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- A New Home: How One New York Woman Adopted a Baby from Haiti
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- Bronx Councilman Seabrook Indicted on Corruption Charges
- Snow Day: NYC Schools Closed Tomorrow
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State Senate Votes to Expel Monserrate
by WNYC Newsroom
February 10, 2010
The state Senate on Tuesday voted to expel Sen. Hiram Monserrate following his conviction last year for assaulting his girlfriend. The Senate motion passed 53-to-8. Monserrate has vowed to fight the....
A New Home: How One New York Woman Adopted a Baby from Haiti
by Marianne McCune
February 10, 2010
After the earthquake in Haiti, the U.S. and Haitian governments vowed to fast-track adoptions that were already in progress. But in the chaos of the aftermath, some of the children who were evacuated....
Paterson Responds to Rumors, Decries 'Frenzy'
by WNYC Newsroom
February 09, 2010
Gov. David Paterson says that a forthcoming story by The New York Times that's been the subject of widespread speculation will not lead to his resignation. In his first news conference on the subj....
Bronx Councilman Seabrook Indicted on Corruption Charges
by WNYC Newsroom
February 09, 2010
Bronx City Councilman Larry Seabrook was arrested today on federal charges that he tried to cheat New York City out of at least $2.5 million in council discretionary funds, also known as earmarks. ....
Snow Day: NYC Schools Closed Tomorrow
by WNYC Newsroom
February 09, 2010
New York City public schools will be closed tomorrow, in anticipation of the snow storm. All after-school activities and athletic leagues will also be canceled. The Department of Education says morni....
Proposed Changes in Payroll Tax Aimed to Help MTA
by Matthew Schuerman
February 09, 2010
Governor Paterson says New York City employers have to come to the MTA's rescue once again. He wants to increase the payroll tax imposed last year, but not for everyone. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has ....
Small Biz Owners Line Up for Loans
by Ilya Marritz
February 09, 2010
After record profits for Wall Street in 2009, the Obama administration is making Main Street and small businesses a focus in 2010. In downtown Manhattan, there was a government-sponsored matchmaking ....
Report: NY Misspent Education Stimulus Funds
by Beth Fertig
February 09, 2010
According to a new report presented this week at Teachers College, several states including New York failed to use stimulus dollars effectively in supporting public education. WNYC's Beth Fertig has ....
NY Senate to Vote on Monserrate's Expulsion
by Ailsa Chang
February 09, 2010
The State Senate will likely vote today on whether to expel Senator Hiram Monserrate who was convicted of a misdemeanor for assaulting his girlfriend. WNYC's Ailsa Chang talked to Monserrate's lawyer....
City Runs Out of Federal Housing Vouchers
by Cindy Rodriguez
February 08, 2010
Cruz family. Thousands of formerly homeless families are heading towards a state of housing limbo as city and state officials decide what to do about a shortage of federal housing vouchers. ....
Bloomberg Challenges NYPD Crime Stat Critics
by Arun Venugopal
February 08, 2010
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is pushing back against reports questioning the integrity of the NYPD's crime reporting system, CompStat. The mayor challenges the accuracy of a recent survey in which former ....
Senate to Vote: Censure or Expulsion for Sen. Monserrate
by Ailsa Chang
February 08, 2010
New York's State Senate expects to vote tomorrow on whether Senator Hiram Monserrate should be censured or expelled from office. The Queens Democrat was convicted of a misdemeanor last year for reck....
Financial 411: The $600 Trillion Question
by Lisa Chow
February 08, 2010
WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains stalled efforts to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market. ....
New Payroll Tax Proposed: More in the City, Less in the Burbs
by Matthew Schuerman
February 08, 2010
Governor David Paterson wants to increase the payroll tax on city employers to help balance the MTA's budget. Beginning last year, businesses and nonprofits in the 12-county region served by the MT....
Paterson Denounces Rumors
by Bob Hennelly
February 08, 2010
Governor Paterson came out swinging at the media today for advancing what he says are false allegations about extra-marital affairs and illegal drug use. A Paterson spokesperson says the governor thi....
NJ Pension Reform Could Mean Pay Cuts for Public Workers
by Bob Hennelly
February 08, 2010
Republican and Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey are set to propose several public employee pension reforms they say will save the state billions of dollars. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more. REPORTER:....
At School in the Museum
by Beth Fertig
February 08, 2010
Joel Cracraft, a curator of ornithology, teaching an evolution class. Students studying to become biologists usually go straight from college to a masters or Ph.D. program at a university. But t....
Explosion at Middletown, CT Power Plant Kills 5
by WNYC Newsroom
February 07, 2010
Officials say all workers at a power plant in Conn. that exploded yesterday have been accounted for. Five people died, and more than two dozen were injured. Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano says ....
Financial 411: What’s In A Name?
by Ilya Marritz
February 05, 2010
A ballpark name change and what it means for Brooklyn. Guest: Greg David, Director of the Business & Economics Reporting Program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. ....
Winter Storm Moves Toward NY
by WNYC Newsroom
February 05, 2010
The heavy winter storm that's expected to drop upwards of 30 inches of snow on the nation's capital and is already blamed for two deaths in Virginia is heading toward New York. A winter storm watch ....
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