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Failed Olympic Bid Leaves Mark on New York
June 30, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
A year ago today, the International Olympic Committee chose London to host the 2012 Olympics. The vote marked the end of a ten-year, $30-million effort to bring the Olympics to New York. But while Ol....
Mayor Praises New Residential Tower in Rezoned Williamsburg
June 27, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
The first residential tower on the Williamsburg waterfront resulting from that neighborhood's recent rezoning is on its way up. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. REPORTER: It was once a sugar re....
Bloomberg to Create City "Office of Sustainability"
June 21, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
Mayor Bloomberg will be convening an international conference of large cities trying to reduce global warming. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. Because of their density and high use of mass transit....
Atlantic Yards Project Violates Principles of Urban Planning
June 16, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
The Municipal Art society says the Brooklyn Atlantic Yards project violates accepted planning principles as currently envisioned. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. REPORTER: Broadening the debate ov....
Weld Withdraws From Race for Governor
June 06, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
William Weld, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts, is abandoning his quest to be the next governor of New York. REPORTER: When Weld got into the race last summer, there was a golden-boy ....
Spitzer Bus Tour Is Unofficial Campaign Kick-Off
June 03, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
In an unofficial kick-off to his campaign for Governor, Eliot Spitzer has been on a bus tour through 16 counties. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein rode the bus and filed this campaign notebook. REPORTER:....
DOT Considers Plan to Open Parkways to Trucks
May 26, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
WNYC has learned that the city Department of Transportation is quietly considering a plan to open parts of the city's parkways to small trucks. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports. Parkways were origin....
Critics Say Council's Lobbying Restrictions Not Tough Enough
May 24, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
The city council is set to pass tough new lobbying restrictions today. But critics say a loophole in the bill won't sufficiently curtail lobbyists power. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. The new la....
Cachet War Escalates Around Atlantic Yards Project
May 17, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
The last time anybody asked the residents of Brooklyn whether they wanted a basketball arena and high rise project at the Atlantic Yards, more Brooklynites than not said “WHY NOT”? But an increa....
Ratner Unveils Designs for Atlantic Yards High Rise Complex
May 11, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
Architect Frank Gehry today unveils new designs for the 22-acre Atlantic Yards high rise and arena complex. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. Last summer, Gehry leaked a set of designs to the New Yo....
Planners, Activists, Debate Jane Jacobs' Legacy
May 05, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
A little more than a week after Jane Jacobs died, planners, activists and thinkers have been debating her legacy. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has been listening in. She filed this report. ....
Silverstein and Port Authority Poised to Ratify Deal on Graound Zero
April 26, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
The Port Authority is poised to ratify a deal today with developer Larry Silverstein over control of the World Trade Center site. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports. The deal brings to a close months o....
Silverstein Agrees to Turn Freedom Tower Over to Port Authority
April 25, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
Developer Larry Silverstein says he's agreeing to all the major points of a deal outlined by New York, New Jersey, and the Port Authority for control of the World Trade Center site. WNYC's Andrea Ber....
Bikes Connecting Bogota and the South Bronx
April 14, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
City residents are aiming to build an 11-mile network of bikeways and parks in an unexpected place – the South Bronx. And they’re taking as their inspiration from another city you might not imme....
City Works to Keep "Cultural Capital" Title
April 06, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
Fearing that New York may lose its pre-eminence as a cultural capitol, leaders of government and cultural institutions gathered yesterday for a conference on Creative New York. REPORTER: Sipping cof....
Smaller Mets Stadium Harkens Back to Ebbets Field
April 06, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
The new Mets Stadium will look a lot like the old Ebbets Field. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports. REPORTER: The stadium will be about 10,000 seats smaller than the current ballpak. Mets officials sai....
New Yankee Stadium Approved by City Council
April 05, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
By an overwhelming majority, the city council gave its approval for a plan to build a new ballpark for the Yankees on city parkland next to the current stadium. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. Wit....
Bloomberg and Pataki Support Yankee Stadium Train Station
April 04, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
Facing a looming vote on whether to approve a new Yankee stadium, the Mayor and the Governor are getting behind a plan to build a new Metro North station next to the stadium. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein ....
State Agency Boots Ratner Lawyer After Ruling
March 24, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
In a victory for opponents of the Brooklyn Nets High Rise project, a state agency has voted not to use a laywer who also works for developer Forest City Ratner. But the Empire State Development Corpo....
Yankees and Mets May Get New Stadiums
March 23, 2006
by Andrea Bernstein
New Yankees and Mets Stadiums moved one step closer to reality today. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more. REPORTER: The state Economic Development Agency gave final approval to aid packages for the ne....