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News Articles by Beth Fertig

Shocking Street Light Will Get Fixed

March 25, 2005

by Beth Fertig

Con Ed says it didn't know about a partially open street light in Chelsea, near where a dog was shocked by stray voltage. Last year a woman was killed by stray voltage, and at least three dogs have b....

Neediest Students Crowd Worst Schools

March 14, 2005

by Beth Fertig

New York City parents and educators have long suspected that students with the greatest needs are being concentrated in the worst public high schools. An investigation by WNYC News finds special edu....

NYC Schools Improving

March 10, 2005

by Beth Fertig

Public schools in New York City are improving, though not all at the same rate. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. The state looked at how many schools were meeting their annual performance targets during....

Bad Roads Cost NY'ers Big Bucks

March 09, 2005

by Beth Fertig

New York's roads and bridges are in a sorry state of repairs and, according to a new study, it's costing motorists. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. More than two thirds of the State's major roads are i....

Subway Report Finds Safety Lacking

February 24, 2005

by Beth Fertig

A new report finds switches on the MTA's subway tracks weren't always inspected as often as required, putting passengers and crews at risk. The switches connect different lines of track. They're sup....

Stadium Impasse - Lawmakers Weigh In

February 04, 2005

by Beth Fertig

The New York Jets and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority say they're at an impasse over the value of a site for a West Side Stadium and are heading for arbitration. Now state lawmakers are get....

West Side Stadium Leads to Competing Values

February 02, 2005

by Beth Fertig

The controversy surrounding a West Side Stadium grew noisier yesterday, as the MTA and the Jets released WILDLY competing estimates of how much money the "building site" is worth. WNYC's Beth Fertig ....

Transit Workers Keep Ailing A Line on Track

January 29, 2005

by Beth Fertig

Subway riders are scrambling to master different ways of getting around, following the loss of a critical signal room in a fire last weekend. The fire at Chambers Street has led to a slowdown of A tr....

MTA Brings Outside Help to Subway Fire Investigation

January 27, 2005

by Beth Fertig

The MTA is asking a consultant to study the fire that destroyed a signal room at Chambers Street on Sunday, disrupting service on the A and C lines. Transit Authority president Lawrence Reuter says ....

Con Edison After Jodie Lane

January 15, 2005

by Beth Fertig

One year ago this weekend, a thirty-year old woman was accidentally electrocuted while walking her two dogs in the East Village. Jodie Lane stepped on a metal service box that was not properly insula....

Learning Through Comic Books

December 22, 2004

by Beth Fertig

Comic books are a rite of passage for most kids. But one local educator also thinks they have potential "superpowers" for learning. The Comic Book Project is an after school program that's trying to ....

The Fate of New York's Death Penalty

December 16, 2004

by Beth Fertig

The fate of New York’s death penalty is now in the hands of the State Assembly. The law was struck down in June on a technicality. Governor Pataki and Senate Republicans want to fix the law quickly....

New Yorkers Brace for MTA Fare Hikes

December 13, 2004

by Beth Fertig

Commuters and subway riders are expected to get bad news this week. On Thursday, the MTA board will vote on plans to raise fares on the Long Island Railroad and Metro North, as well as bridges, tunne....

City Schools Could Get State Funding Windfall

November 30, 2004

by Beth Fertig

New York City’s schools could get an additional $5.6 billion a year in state aid, if a judge accepts the findings of a special panel. The panel released its recommendations today following eleven ....

Verrazano Bridge Turns 40

November 20, 2004

by Beth Fertig

When the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opened forty years ago this weekend, it was the world’s longest suspension bridge. The Brooklyn Historical Society has mounted a new exhibit about the bridge. WNYC....

Public Hearings Look into MTA's Fare Plans

November 12, 2004

by Beth Fertig

We've been hearing a lot this week about the MTA's proposal to hike the cost of subways, buses and tolls. There were public hearings in New York City and in the suburbs. And Friday a State Assembly c....

The New York "Conscience" Behind Kerry's Campaign

October 29, 2004

by Beth Fertig

If John Kerry wins the presidential race next week, he may owe a big thanks to a certain New York political consultant. Bill Lynch is best known as the man who made David Dinkins New York 's first A....

WNYC's Audio Nostalgia Train

October 27, 2004

by Beth Fertig

The Transit Authority is celebrating the subway centennial with a "nostalgia train" of vintage cars. WNYC reporter Beth Fertig worked with archivist Andy Lanset and engineer Wayne Shulmister to creat....

Shuttered Subway Station Opens for Historic Ride

October 27, 2004

by Beth Fertig

» View photos of historic City Hall Station It was one hundred years ago today that Mayor George McClellan rode the first New York subway train from City Hall to Harlem. Today, Mayor Bl....

Ancient Subway Infrastructure Still Chugging Along

October 14, 2004

by Beth Fertig

» NYC Subway Turns 100 on NPR.org Before the first New York City subway train took its historic ride in 1904, engineers and electricians had to plan the inner workings of the new transi....