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Paterson Says LMDC Should Continue its Work

September 13, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Governor Paterson says he wants to hold onto the agency in charge of planning at Ground Zero. REPORTER: Earlier this week, Mayor Bloomberg suggested eliminating the state's Lower Manhattan Developme....

Paterson Gives Moynihan Station Idea Last Chance

September 12, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Governor Paterson is giving the troubled Moynihan Station proposal in West Midtown one last shot. He is giving the city and stat agencies involved 45 days to come to an agreement on how to renovate r....

Paterson Gives Moynihan Another Shot

September 12, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Gov. David Paterson is giving the proposed Moynihan Station in West Midtown one last shot. He wants the Port Authority, which he controls along with New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, to take over the sput....

Double-Decker Buses Are Back

September 08, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Fifty years after double-decker commuter buses disappeared from the streets of Manhattan, a new model will start picking up passengers in Staten Island later this week. New York City Transit presiden....

No Show? No Problem For State Development Agency

September 08, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

When the Empire State Development Corporation held hearings last week on whether to declare property in West Harlem "blighted," no board members showed up. That's not unusual for the state authority,....

New Yorkers Merging With New Pedestrian Plaza

September 05, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Office workers, laborers and students are getting used to eating their lunch in the middle of the intersection of 23rd Street and Broadway. They are all part of a pedestrian plaza that the city's tr....

Columbia Expansion Enters Final Stage

September 03, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Columbia University's expansion into West Harlem is entering its final stage. The state's economic development agency began holding hearings last night on whether it should invoke eminent domain to ....

Steel Raised for 9/11 Memorial

September 02, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Nine days before the seventh anniversary of the terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Center, construction workers raised the first piece of steel for the Sept. 11 memorial. WNYC's Matthew....

Work Begins on September 11 Memorial

September 02, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The first steel column for the September 11 memorial will be put into place this afternoon, according to officials. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, as the comp....

Caribbean Culture Celebrated in Brooklyn Parade

September 01, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The 41st annual West Indian American Day Parade is making its way down Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn this afternoon. Thousands of people are in the parade, wearing lavish costumes and riding colorful ....

Private Donations Up to Department of Transportation

September 01, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan has attracted more than just attention since joining Mayor Michael Bloomberg's cabinet last May. She's also pulled in lots of private money. Congesti....

Obama Supporters Unmoved by McCain Pick

August 29, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Republican John McCain's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate may get some Independents and even Democrats to look again at his candidacy. But many New Yorkers....

New Yorkers Unsure About Term Limit Roll Backs

August 28, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Most City Council members may have told the New York Times they want to roll back term limits, but some New Yorkers we talked to aren't so sure. Regina Pearsall of Staten Island was taking her lun....

East River Waterfalls Damaging Greenery

August 28, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The four man-made waterfalls along the East River are having an unexpected impact on the environment--they're turning nearby grass and trees brown. Salty mist from the waterfalls is damaging vegetat....

New Path Opens in Highbridge Park

August 26, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and dozens of community activists were on hand this morning in Upper Manhattan to cut a green ribbon on a bike and pedestrian path in Highbridge Park. The three-quarter mile ....

City Eyes Car-Free Prospect Park

August 26, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

A car-free Prospect Park in Brooklyn? Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he'll ask his transportation commissioner to look into the idea, a perennial one proposed by the group, Transportation Alternatives....

City Airports Lose Flight Routes

August 25, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

New York City is losing nonstop airplane connections to 25 domestic and international destinations this fall. One of them is Daytona Beach, where the Continental flights into Newark Liberty regularl....

Paterson Picks New ESDC Chief

August 22, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Gov. David Paterson filled two spots at the state economic development agency today. Marisa Lago will be the new president and chief executive of the Empire State Development Corporation. She is curr....

FDNY Review Finds Faulty Communication in Deutsche Bank Fire

August 22, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Just over a year ago, a construction worker helping to dismantle the former Deutsche Bank building at Ground Zero apparently tossed a lit cigarette butt on the 17th floor. It turned into an object l....

Poor Communication Contributed to Deutsche Bank Fire Deaths

August 21, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

A report by the Fire Department on last summer's fatal fire in the contaminated Deutsche Bank building found a host of problems, including poor communication, and misinformation from workers about th....