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News Articles by Amy Eddings

Blistering Report Echoes Earlier Criticism of Con Ed

January 18, 2007

by Amy Eddings

A blistering report by state regulators faults Con Edison for its decisions during last summer's nine-day blackout in Queens and the Public Service Commission says Con Ed's own failure to fix problem....

Bloomberg Proposes Education Initiatives and More in State of City

January 17, 2007

by Amy Eddings

Mayor Bloomberg came to Brooklyn's New York City College of Technology campus to give his sixth State of the City address Wednesday. Bloomberg proposed one billion dollars' worth of tax cuts... and s....

New Jersey Legislature Considers Ethics Reform

January 05, 2007

by Amy Eddings

New Jersey has long struggled with political corruption, and former governor and State Senate president Richard Codey is offering a series of proposals to firm up legislative ethics. Some of his prop....

Reports Say Hevesi to Step Down to Avoid Jail Time

December 21, 2006

by Amy Eddings

According to the Associated Press, State Comptroller Alan Hevesi will resign tomorrow to avoid an indictment for using state employees as drivers for his wife. If he does step down, in exchange for ....

Brooklyn's High Rise and Arena Project Faces Crucial Vote

December 19, 2006

by Amy Eddings

Developer Bruce Ratner may not know until next year whether he's got the official go ahead to build his controversial basketball arena and high rise project in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The last o....

NJ Assembly Approve Civil Union Bill

December 14, 2006

by Amy Eddings

New Jersey Assembly members have approved a bill to create civil unions. The Senate is expected to follow suit later this evening. The votes come after the State’s highest court ruled the state mus....

City Board of Health Bans Trans-Fats

December 05, 2006

by Amy Eddings

In a historic move, trans-fats got the heave-ho today at the city's Board of Health. Its members approved a ban on partially hydrogenated oils and shortenings in all the city's restaurants. Board mem....

Landfills a Tough Sell

November 30, 2006

by Amy Eddings

Landfills have always been a tough sell for sanitation officials and garbage companies. And a new survey of Americans’ attitudes toward development has found it’s getting even harder, not only fo....

City Proposes Height Caps for Lower East Side

November 04, 2006

by Amy Eddings

East Village residents get a chance tonight to hear the city's proposal to rezone their neighborhood for the first time since 1961. The changes were in the making in the last 20 years, as the neighbo....

Comptroller Debate is Opportunity for Both Candidates

October 25, 2006

by Amy Eddings

State Comptroller Alan Hevesi will likely face tough questions in tonight's election debate about his use of staff members to chauffeur his wife around town, and his failure to pay back the state for....

Righting Wrongs Part 3: David Shepard

October 18, 2006

by Amy Eddings

Earlier this month, Scott Fappiano was released from prison, after DNA tests cleared him of a rape conviction that had put him behind bars for the last 21 years. FAPPIANO: There was times I gave up....

Righting Wrongs Part 2: Douglas Warney

October 17, 2006

by Amy Eddings

It was overcast and rainy when I visited Douglas Warney at his sister’s home in Rochester. But Warney thinks every day is paradise, no matter the weather. Last May, Douglas Warney walked out of pr....

Innocence Project Seeks to Right Wrongful Convictions

October 16, 2006

by Amy Eddings

For the second time in a month, lawyers at the Innocence Project have helped get innocent people out of prison, through the use of post-conviction DNA tests. Such tests, used since the late 80s, pro....

Women More Likely Than Men to Develop-- and Survive-- Lung Cancer

July 12, 2006

by Amy Eddings

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says women are twice as likely to develop lung cancer as men. But the findings also suggest that women are more likely than men to survive t....

Controversial Proposal Would Bring Cheap Power to City

July 11, 2006

by Amy Eddings

The sound of all those air conditioners humming on a humid day like today is a reminder that summer is the peak season for energy demand, and that demand in New York City is projected to exceed our p....

With Demolition for Ikea Underway, Group Tries to Rescue Maritime Infrastructure

June 30, 2006

by Amy Eddings

The Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood of Red Hook is the talk of the town right now. Time Out New York featured its new restaurants, shops and art galleries in a recent issue. Fairway is doing brisk....

Toilet Paper and Migratory Birds?

May 12, 2006

by Amy Eddings

Saturday is International Migratory Bird day, held annually on the second Saturday in May to celebrate, and support the conservation of birds like the Ruby Crowned Kinglet and the Virginia Rail. This....

I Have a Bridge to Sell You... Really!

April 24, 2006

by Amy Eddings

You know that old line for gullible people, typically delivered after they fall for some outlandish joke, that you've also got a bridge to sell them? Well, state transportation officials would like ....

Next Big Thing on Wall Street?

April 17, 2006

by Amy Eddings

Junk bonds, mutual funds; there's always some new investemnt vechicle cropping up on Wall Street for investors to try to make money on. The next big thing, accprdomg to Aaron Elstein with Crains New ....

Fresh Kills Landfill to Transform into Park

April 07, 2006

by Amy Eddings

THe city has released a draft blueprint for turning the Fresh Kills landfill into a park. WNYC's Amy Eddings reports. After two years of public meetings, the Department of City Planning has put out....