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- New York Red Bulls in Soccer Cup Final
- NYCHA Chairman Steps Down
- Treasury Pick Buoys Wall St., Citigroup Shares Dwindle
- Foreclosure Crisis Trickles Down: Report
- Day Traders React to Market Volatility
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- Clinton, Obama Need A Unified Front
- North Korea's Challenges Await Obama
- Rep. Waxman Known As A Keen Negotiator
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- Dow ends up nearly 500 on Geithner treasury report
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Back to the 70's
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 21, 2008
The current fiscal crisis has everybody looking back to the 1970’s. Julia Vitullo-Martin, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discusses what the comparison means and if we should venture down that road. Plus, Nobel Prize winning biologist Dr. David Baltimore on the case of one man’s unintentional AIDS cure and what it could mean for the future of AIDS research.
Day Traders React to Market Volatility
by Lisa Chow
November 21, 2008
Maybe you’re checking the stock market every day, a few times a day, or never … particularly in a week like this. Investors saw another bottom yesterday, when the Dow closed at its lowest level in six years.
Foreclosure Crisis Trickles Down: Report
by Bob Hennelly
November 21, 2008
A new report from New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says the national foreclosure crisis is hitting every level of government.
Health Officials Defend Closure of Dental Clinics
by Fred Mogul
November 21, 2008
City health officials are defending their plan to eliminate dozens of public dental clinics that serve 17,000 children.
Mounting Anxiety and a Falling Market
by Siddhartha Mitter
November 21, 2008
It keeps on getting worse. As the Dow Jones tumbles lower and lower, individual investors face mounting confusion and anxiety. And that’s not an ideal state of mind for decision making -- as one firm is trying to remind its clients.
At NYC's Green Markets, Increased Use of Food Stamp Cards
by Jenna Flanagan
November 21, 2008
The city's green markets have seen a surge in shoppers using food stamp debit cards. Council Speaker Christine Quinn says that's due a 2006 program that brought credit card style scanners to green markets.
NJ Gov Proposes Delayed Pension Payments for Towns
WNYC Newsroom
November 21, 2008
Gov. Corzine says he will seek a delay of some municipal pension contributions as a way to help local communities cope with the faltering economy.
Job Fair Offers Prospects and Training
by Kathleen Horan
November 20, 2008
With the current economic crisis, job training fairs are getting popular for the unemployed or people looking to switch careers. More than 200 people came out for a job fair in Coney Island yesterday.
Paying More & Getting Less
by Matthew Schuerman
November 20, 2008
MTA Executive Director Lee Sanders proposed a tight budget. Some of the highlights: fare and toll hikes of 23 percent, reductions in off-peak bus, subway and commuter train service, the elimination of the W and Z lines and the phasing out of 2,700 jobs.
Dental Clinics vs. Anti-Smoking Ads
by Fred Mogul
November 20, 2008 The City Council is fighting back over a proposal to eliminate dozens of public dental clinics for the poor, most of them based in schools.
NYC Cuts Funds to 21 Day Care Centers
by Cindy Rodriguez
November 20, 2008
The city's Administration for Children's Services faces a $62 million deficit and it says it has no choice but to begin cutting subsidized child care slots.
NYPD and Federal Law Enforcement Duel Over Surveillance
by Bob Hennelly
November 20, 2008
Since the 9/11 attacks the NYPD and federal law enforcement have made progress collaborating on counter-terrorism. But with the changing of the guard in Washington, old tensions between police Commissioner Ray Kelly and homeland security officials are re-emerging.
Mayor Aims to Pinch Salt Intake
WNYC Newsroom
November 20, 2008
First it was cigarettes. Then trans-fats. Now, Mayor Bloomberg is targeting salt shakers.
Jazz Legend Awarded at NYC Council
WNYC Newsroom
November 20, 2008
One of New York's living jazz legends, Bill Lee, who's also the father of filmmaker Spike Lee, received a lifetime achievement award from the City Council for his contributions to the cultural life of the nation.
The Cost of Doing Business
by Cindy Rodriguez and Matthew Scheurman
November 18, 2008
Since 2003, the city has been experiencing a historic building boom. But that prosperity has come at a high cost. So far this year, 27 construction workers have died. WNYC looks at one accident from earlier this year.
