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News Articles by Beth Fertig

New York Looks Beyond US Borders for Green Advice

May 11, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Representative from 40 cities around the world are in New York this week for an international conference on climate change. WNYC's Beth Fertig reports. Organizers say cities can play a major role in....

Congestion Pricing: Will a Spoonful of Mass Transit Make the Medicine Go Down?

May 10, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to charge drivers who enter Manhattan comes with a carrot as well as a stick. The mayor is pledging to expand bus and ferry options by early 2009, when his congestion pri....

Changes to School Budget Dispensation

May 09, 2007

by Beth Fertig

City schools will see big changes in their budgets this fall, as Chancellor Joel Klein introduces a new formula aimed at leveling the playing field. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. Currently, schools w....

A Farm Grows In The Hudson

May 04, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Recently, we’ve been hearing about a lot of ideas for cutting the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and reducing pollution. But there’s another way of making the city green. In our ongoing series....

Track Work Suspended in Wake of Track Worker Death

May 01, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Subway track work remains temporarily suspended while New York City Transit investigates the death of one track worker and the injury of another on Sunday, after they were struck by a G train. WNYC's....

City Seeks Federal Money for Congestion Pricing

April 28, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Mayor Bloomberg is seeking federal dollars to expand the city's transportation options. WNYC's Beth Fertig says that includes his controversial plan to charge drivers to enter Midtown. FERTIG: The U....

Room for Green in City’s Surplus

April 27, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Mayor Bloomberg's revised budget includes $200 million for the long-term environmental initiatives he proposed on Earth Day. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. The mayor wants to reduce the city's greenho....

The OTHER Parts of the Mayor’s Sustainability Plan

April 23, 2007

by Beth Fertig

There are 126 ideas in Mayor Bloomberg’s 2030 Sustainability Plan….Congestion pricing is just one of them. WNYC’s Beth Fertig tells “All Things Considered” local host Amy Eddings about som....

Bloomberg Goes Green with 127 Ways to Make NYC Sustainable

April 23, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Mayor Bloomberg marked Earth Day yesterday by outlining more than 100 proposals to make New York cleaner as it grow bigger in the years to come. WNYC's Beth Fertig was at the Mayor's presentation ....

Mayor's Plan Would Cut Greenhouse Emissions 30 Percent by 2030

April 22, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Mayor Bloomberg released his plan to cut back greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by the year 2030. In an Earth Day speech at the Museum of Natural History, the mayor proposed making buildings more e....

Bloomberg All But Acknowledges Congestion Pricing Proposal

April 20, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Opponents and supporters of congestion pricing are getting ready to rumble, now that Mayor Bloomberg has all but acknowledged he will propose charging drivers who enter midtown Manhattan. WNYC's Bet....

Bloomberg to Propose Congestion Pricing

April 20, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Mayor Bloomberg is scheduled to deliver a major speech on Earth Day this Sunday outlining the city's plans to deal with climate change and its growing population. But, as WNYC's Beth Fertig reports, ....

Klein Details New Part of Restructuring Plan

April 17, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein has selected nine non-profits that can partner with the city schools starting this fall as part of his new restructuring program. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. The news ....

More Money Needed for 2nd Avenue Subway

April 13, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Lawmakers have broken ground for the construction of the Second Avenue Subway and WNYC's Beth Fertig finds officials think this time's the charm. REPORTER: Politicians and MTA officials broke ground....

Will Second Ave. Subway Succeed This Time?

April 12, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Manhattan east side residents may finally be getting some much needed elbow room on the subways.... Or will they? Lawmakers proudly held a ground breaking for the long awaited Second Avenue subway li....

First Phase of Second Avenue Subway Underway

April 12, 2007

by Beth Fertig

With the tap of some small hand axes, politicians and transit officials symbolically launched construction on the Second Avenue Subway. The first phase of the project is expected to cost $3.8 billion....

MTA Head of Capital Construction on the Second Ave. Subway

April 12, 2007

by Beth Fertig

More than 75 years after it was first proposed, construction on the Second Avenue subway is finally scheduled to begin again. The MTA has scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony for later this morning on....

Groundbreaking for the 2nd Avenue Subway

April 12, 2007

by Beth Fertig

After more than 75 years of planning and a failed start in the 1970s, the 2nd Avenue subway is finally back on track. A groundbreaking is scheduled for at 10:30 this morning. WNYC's Beth Fertig has m....

Tidal Power: Can the East River Generate Electricity?

April 05, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Approximately 14 percent of all electrical power in New York State comes from hydropower. Many environmentalists believe that figure should be higher. They see hydropower as a way of reducing our rel....

Budget May End City's Battle Over Education Aid

April 03, 2007

by Beth Fertig

Now that the state budget has been approved, New York City's longtime battle over education aid finally appears to be over. WNYC's Beth Fertig has more. After 13 years of litigation, the state's hig....