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Main Street NYC Returns to The Bowery

by Brigid Bergin

November 09, 2009

In the Spring our Main Street NYC series traveled along the Bowery, checking in on the health of local businesses and institutions. We visited the Bowery Mission; a decades-old pizza supply shop; a....

Heavy Winds Knocked Out Power, Downed Trees

by Brigid Bergin

October 08, 2009

The clean up continues today after heavy winds took their toll on the New York metro region yesterday. City Parks Commissioner Adrien Benepe says the city's 311 hotline received around a 1,000 calls....

Riverside Park Runners Get a "Hallelujah"

by Brigid Bergin

September 26, 2009

Some 3,000 athletes participated in the 4 kilometer run/walk in Riverside Park over the weekend. But for 35 of those athletes – it was a more transcendent experience. That’s because they were par....

How a Community Activist Defeated Incumbent Councilman

by Brigid Bergin

September 17, 2009

Twenty-four City Council members faced challengers in this year’s primary elections. In lower Manhattan, Margaret Chin was among those who succeeded in ousting an incumbent who voted in favor of c....

Report Highlights Safe Schools Without Over-Policing

by Brigid Bergin

July 08, 2009

Safe schools don't need to employ strict policing tactics - that's according to a report to be released today by the New York Civil Liberties Union and two other advocacy groups. The report praises ....

"Billy Elliot" Leads Tony Nominations

by Brigid Bergin

May 05, 2009

Born to Boogie and perhaps, Born for Awards? That's the question being asked of the Broadway musical, "Billy Elliot," which leads the pack among the shows receiving a Tony Award nomination this morni....

Collapsed Building Cited in Past

by Brigid Bergin

April 30, 2009

Buildings officials are working to shore up a five-story building in Lower Manhattan that partially collapsed this morning. The building, near Reade and Church Streets, was vacant, and undergoing ren....

Paterson: Budget Spending is Basically Flat

by Brigid Bergin

April 06, 2009

Governor Paterson says the state's new state budget agreement does not represent an increase in spending. Republican lawmakers have criticized the $131 billion agreement reached Friday because it in....

Main Street NYC: Bowery History on Display

by Brigid Bergin

April 03, 2009

WNYC's Main Street Project is tracking streets across the area. Last month, we stopped by the Bowery to see how New York's old Skid Row is doing today. But there's much more to the street's history.....

Ring of Steel

by Brigid Bergin

March 25, 2009

Downtown residents have one more day to comment on the NYPD's proposal to install a network of 3,000 security cameras below Canal Street. Police say the cameras are necessary for their counter terro....

Main Street NYC: The Bowery

by Brigid Bergin

March 20, 2009

All so-called Main Streets are not alike. In Manhattan, main thoroughfares like Broadway, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street have gone through massive changes- yet they maintain anchor tenants that bring p....

Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger Says A Good Pilot's Getting Hard to Find

by Brigid Bergin

February 24, 2009

Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger is warning Congress that commercial airline pilots are in an "untenable" financial situation and that flying expertise like his will soon be entirely absent from ....

Gay Marriage Ritual

by Brigid Bergin

February 12, 2009

Hundreds of gay and lesbian couples were turned away from marriage bureaus across the country including the new one in Lower Manhattan in an annual ritual that took on renewed urgency, following setb....

Weather Complicates Search for Flight 1549's Engines

by Brigid Bergin

January 19, 2009

Investigators are taking a closer look at the damage to a battered US Airways jetliner that crashed in the Hudson River. In particular, officials are looking at a black-box recording that revealed t....

Meditate Away 2008

by Brigid Bergin

January 01, 2009

New Year's Eve celebrations take many forms in New York, and for those who couldn't stand the madness of Times Square, there was the 20th annual Jivamukti Yoga School Silent New Year's Eve. Attendee....

A Samba New Year's Eve

by Brigid Bergin

January 01, 2009

The sounds of the Bahian Allstars who played out 2008 with a Samba beat at S.O.B.'s. The club in SoHo hosted a new year's party called "Havana Meets Rio!" Club artistic director Mario Pereira expla....

Artists Apply Creativity to Finances

by Brigid Bergin

November 12, 2008

This week, the New York Foundation for the Arts awarded $100,000 to eight small dance companies through its BUILD program. Its goal is to help strengthen dance organizations by investing in their ma....

Calling Parents: Pre-K Spots Still Available

by Brigid Bergin

October 28, 2008

More than 5,000 seats are still available in the city's pre-kindergarten classes and City Council members are trying to spread the word. Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other Councilmembers are ....

New Yorkers React to V.P. Debate

by Brigid Bergin

October 03, 2008

People gathered in groups large and small to watch the Palin-Biden showdown last night. Twenty-six-year-old Paul Banister thought Sarah Palin held her own. PALIN: I actually think she didn't have a....

Artists Talk Funding Alternatives

by Brigid Bergin

October 01, 2008

While lawmakers try to find a solution for Wall Street's financial crisis,local artists are bracing for a dip in the corporate dollars that support some of their work. REPORTER: The non-profit arts ....

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