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News Articles by Andrea Bernstein

Harlem's Paterson Replaces Connor as Senate Leader

November 20, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

By a unanimous vote, Democratic lawmakers in Albany have ousted their state Senate leader, Martin Connor, and have replaced him with West Harlem Senator David Paterson. The shake-up marks a rare momen....

Pataki Win Despite 5:3 Registration Edge for Dems

November 06, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Republican Governor Pataki has won re-election to a third term with 49 percent of the vote, to Democrat Carl McCall's 33 percent and Independence Party candidate Tom Golisano's 14 percent. Pataki's c....

Golisano Staying in Race

November 04, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Tom Golisano is staying in the race for governor. His much hyped two-minute commercial put an end to three days of speculation that he was dropping out of the race. It was widely believed that move co....

Pataki's LMDC Contracts

October 23, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Huge contracts were handed out in the days and weeks following September 11 to clean up the World Trade Center site. Ultimately, a team of 169 companies was put in place. Their work was widely laud....

Third Pataki Term?

October 21, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Carl McCall's race for the governorship of New York has been an uphill challenge against Republican George Pataki. Despite New York being seen as a Democratic state, incumbent Pataki will likely win a....

McCall and the Harlem International Trade Center Corp.

October 15, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

State Comptroller Carl McCall frequently points to his experience in the private and public sectors to support his candidacy for Governor. But left off his official bio is a position he held for five ....

Speaking Spanish on the Campaign Trail

September 24, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

With such a large spanish speaking population in our area, New Yorkers are accomtomed to spanish language subway ads and store signs. Now they're getting a taste of bilingual political campaigns too....

State Comproller Also Up For Grabs

August 29, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Voters go to the polls in 12 days not only to select a Democratic candidate for Governor, but also a candidate for State Comptroller. The state comptroller is responsible for analyzing the budget, ....

McCall and Cuomo Debate

August 19, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

The Democratic candidates met in their first televised debate Sunday. Each candidate maintained the race was about issues and ideas. But as WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports, that wasn't it, at all. ....

City and Port Athority in Land Swap Talks

August 09, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

City officials sat down with port authority members yesterday for their first face-to-face talks on a city proposal to swap the land under the city's airports for the World Trade Center site. But as ....

Governor's Race

April 12, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

With five months to go until the Democratic primary for New York governor, two high-profile Democrats are fighting tooth and nail to gain advantage among party activists. But while many Democrats vie....

Another Late Budget

April 01, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

For the 18th year in a row, April begins with no state budget for New York. A child born the last time there was an on-time state budget could now be a freshman in college.....

NYPD Faces Possible Suits Over WEF Arrests

March 27, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Lawyers for protesters arrested at the World Economic Forum say the New York police department may have violated its own policies for handling arrests by holding demonstrators in jail overnight which ....

Local 1199 Endorses Pataki

March 20, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

The powerful health care workers union - local 1199 of the service employees international union -- announced its support of Republican Governor George Pataki yesterday. The endorsement comes as a ....

Rebuilding: The Politics

March 04, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

As New York tries to figure out what to build at the World Trade Center site, and how to reconstruct Downtown as a whole, there are a lot of people and agencies weighing in. But who really makes the ....

Century 21 Re-Opens

March 01, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

You can't get there from the West, or the North or the South, for that matter. The subway stop on the corner is closed. The only way to get into century 21's Courtlandt or Dey street entrances is fro....

Mayor Bloomberg's Budget

February 14, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Mayor Michael Bloomberg released his preliminary $42 billion budget yesterday. To close a projected $4.8 billion gap, the mayor is asking for one third of that amount in savings, one third in borrow....

Hotly Contested Race on Upper East Side

February 12, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Voters go to the polls in a variety of districts to select legislators. One of the most hotly contested races is on the East Side of Manhattan, where Democrat Liz Kruger is vying with Republican John....

Budget Cuts Less Painful Than Expected

January 23, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Governor Pataki has announced an 88-point-six billion dollar budget. Despite dire predictions, the budget contained less painful news than anyone expected.....

Albany Round-Up

January 16, 2002

by Andrea Bernstein

Less than a week after the NY state legislature started its 2002 session, it has approved a 3.5 billion dollar deal to raise the salaries of health care workers. The accord is not only good news for....