Bloomberg Gains Control of Schools
Monday, June 17, 2002
Now that Mayor Bloomberg finally has control over the city schools, what happens next? The current board of education members will meet for the last time this week. Their contracts expire at the end of the month. As the mayor prepares to take over the school system, WNYC's Beth Fertig ...
What's Next for Bloomberg and Schools?
Monday, June 17, 2002
There's nothing in writing just yet. But Mayor Bloomberg says he has an "understanding" with state leaders on a deal giving him control over the city schools. The agreement follows months of negotiations and marks the mayor's first big accomplishment since taking office this year. WNYC Reporter Beth Fertig joins ...
American Bishops Voting
Friday, June 14, 2002
In a closed-door session, after a morning spent listening to victims and concerned lay Catholics, bishops discussed a draft policy on child sexual abuse. Bishops have indicated that they're close to agreeing on a "zero tolerance" policy for any priest who abuses children, in the past and in the future. ...
Graduation in New York City
Thursday, June 13, 2002
Commencement season is well underway, with graduates completing what was certainly an extraordinary school year. The attacks of September 11th, and how students dealt with them, have been a part of commencement speeches across the country. WNYC's Richard Hake has collected a sampling of graduation addresses in our area. He ...
Archbishop Takes Stock of His Committee's Draft
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Top Roman Catholic officials from the metropolitan area are heading to Dallas today for the U-S Conference of Catholic Bishops, where they'll vote on a draft set of procedures for handling priests who are accused of sexually abusing a minor. Some of the proposal's recommendations are already in place in ...
Hip Hop for Education
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
On Tuesday City Hall park was the scene of a large, raucous protest against cuts in the education budget. Demonstrations at City Hall aren't unusual, but this time politicians were joined by hip-hop stars -- a sign of what some are calling a new brand of political activism. WNYC's Allison ...
Armed Civilian Patrols in Brooklyn
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The leader of a radical Jewish group is causing a commotion in the city by calling once again for Jewish civilians armed with guns or baseball bats to patrol the streets of Borough Park and South Flatbush to deter terrorists. A man wanted by the FBI told 60 minutes those ...
Armed Civilian Patrols in Brooklyn
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The leader of a radical Jewish group is causing a commotion in the city by calling once again for Jewish civilians armed with guns or baseball bats to patrol the streets of Borough Park and South Flatbush to deter terrorists. A man wanted by the FBI told 60 minutes those ...
Armed Civilian Patrols in Brooklyn
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The leader of a radical Jewish group is causing a commotion in the city by calling once again for Jewish civilians armed with guns or baseball bats to patrol the streets of Borough Park and South Flatbush to deter terrorists. A man wanted by the FBI told 60 minutes those ...
Armed Civilian Patrols in Brooklyn
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The leader of a radical Jewish group is causing a commotion in the city by calling once again for Jewish civilians armed with guns or baseball bats to patrol the streets of Borough Park and South Flatbush to deter terrorists. A man wanted by the FBI told 60 minutes those ...
Hip Hop for Education
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
On Tuesday City Hall park was the scene of a large, raucous protest against cuts in the education budget. Demonstrations at City Hall aren't unusual, but this time politicians were joined by hip-hop stars -- a sign of what some are calling a new brand of political activism. WNYC's Allison ...
Armed Civilian Patrols in Brooklyn
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The leader of a radical Jewish group is causing a commotion in the city by calling once again for Jewish civilians armed with guns or baseball bats to patrol the streets of Borough Park and South Flatbush to deter terrorists. A man wanted by the FBI told 60 minutes those ...
Civilian Patrols in Brooklyn
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The leader of a radical Jewish group is causing a commotion in the city by calling once again for Jewish civilians armed with guns or baseball bats to patrol the streets of Borough Park and South Flatbush to deter terrorists. A man wanted by the FBI told 60 minutes those ...
Armed Civilian Patrols in Brooklyn
Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The leader of a radical Jewish group is causing a commotion in the city by calling once again for Jewish civilians armed with guns or baseball bats to patrol the streets of Borough Park and South Flatbush to deter terrorists. A man wanted by the FBI told 60 minutes those ...
Plenty of "180s" in the News This Week
Monday, June 10, 2002
ANCHOR LEAD: President Bush, who long opposed the idea of a homeland security department, now says that's the best way to prevent terrorism. If that seems like an unusual one-eighty, WNYC's Brian Lehrer says it was actually typical of this week's news.
BRIAN: remember the Woody Allen movie sleeper? In that ...
BRIAN: remember the Woody Allen movie sleeper? In that ...
Movie Reviews: Divine secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood
Thursday, June 06, 2002
It's Thursday and time for our weekly chat about films. today we've got a different spin on the French Revolution and dare I say the latest chic flick. With me here this morning is Entertainment Weekly's film critic Owen Gleiberman. So let's start with the Divine Secrets of the Ya ...
Visy Paper Mill Seen As Recycling Success Story
Wednesday, June 05, 2002
The Bloomberg Administration and the City Council are expected to miss today's deadline for a budget agreement. One of the sticking points in the negotiations has been the fate of the city's glass, metal and plastic recycling program. Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to suspend it for 18 months, saying it ...
Budget Axe Hangs Over Senior Center
Friday, May 31, 2002
New York City's Department of Aging hasn't escaped the budget axe. Plans to close seven senior centers are angering the elderly and their advocates. They say these facilities are a lifeline for the communities' older citizens. But city officials say with the looming deficit there are no sacred cows as ...
Recovery Efforts End At world Trade Center Site
Friday, May 31, 2002
Yesterday - the city officially ended recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site - even though workers will continue sifting through debris. Today - families will release details on the special family ceremony, which is scheduled for Sunday. A news conference is scheduled for this afternoon. Some victims' families ...