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To Mask Or Not to Mask?
by Arun Venugopal
April 30, 2009
To mask or not to mask one's face, that's one question on the minds of New Yorkers thinking about the swine flu. Jeremy Beiler [BY-ler] is an actor who arrived at work on a bike in the West Village. ....
Bloomberg Says Local Flu is Mild
by Arun Venugopal
April 28, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg says swine flu appears to be spreading in New York City but he says it's nothing to be alarmed about. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more. The mayor repeatedly emphasized that the local ....
Home Depot Opens in the Bronx
by Arun Venugopal
April 23, 2009
A new Home Depot opened in the Bronx today and the borough's new president-elect, Ruben Diaz Jr., was there to take a look. The big box store is part of the Gateway Center mall, which replaced the o....
Green Buildings Pushed by Bloomberg, Quinn
by Arun Venugopal
April 23, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn are pushing a raft of proposals, meant to make existing buildings more energy efficient. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more. REPORTER: The legislatio....
Greening Old Buildings Worthwhile, But Costly
by Arun Venugopal
April 22, 2009
The mayor and Council Speaker Christine Quinn are pushing a raft of proposals, meant to make existing buildings more energy efficient. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more. The legislation would target b....
Miss Subways Reunion
by Arun Venugopal
April 22, 2009
The Miss Subways contests lasted from the 1940s through the 70s but now-and-then some of the winners put on their sashes and get together again. WNYC's Arun Venugopal was at the latest reunion of the....
Property Owners Face Foreclosure Over Unpaid Water Bills
by Arun Venugopal
April 20, 2009
Thousands of property owners in the city face eventual foreclosure for unpaid taxes or water bills - even if they owe just a thousand dollars. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more. While some property own....
Modern Indian Cinema Draws from Work of Satyajit Ray
by Arun Venugopal
April 17, 2009
What Kurosawa is to Japan, and Fellini is to Italy, director Satyajit Ray is to India. The filmmaker is getting a major retrospective at Lincoln Center's Walter Reade Theater, as well as an academic ....
Record Numbers of CUNY Students Apply for Aid
by Arun Venugopal
April 14, 2009
Officials at CUNY are reporting a 33 percent spike in students applying for financial aid this year -- that's over the same period last year. Standing outside Baruch College earlier today, Congressma....
A Ping-Pong Comeback
by Arun Venugopal
April 13, 2009
After a 75 year lull, competitive ping-pong is hoping to stage a local comeback. The New York City Open Table Tennis Tournament was held at Columbia University over the weekend, bringing together som....
City to Train Young to Plant Trees
by Arun Venugopal
April 08, 2009
We've been hearing a lot in the news about rising unemployment rates, and the threat of city and state layoffs. well, here's a story about job creation. The city is about to pay 20 young men and wo....
Bloomberg: A Positive Campaign
by Arun Venugopal
April 07, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg released his first campaign ad for his re-election bid and, not surprisingly, it focuses on jobs and the economy. A central argument in the mayor's bid for a third term is that he's ....
New Agency Set to Boost NYC's Census Count
by Arun Venugopal
April 07, 2009
The city's gearing up for the big census next year in hopes that no New Yorker will go uncounted. That's because the more New Yorkers listed in the census, the more federal dollars the city will get.....
Empire State Building Going Green
by Arun Venugopal
April 06, 2009
The Empire State Building already glows green, for holidays like Saint Patrick's Day. Now, the iconic skyscraper is GOING green, with a major environmental makeover that is expected to cut its carbo....
Revellers Celebrate 107th Birthday
by Arun Venugopal
April 06, 2009
If you happened to be in Union Square this weekend, that's one of the places you might have seen - or at least heard - a convoy of 28 RV's driven by members of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. The occ....
Independence Party Endorses Bloomberg
by Arun Venugopal
April 06, 2009
Even though Mayor Bloomberg is trying to convince the Republican Party to take him back and give him a ballot line, he got a warm welcome from members of the Independence Party just before securing t....
Sailing Round Manhattan on the Sludge Boat
by Arun Venugopal
April 01, 2009
Eight million New Yorkers generate a whole lot of sewage, and on any given day some of that sewage - more than two million gallons - is being shipped around on the city's waterways. WNYC's Arun Venug....
Governor Raises Ire of Unions
by Arun Venugopal
March 30, 2009
The state budget process appears to be exacting a toll on Governor Paterson's relationship with the state employee unions. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more. REPORTER: The governor has taken a hard li....
NY State Budget Hikes Taxes On NY Wealthy
by Arun Venugopal
March 30, 2009
New York's wealthiest are set to pay more in income taxes in the state budget deal reached over the weekend. Governor Paterson and legislative leaders say their tax plan will generate another $4 bill....
A New Center for Indian Seniors
by Arun Venugopal
March 29, 2009
The Asian American Federation estimates there are more than 250,000 Asian Indians living in the five boroughs, with two-thirds of them in Queens. But for Indians in their 60's, 70's and older, there ....
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