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New Schools Chancellor
July 30, 2002
by Beth Fertig
Now that he's persuaded Albany to give him control over the schools, Mayor Bloomberg has chosen a new Chancellro to succeed Harold Levy. Yesterday, the mayor named Joel Klein, the former Justice Depa....
Verdict in '97 Louima Case
July 18, 2002
by Beth Fertig
In New York, a federal jury has convicted a former police officer of perjury in connection to the 1997 assault on Haitian immigrant Abner Louima. But the jury was unable to deliver a verdict on three ....
Community School Boards Phased Out
July 02, 2002
by Beth Fertig
One year from now, the city's 32 community school boards will cease to exist. State lawmakers voted to phase out these local boards when they gave Mayor Michael Bloomberg control o the school system. ....
Decision Reversed in NYC School Funding Case
June 26, 2002
by Beth Fertig
Education activists are promising to appeal a decision by an appeals court that said a Manhattan Judge went too far when he ordered New York to change it's funding formula in city schools. The State S....
More Work Hours for Welfare Recipients?
June 24, 2002
by Beth Fertig
The debate over welfare reform moves to the senate this summer as lawmakers consider changes to the 1996 welfare law. President Bush wants to make welfare recipients work more hours. But some New York....
What's Next for Bloomberg and Schools?
June 17, 2002
by Beth Fertig
There's nothing in writing just yet. But Mayor Bloomberg says he has an "understanding" with state leaders on a deal giving him control over the city schools. The agreement follows months of negotiati....
Bloomberg Gains Control of Schools
June 17, 2002
by Beth Fertig
Now that Mayor Bloomberg finally has control over the city schools, what happens next? The current board of education members will meet for the last time this week. Their contracts expire at the end o....
End of Recovery at WTC Site
May 17, 2002
by Beth Fertig
A ceremony marking the end of the cleanup at the site of the World Trade Center will be held on May 30th. There is no plan yet for transforming the plot of land that is now called Ground Zero into a ....
A Watershed at Risk - Are We Protecting Our Water?
May 03, 2002
by Beth Fertig
The biggest long-term threat to New York City's drinking water might not be the drought… or even terrorism. Environmentalists believe the city's upstate reservoirs are actually more endangered by po....
The Edison Vote - One Year Later
April 24, 2002
by Beth Fertig
It was just over a year ago when parents at five low-performing New York City schools rejected a takeover by the private company Edison Schools. At the time, Schools Chancellor Harold Levy portrayed t....
New York City's Budget War
April 18, 2002
by Beth Fertig
The budget war has now begun at City Hall. Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg released his executive budget, revising earlier projections about the city's deficit. With a gap that's now grown to five billion....
City Council Raising Taxes?
April 08, 2002
by Beth Fertig
The City Concil is considering raising the city's personal income tax surcharge. The council is expected to release its response today to Mayor Bloomberg's budget plan. The Democrat-led council is al....
Councilman Pleads Not Guilt to Extortion Charge
March 29, 2002
by Beth Fertig
The 45 year old councilman and his associate Jonathan Morales pleaded not guilty to charges of extortion and wire fruad. The 15 count indictment claims Rodriguez offered to support a Red Hook waterfro....
School Governance Part Two
March 28, 2002
by Beth Fertig
While Mayor Bloomberg lobbies Albany to abolish the board of education, lawmakers seem ready to dismantle another part of the school system: The community schools boards. Created to help decentralize ....
School Governance Part 1
March 27, 2002
by Beth Fertig
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign to eliminate the Board Education isn't the first time a mayor has wanted to control the schools. For years, New York City mayors have been frustrated by the current ....
Hearings on World Trade Center Collapse
March 07, 2002
by Beth Fertig
A Federal study of the World Trade Center collapse was hindered because there were no clear lines of authority according to experts who testified at a Congressional hearing. WNYC's Beth Fertig has mor....
Abner Louima Appeal Decision
March 01, 2002
by Beth Fertig
Charles Schwarz could soon be a free man. Yesterday, a federal appeals court ordered a new trial for the former police officer... throwing out his conviction in the 1997 assault on Abner Louima. WNYC....
Bloomberg and the Homeless
January 11, 2002
by Beth Fertig
Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed a new commissioner of Homeless Services. Linda Gibbs will take over the post – after previously serving as a deputy commissioner at the Administration for Childrenâ....
Gifford Miller in the New York City Council
January 09, 2002
by Beth Fertig
Gifford Miller is about to assume the second most powerful position in City Hall. The City Council is all but certain to elect him Speaker. As WNYC’s Beth Fertig reports, the Upper East Side Democra....
Safe Space
December 05, 2001
by Beth Fertig
A nationally recognized program for homeless young people is cutting back services. Teenagers and young adults who used to spend their nights at a drop in center run by Safe Space will have to find an....