Campaign Notebook: John Kerry
Monday, February 23, 2004
Democratic frontrunner John Kerry swept through New York City yesterday to rally his democratic base. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein was with the candidate. She has this campaign notebook.
The Kerry campaign is barely breaking a sweat here.
Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Congressman Charles Rangel and Senator John Kerry
In a ...
The Kerry campaign is barely breaking a sweat here.
Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Congressman Charles Rangel and Senator John Kerry
In a ...
Voters In Bushwick
Monday, February 23, 2004
One week from tomorrow, New York State Democrats will go to the polls to vote in the presidential primary. In the next installment in an ongoing series about voters in the Metropolitan area, WNYC's Alicia Zuckerman spoke with residents in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn.
ZUCKERMAN: Lately, some people especially ...
ZUCKERMAN: Lately, some people especially ...
Commentary: Lehrer Questions Undecided
Monday, February 23, 2004
With the New York primary coming up, the latest Marist Poll finds New Yorkers have a clear preference, with 66 percent supporting John Kerry, just 14 percent for John Edwards, and only ten percent undecided. WNYC's Brian Lehrer says he doesn't believe it.
Brian: If only ten percent of New ...
Brian: If only ten percent of New ...
Campaign Notebook: John Edwards
Monday, February 23, 2004
Senator John Edwards campaigns in Rochester tonight - his fourth straight day of New York campaign stops. His campaign now has the opportunity its been hungering for, to take on John Kerry, freed of much of the clutter of the Democratic field. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has been on the trail ...
Harlem Voters
Friday, February 20, 2004
The Reverend Al Sharpton may be the only New Yorker in the race for President but that doesn't mean he's getting much hometown support. A recent poll found Sharpton with only 4 percent of the New York vote. The Quinnipiac University poll was taken right before Wesley Clark and Howard ...
NJ Plans Overhaul of Child Welfare System
Thursday, February 19, 2004
New Jersey officials have laid out an ambitous plan to overhaul the state's troubled child welfare system. It would costs hundreds of millions of dollars and aims to change an agency maligned in recent cases of neglect and abuse. This all came about because of a federal lawsuit against the ...
Lower Manhattan Voters
Monday, February 16, 2004
New York State's Democrat primary is March 2nd. For the next three Mondays, WNYC will explore what's on voters' minds. WNYC's Amy Eddings spoke with voters in Lower Manhattan.
Lower Manhattan, below Canal Street, was most directly affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11th. So, when Margaret Blanco was asked ...
Lower Manhattan, below Canal Street, was most directly affected by the terrorist attacks of September 11th. So, when Margaret Blanco was asked ...
Cost of Educating City's Kids? State to Decide
Friday, February 13, 2004
How much money does it take to provide an adequate education for New York City students? Answering that question is up to state lawmakers and the governor. Last year, the state's highest court ordered them to find a new solution and they only have until the end of July. Governor ...
Artist Couples
Friday, February 13, 2004
Lovers who live and work together - that is common in New York City where many people meet through work. Such relationships have unique bonds as well as conflicts. With artists who live and work in the same space and who create side by side on the same projects, the ...
A City And Its Dogs
Tuesday, February 10, 2004
"Ain't nuthin' but a hound dog" is not the anthem of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, which annually celebrates 162 breeds and varieties. This prompted WNYC's Sarah Montague to take a look at the show of dogs in New York.
SM: Edith Wharton called her dog "a heart-beat at my ...
SM: Edith Wharton called her dog "a heart-beat at my ...
Long Shot: The Quest for an AIDS Vaccine
Saturday, February 07, 2004
For most of the last 20 years, the bulk of AIDS research has focused on treating the deadly disease and its symptoms. More recently, scientists are increasingly trying to prevent it from occurring in the first place with vaccines. Today, more than 20 different AIDS vaccines are in different stages ...
Bush Budget A Mixed Bag
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
President Bush released an election year budget this week that preserves his tax cuts, while holding down government spending. To get a handle on what Mr. Bush's proposal would mean for New York, WNYC's Beth Fertig spoke with Ronnie Lowenstein -director of the City's Independent Budget office. Lowenstein called the ...
Urban Hospitals Under Duress
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Local Essex County residents continue the fight to save their community hospital. Throughout New Jersey, hospitals are fighting a mounting wave of red ink caused by an increase in uncompensated care provided for the uninsured the undocumented and the indigent.
Robert Harth Remembered by Family and Friends
Monday, February 02, 2004
Friends and family of Robert Harth are receiving guests this afternoon on the Upper East Side to remember him. Harth, the artistic and executive director of Carnegie Hall, died on Friday of a heart attack at age 47. President of Nonesuch Records Robert Hurwitz, was a collaborator and dear friend ...
Commentary: Pity The NY Republicans?
Saturday, January 31, 2004
Mayor Bloomberg raised eyebrows this week when he told WNYC he does not expect to play a central role at the Republican National Convention, to be held in Manhattan this summer. WNYC's Brian Lehrer says no one should really be surprised.
Pity the poor New York Republican, never quite comfortable in ...
Pity the poor New York Republican, never quite comfortable in ...
Family, Neighbors Remember Shooting Victim
Friday, January 30, 2004
While the rooftops seemed like dangerous terrain to the police, they can mean something very different to the residents of the Louis Armstrong Houses. Reporter Jesie Graham visited with some of Timothy Stansbury's family and neighbors.
New Transit Hub Looks Like Phoenix Rising
Friday, January 23, 2004
With the unveiling of the new downtown transit hub, officials say the last of the major pieces of the World Trade Center site design are in place. Civic boosters and critics alike say the design is part of a new moment in New York City architecture. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has ...
George Balanchine Centennial
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Choreographer George Balanchine was born 100 years ago today. Judith Kampfner looks at the working methods of one of the great artists of twentieth century America.
Music
Kampfner: He had worked with Diaghilev, Chagall, Satie, Kurt Weill. He had already attracted attention with ballets which fused his Russian classical background with ...
Music
Kampfner: He had worked with Diaghilev, Chagall, Satie, Kurt Weill. He had already attracted attention with ballets which fused his Russian classical background with ...
Nets To Brooklyn?
Thursday, January 22, 2004
An official announcement of a deal to sell the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner could come as early as today. But even news of a tentative deal already has politicians and residents making plans. WNYC's Amy Eddings has more.
In New Jersey, any anger over the loss of ...
In New Jersey, any anger over the loss of ...
Spalding Gray Missing; Family Remains Hopeful
Saturday, January 17, 2004
Writer and performer Spalding Gray went missing around January 10th. Police will investigate hundreds of leads before turning the case over to the Missing Persons Bureau. Reporter Trey Kay visited Gray's wife, Kathie Russo, on Friday at their home in Sag Harbor. Russo told him that despite Gray's previous suicide ...