News Articles by Amy Eddings

NY's Battle Against the Big Box

December 13, 2004

by Amy Eddings

The Battle against the Big Box Store is raging again, this time in Rego Park, where Wal-Mart announced last week it wants to open a 135-thousand square foot store by 2008. But, unlike the Red Hook s....

Local Wine Lovers, Take Note!

December 07, 2004

by Amy Eddings

You might not know this, but, under current New York law, residents can't go online and order directly from their favorite out-of-state vineyard. New York has a strict distribution system for alcoho....

Public Theater Names New Artistic Director

November 17, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Oskar Eustis has been named the new artistic director of the Public Theater. He will replace George C. Wolfe, who is stepping down to return full time to his own playwriting. Eustis is currently th....

City to Rebuild Homeless Intake Center

November 16, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Since the 1970s, homeless families have been introduced to the city shelter system through a bleak and infamous intake center in the Bronx. It's called the Emergency Assistance Unit, or EAU. And it's....

Mayor Announces "Historic"Agreement on Recycling

September 14, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Today marked a shift in the way the city handles its recycling program. It's a shift that Sanitation Commissioner John Doherty never imagined when he first began his career as a New York City garbage....

A Guide to NY Republicans

August 25, 2004

by Amy Eddings

About five thousand Republican delegates will storm into the Democratic stronghold that is New York next week, adding their numbers to about half million registered Republicans here. Republicans make....

On The Good Ship Sludge Boat: Part 2

August 24, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Taking a tour around the tip of Manhattan in a boat filled with treated sewage may not sound like your idea of fun. But for some, as we reported yesterday, it's become an annual summertime ritual. ....

On The Good Ship Sludge Boat: Part 1

August 23, 2004

by Amy Eddings

This is New York Public Radio, 93.9 and AM 820, WNYC and wnyc.org. Good afternoon, I'm Amy Eddings. On a recent, rainy evening, along the Hudson River, 28 people clambered across a slippery metal gan....

A Catch Phrase Grows in Brooklyn

by Amy Eddings

You’ve probably seen the sign on the Brooklyn Bridge: Welcome To Brooklyn: How Sweet it is! or the one on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge: Leaving Brooklyn: Fugeddaboudit! The man behind those quirky....

For One Choreographer, Stairs Are a Stage

June 30, 2004

by Amy Eddings

The city's grand, public staircases are not just a means of transporting people up from the street to the doorway of a courthouse, or a museum. They're a place to sit and watch the world go by. And, ....

Communion Denied to Pro Choice Pols

May 26, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Roman Catholic leaders have been weighing in on the issue of giving communion to Catholic politicians who support abortion rights. In New Jersey, Archbishop John Myers of Newark, weighed in with a pa....

New Hampshire Opens Records To Adoptees.

May 14, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Since the 1950s, adopted children in most states have not been allowed to view their original birth certificates. Those records were sealed. Slowly, the stigma of being an unwed mother, and of being....

Tips From Veteran Break Jeter's Slump

April 30, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Derek Jeter, the shortstop for the New York Yankees, broke his highly unusual 0- for-32 batting slump last night against the Oakland A's. Jeter got a home run during his first at-bat, and smiled with....

Fresh Kills Begins Long Process of Becoming a Park

March 26, 2004

by Amy Eddings

For 53 years, Staten Islanders put up with the smells and stigma of the Fresh Kills landfill, one of the world's largest man-made landscapes. This week, they started the process of turning this liabi....

Manufacturers Say Zoning Changes Could Drive Them Out

March 19, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Industry advocates say there are many myths about manufacturing in the city. The first myth is that industries have all gone to China and India. While manufacturing is no longer defined by smokestac....

Church Leaders Release Report on Abuse

February 27, 2004

by Amy Eddings

Today, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will release numbers attempting to count how many child sexual abuse cases the church has faced since 1950, and how many priests may have been involved. ....

Lower Manhattan Voters

February 16, 2004

by Amy Eddings

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, bel....

Nets To Brooklyn?

January 22, 2004

by Amy Eddings

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....

Mayor Projects “Cautious Optimism” in Budget

January 16, 2004

by Amy Eddings

In a remarkable turn-around from last year, Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined a $45.7 billion dollar budget yesterday that includes tax relief for property owners, and even a surplus. WNYC's Amy Eddin....

WTC Recovery Subject of Historical Society Exhibit

December 15, 2003

by Amy Eddings

Click here to see pictures Visit the New York Historical Society website For fifty years, the Fresh Kills landfill was a repository for those things New York City determined to be disposable. ....