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Report Cards Arrive for New York High Schools
by Brian Zumhagen
November 16, 2009
City education officials released high-school progress reports today, saying they're encouraged by the numbers. Forty-five percent of all high schools received an A grade, while 30 percent got a B in....
Day 1 of Bloomberg's Third Term Begins Today
by Brian Zumhagen
November 04, 2009
Michael Bloomberg says he has a mandate for his third term as mayor of New York City, despite a worse than expected performance on election night. WNYC's Brian Zumhagen reports: REPORTER: The mayor ....
23rd Congressional District Race Too Close to Call
by Brian Zumhagen
October 31, 2009
A new poll says the race in New York's 23rd Congressional district is too close to call between Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Doug Hoffman. GOP nominee Dierdre Scozzafava suspended her campaig....
Floating Hospital Expands Clinic in Long Island City
by Brian Zumhagen
October 26, 2009
The Floating Hospital, which has provided health care to the poor for nearly a century and a half, has cut the ribbon on its expanded, land-based main clinic in Queens. The non-profit renovated the L....
Bill Announced to Secure Construction Sites in City
by Brian Zumhagen
October 12, 2009
Buildings officials say 541 construction sites citywide are stalled as a result of the recession and a bill before the City Council this week would offer developers incentives to make sure those inac....
Vaccinations in Preparation for Swine Flu
by Brian Zumhagen
October 05, 2009
In preparation for giving swine flu vaccinations later this month, nurses are giving out free seasonal flu shots all this week at six New York City public schools. About seven hundred children are ex....
Bloomberg Calls Shooting Senesless
by Brian Zumhagen
October 05, 2009
"A senseless act." That's what Mayor Bloomberg called last week's killing in Queens of a 13-year-old boy by a stray bullet, fired by another teenage boy. Bloomberg visited the Cambria Heights neighb....
New Initiative Will Help Supers Go Green
by Brian Zumhagen
September 25, 2009
One thousand building superintendents will be getting training on how to make their buildings more energy efficient. REPORTER: Mayor Bloomberg says the 40-hour program trains supers to pay attention....
New York Public Libraries Expand Hours
by Brian Zumhagen
September 14, 2009
Ten library branches around the city will now open earlier and close later to meet growing demand. The mid-Manhattan library on 5th Avenue at 40th Street is one that will expand its hours, opening at....
Bloomberg: Fed Not to Blame for Financial Crisis
by Brian Zumhagen
September 14, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg says President Obama is taking on an issue that other administrations have ducked: that of reforming and regulating the financial industry. While others, including former governor an....
West German Class of '89 Looks Back at Unification
by Brian Zumhagen
September 12, 2009
Germans are preparing to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall this November. WNYC's Brian Zumhagen has been reflecting on this milestone, too. From 1987-88, he was an exchange stu....
Nightclub Bouncer Convicted of First-Degree Murder
by Brian Zumhagen
June 03, 2009
A Manhattan nightclub bouncer has been convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a graduate student from Boston. Parolee Darryl Littlejohn faces up to life in prison in the 2006 death of cri....
Bloomberg Says Obama Needs to Show Leadership on Spending
by Brian Zumhagen
March 22, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg says the nation needs to invest in its infrastructure to get the economy going again. REPORTER: Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press Sunday, the mayor said President Obama needs to stop....
Koppell Outraged by Mental Health Program Cuts
by Brian Zumhagen
March 22, 2009
Proposed budget cuts to New York City's public hospital system will hit mental health programs the hardest, according to city councilman Oliver Koppell. REPORTER: The Bronx Democrat, who chairs the ....
Paterson Not Surprised by Low Approval Ratings
by Brian Zumhagen
March 08, 2009
David Paterson says he understands why he has the lowest approval rating of any New York governor in 30 years. REPORTER: In an interview with WPIX-TV Sunday, Paterson said that, as he works to get t....
2nd Arrest in Hate Crime Killing
by Brian Zumhagen
February 27, 2009
City officials have announced a second arrest in the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant. 28-year-old Keith Phoenix may be charged with second degree murder as a hate crime in the killing of Jose Suc....
DA Decides Not to Seek Re-Election
by Brian Zumhagen
February 27, 2009
Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has decided not to run for re-election this year. An aide says the longtime prosecutor could announce his decision this afternoon. The 89-year-old Morg....
Carefully Spending Stimulus Cash
by Brian Zumhagen
February 25, 2009
New Jersey could generate or protect 100,000 jobs with the $17 billion in stimulus money headed to the Garden State, according to Governor Corzine. But he says there must be stringent accountability....
Hip Hop Museum Opens in Queens
by Brian Zumhagen
February 20, 2009
It's often said that hip-hop was born in the Bronx. But Hollis Queens has also been called the hometown of hip-hop. Luminaries like RUN DMC are from the neighborhood, so is the grammy award winning ....
Latino Evangelical Leaders to Address Deportation
by Brian Zumhagen
January 09, 2009
A group of Latino evangelical leaders is set to address the issue of immigrant deportation at a gathering in East Harlem tomorrow. Reverend Gavriel Salguero, pastor of the Lamb's Church on the Lower....
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