
Big Apple Circus Founder Prepares to Step Down as Artistic Director
November 15, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
The Big Apple Circus is back in town for its holiday production. REPORTER: This year's show at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park is called "Play On!" It features a live band and acrobats from 12 countr....
Term Limits Law Faces Another Lawsuit
November 10, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
Opponents of a change to the city's term limit law are set to announce another lawsuit today. WNYC’s Brian Zumhagen reports. REPORTER: City Comptroller Bill Thompson, City Council member Letitia J....
Marathon Founder Fred Lebow Profiled in Documentary
November 02, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
The arrival of marathon day in New York City can seem as inevitable as the coming of November itself. But it wasn't always that way. WNYC's Weekend Edition host Brian Zumhagen talks with director Jud....
Harlem Gun Buyback brings in More than 500 Firearms
October 26, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
Five Manhattan churches held a gun buyback Saturday, collecting hundreds of weapons in exchange for cash. REPORTER: One man, who asked to be called Mr. Heston, says he was happy to get a $200 bank c....
Quinn Backs Bloomberg's Effort to Change Term Limit Law
October 12, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
City Council speaker Christine Quinn is backing Mayor Bloomberg's efforts to change the city's term limit law. REPORTER: Quinn, who has mayoral ambitions of her own, told reporters at City Hall that....
Children's Fiction Tackles Economic Uncertainty
October 12, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
Children's author Erica S. Perl tells WNYC's Brian Zumhagen about how kids' books dealt with tough times in the '70s, which authors have taken on the topic in recent years, and why children don't nee....
Another Volatile Day on Wall Street
September 25, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
It was another volatile day on the stock market, with the Dow Industrial Average closing a half hour ago down 29 points, or 0.3 percent. The NASDAQ composite index increased 2.35, or 0.1 percent, to ....
Bloomberg Says City Will Not Return to the '70s
September 21, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
This week's meltdown on Wall Street will not lead to a re-run of New York's 1970s budget crisis, according to Mayor Bloomberg. REPORTER: Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" today, the mayor said the....
Giants and Jets End Talks With Allianz
September 13, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
The New York Giants and Jets have canceled negotiations on stadium naming rights with a German insurance company that once had ties to the Nazis. Allianz had been seeking a deal to put its name on th....
Corzine Signs Highlands Master Plan
September 06, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
New Jersey Governor Corzine has signed off on a plan to help protect the northwest portion of the state, which supplies many residents with drinking water. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. REPORTER: Th....
Giuliani Says Obama Should Have Chosen Clinton as VP
August 24, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's choice of Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate is getting the thumbs-up from much of New York's political establishment. But the pass....
Gov. Paterson Wants $600 Million in Budget Cuts
August 18, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
The state legislature is set to hold a special session tomorrow to address New York's budget crisis. Governor Paterson hopes lawmakers will agree to $600 million in cuts to plug this year's growing d....
Bloomberg Has His Man for Buildings Dept.
August 15, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
A day after the City Council passed a bill to loosen the qualifications for the city's department of buildings commissioner, Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he wants to make the acting commissioner Robe....
The New York International Fringe Festival
August 15, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
The NY International Fringe Festival is underway -- 200 companies from all over the world..... performing in more than 13 hundred performances. Those are big numbers, but is really big really be....
Corzine and Obama Target Oil Market Speculation
June 22, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
Presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign is responding to high prices at the pump by calling for an end to excessive speculation in the energy market. REPORTER: Supporting Obama's position durin....
Customs Officers Arrested in Drug Probe
May 28, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
Two New York-based Customs and Border Protection officers are among seven people charged in a federal drug probe. Prosecutors say the group imported hashish and other drugs and contraband into the U....
Appeals Court Upholds Cell Phone Ban in Schools
April 22, 2008
by Brian Zumhagen
The city's ban on cell phones in public schools has been upheld by a state appeals court. The Department of Education passed the ban in September 2005, saying the phones were disruptive. Parents an....