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Early Bird Shoppers Trample Wal Mart Employee
November 28, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
A rush for bargains at a Wal Mart on Long Island turned into a deadly stampede early today. Nassau county police say a 34-year-old employee was knocked down when he opened the doors of the store at 5....
Great Organ Returns to St. John the Divine
November 28, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
After seven years, the Great Organ at St. John the Divine Cathedral is back. The 118-stop pipe organ was damaged by smoke in a 2001 fire that destroyed parts of the cathedral. Eric Johnson managed th....
Schumer Calls For Food Aid
November 27, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
While it's Thanksgiving, not everyone is feasting today. Local food banks say they ran low on provisions this week. As the economy continues to sink, more people are requesting help and fewer are ma....
Problem Children
November 27, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
A film series devoted to demonic children – just in time for the holidays. That’s what the Film Society of Lincoln Center has on tap for this Thanksgiving weekend. It’s a series called "Proble....
City Celebrates Veterans Day
November 11, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
Thousands of uniformed service people from all over the world are gathering in the city today to celebrate the holiday that commemorates their service. REPORTER: Floats and marching bands will roll ....
Group Takes Term Limit Suit to Federal Court
November 11, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
A state court wasn't friendly to their cause, so opponents to the way the city's term limits law was changed have gone to federal court. REPORTER: Attorney Norman Siegel says federal courts have rul....
"Taking Over" at the Public Theater
November 07, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
Danny Hoch is an actor and playwright who came to prominence in the late 90's with two, one-man shows that featured a wide array of what he calls "real New York characters” -- primarily people of ....
New Yorkers Dance in the Streets
November 05, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
Brian Lehrer takes calls from listeners who report thousands dancing in the streets in Harlem, celebrations in the Bronx, drum-playing in Ft. Greene, taxi drivers honking in Hell’s Kitchen, crying ....
NYC Celebrates First Black President-Elect
November 05, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
All night long, New York City has been celebrating the election of Barack Obama, the first African-American to win the White House. The partying erupted last evening along 125th Street in Harlem with....
30 Years of Artistic Leadership
October 21, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
Worlds collide at the Metropolitan Museum. In a tribute exhibition to outgoing director Phillipe de Montebello, art works by artists ranging from Rubens to Rothko sit side by side in the Met’s gall....
Climate Change at the Museum of Natural History
October 18, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
If the global economic crisis seems like its heading toward recovery, you can always keep worrying about that other major global crisis, climate change. A new exhibition on global climate change open....
Woyzeck Comes to BAM
October 15, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
A new production of the German classic Woyzeck opens tonight at BAM. Woyzeck is a tragedy about a soldier who's driven to commit murder. The play was discovered in pieces in 1837, after its auth....
Calder's Circus Comes to Town
October 15, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
The circus is coming to the Whitney Museum. Starting tomorrow, "Calder’s Circus" will be on display as part of the new exhibition: "Alexander Calder: The Paris Years." Wire portraits, caricatures, ....
Bronx Plant Must Reduce Odors
October 10, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
A fertilizer company in the Bronx is finding out what happens when a community group called Mothers on the Move gets moving. State environmental conservation officials have ordered the New York Organ....
Governors Island Demolition
October 10, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
Mayor Bloomberg and other city officials are on Governors Island to begin the demolition of several buildings. New York is knocking down 10 buildings that were built in 1988 as Coast Guard housing, ....
Dishonest Doctors May be Behind Excessive LIRR Pensions
October 10, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
Senator Charles Schumer says the high number of Long Island Rail Road employees collecting disability payments may be due to dishonest doctors. With four separate investigations underway into such p....
Connecticut Overturns Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage
October 10, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
Connecticut now joins Massachusetts and California as the only states to allow same-sex couples to marry. The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled today 4-3 that same-sex couples have the right to marry ....
Patersons Prepares for 2010 Reelection
October 10, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
Governor Paterson has taken more steps this week toward an official campaign for a full term as governor. REPORTER: He launched a web site called PatersonForNY.com with a link for campaign contribut....
USS Intrepid Back in Manhattan
October 02, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
After nearly two years away, the USS Intrepid is coming home today and taking its old spot off Manhattan's West Side. The historic aircraft carrier, fresh from a 22 month, $120 million restoration, ....
A New Approach for Dealing with Teenage Prostitutes
October 01, 2008
by WNYC Newsroom
New York is taking a new approach to dealing with teenage prostitutes. Governor Paterson has signed a bill that requires them to be treated as sexually exploited youths rather than criminals. The ne....
