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News Articles by Amy Eddings

Angry Yankees Fans Say It’s Time for Manager to Move On

October 09, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Yankees pitcher Chien Ming Wang and a few other players cleaned out their lockers at Yankee Stadium today.... while questions continue to mount as to whether team owner George Steinbrenner will start....

Gunman Arrested on Queens Campus

September 26, 2007

by Amy Eddings

A man with a rifle was arrested on the Queens campus of Saint John's University. On its website, the university said public safety officers disarmed the suspect, and have turned him over to the New ....

Columbia University Defends Invitation to Iranian President

September 21, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Columbia University president and First Amendment scholar Lee Bollinger speaks about Monday’s forum with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and what he hopes to learn from his encounter with th....

Albany D.A.: No Crime in Spitzer Troopergate Scandal

September 20, 2007

by Amy Eddings

The Albany County district attorney says two aides to Governor Spitzer didn't commit any crime in compiling state police travel data about Republican Senate leader Joseph Bruno. WNYC’s All Things ....

Rain Marks Solemn Ceremony at Ground Zero

September 11, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Rain helped make the mood more solemn this morning, for the ceremony marking the sixth anniversary of the Nine Eleven terrorist attack that brought down the Twin Towers, and killed 2,750 people. REP....

Remembering Painter Elizabeth Murray

August 13, 2007

by Amy Eddings

As we hear today of the passing of New York socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor, WNYC’s All Things Considered host Amy Eddings also reflects on the passing this weekend of the painter, Elizab....

Flooded Subways Reveal Sewer "Crisis"

August 09, 2007

by Amy Eddings

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is preparing for what could be another sloppy subway commute tomorrow, because of forecasted heavy storms. To end track flooding is a different problem alto....

Giuliani Expected to Highlight Positions in Iowa

August 06, 2007

by Amy Eddings

HOST INTRO: Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani is making a two-day campaign swing through Iowa, following a GOP debate Sunday. The former mayor is expected to highlight one of his we....

Congestion Pricing Sputters in Albany

July 16, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Mayor Bloomberg was up in Albany today, putting pressure on the governor, Senate Leader Joe Bruno, to pass his congestion pricing plan. But the Assembly never returned for a special session...and to....

For Sale: 26 Acres, Manhattan, River Views

July 13, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Two years ago, it was the possible site of an Olympic and football stadium. Today, state officials are seeking bids from developers for 26 acres of the West Side Railyards New York Observer reporter....

Recycling Outreach Office Aims Small for Big Improvements

June 29, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Do you recycle? CYNTHIA MARTINEZ: No. I live in city housing, and I just put everything in the – I live in city housing, so I put everything in the chuter. REPORTER: the chute, in the hall. MART....

Multidisciplinary Arts Festival Unites Artists, Scholars and Activists

June 27, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Women Center Stage is an arts festival connecting the arts with pressing social issues. Amy Eddings speaks with theater critic Alisa Solomon about the mission of the festival. www.cultureproject.....

Two Tales of Teens’ Clash with NYPD in Bushwick

May 31, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Last week 32 young people from Bushwick, Brooklyn were arrested on their way to a wake for an 18 year-old friend who police say was in a gang, and shot by a rival gang member. The teens, and the N....

Insurers and WTC Builders Reach $2 billion Settlement

May 23, 2007

by Amy Eddings

The legal battle has ended over the multi-billion-dollar insurance payout for the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center. The builders of the site and seven insurers have reached a $2 billio....

Climate Change Conference Discusses Congestion Pricing

May 15, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Officials from cities around the globe are here to talk about climate change, and various strategies to fight it, but the buzz this morning was on congestion pricing. WNYC’s Beth Fertig attended a....

Political Cost of Bottle Bill

May 01, 2007

by Amy Eddings

The battle to expand New York's bottle bill cost $20 million of political money, spending that the good government group, Common Cause, says needs reform. WNYC's Amy Eddings has more. The Bigger Bet....

Gridlock Sam’s Advice on Congestion Pricing

April 23, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Long-time traffic engineer Sam Schwartz, better known to New Yorkers as Gridlock Sam, says attempts to charge drivers more to be in Midtown have floundered over the years because of opposition from B....

Hip-hop in da Head

April 19, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Hip-hop, breakdance, breaking, urban theatre. Those are some of the ways to describe a series of performances taking place through this weekend at PS 122. "Hip-hop to da Head” is a multimedia produ....

Timely Mayors’ Conference on Guns, Days after Virginia Tech Shooting

April 18, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Mayor Bloomberg invoked the deadly shooting at a previously scheduled conference on illegal guns, saying the death toll is repeated every day across America as a result of gun violence. Bloomberg and....

Jazz Great Ornette Coleman Wins 2006 Pulitzer Prize

April 16, 2007

by Amy Eddings

The 2006 Pulitzer Prize announcements were made earlier this afternoon. Among the winners were David Lindsay-Abaire for his play “Rabbit Hole,” and the award for general nonfiction was given to L....