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- Paterson: Health Care a Top Priority for State
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Park Slope's "Whitey" Remembered
May 09, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
Walk up Park Slope's Seventh Avenue - between 11th and 12th Streets - and you'll pass a makeshift memorial. Bouquets of flowers surround a photo of an older man with a creased face and bright blue ey....
Fosella Admits Fathering Child out of Wedlock
May 08, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
Republican Congressman Vito Fosella has admitted to having an affair and fathering a child out of wedlock. His confession today has some speculating that his seat in Congress might be in peril. WNYC'....
City Pushes for Cameras in Bus Lanes
May 07, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
If the city gets its way, there'll soon be an extra set of eyes in bus-only lanes. The Bloomberg administration wants state lawmakers to approve a proposal to install cameras the lanes to discourage....
Water Taxi Service Increased
May 06, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
The city will get more ferry service starting next week, thanks to local and federal funds. City officials hope the subsidies will encourage people to take a boat to work and leave their cars at hom....
Department of Aging Gets an Overhaul
May 03, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
The city's Department of Aging is getting its first major restructuring in decades. Members of the city council visited a senior center in Brooklyn Friday to listen to some of the concerns of elderl....
Credit Cards in Cabs Under Review
May 02, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
Are credit card machines in the city's yellow cabs an improvement? City Council members posed that question yesterday and the answers they received were dramatically different. Taxi and Limousine Com....
Dance Class Preps Women for Jets Cheerleaders Try Outs
May 02, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
On any given day, there are countless auditions held in New York. Show biz wannabes of all stripes pound the pavement in the hopes of being cast in the next great play, movie, or TV show. But later t....
Colombian Author is Also Food Market "Delivery Guy"
April 23, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
The city sponsored Immigrant Heritage Week last week but really in New York it's possible to mark the immigrant experience and its effect every day. Writer Joaquin Botero is originally from Colombia....
PBA Posts Competition's Salaries for Recruits
April 23, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
The Patrolman's Benevolent Association is stepping up its fight to get better salaries for its officers. The union will now post jobs from police departments in other cities that pay more. The move....
Tax Day Turns Accountants into Rock Stars
April 15, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
Today is April 15 - known as the deadline to file your taxes. It's also the day of the year accountants are treated like rock stars as they help panicked procrastinators. Karen Latney Castillo prepa....
Waitresses Sue Queens Employer
April 11, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
A Queens club that charges men $2 per song to dance with a waitress has been sued for labor violations. WNYC's Kathleen Horan caught up with some of the "dancers" who are part of the suit against th....
New Yorkers Gather to Remember Mailer
April 10, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
A couple thousand of Norman Mailer's family, friends and admirers filled Carnegie Hall yesterday to celebrate his life. It took almost three hours to memorialize the man who published more than 30 b....
Council Pledges Work on "G" Train
April 09, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
G train passengers say it's regularly overcrowded and unreliable. The City Council held a hearing yesterday afternoon - part of an effort to improve service on the Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown line. T....
Group Aims to Stop Brooklyn Demolition
April 08, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
Opponents of the controversial Atlantic Yards project want to stop any demolition between 6th Avenue and Dean street in Brooklyn. The Dean Street Property Association - made up of tenants, business ....
Cheyenne Diner Shuts its Doors
April 06, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
It's last call for omelettes and bison burgers at the Cheyenne Diner. The old chrome eatery on the corner at Ninth Avenue and 33rd street is closing its doors Sunday after 68 years. WNYC's Kathleen H....
Hungry New Yorkers Say Goodbye to the Cheyenne Diner
April 06, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
The Cheyenne Diner has been on Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street for 68 years. But today's the last day to have a lumberjack breakfast in the 20-by-100-foot railroad car eatery, before a nine-story apartm....
N.Y., N.J. Sue Federal EPA
April 03, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
New York, New Jersey and 15 other states are suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency as part of an effort to get them to act on global warming. The suit comes one year to the day after the....
City Honors Female Garbage Collectors
March 29, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
The women who help rid the city of its trash are being honored. Eighty-five women were honored at the ceremony Friday — both uniformed and civilian employees — including one who's worked there ....
One Option Left for Pier 40
March 28, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
The controversial plan to remake Pier 40 into an entertainment complex, housing Cirque du Soleil and the Tribeca Film Festival is off the table. The $625-million proposal by the Related Company was ....
City Aims to Be More Senior-Friendly
March 26, 2008
by Kathleen Horan
Along with the Bloomberg administration, the City Council and the New York Academy of Medicine are holding a series of forums throughout the five boroughs to hear from senior citizens about how to mak....
