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The Comprehensivist

by Collin Campbell

June 27, 2008

Buckminster Fuller called himself a "comprehensive, anticipatory design scientist." Fuller was an American architect, engineer, inventor and visionary who died in 1985. Today, his work continues to....

Funeral for 2nd Auxiliary Cop

by Collin Campbell

March 19, 2007

Police officers attended another funeral yesterday. Nineteen year old Eugene Marshalik was killed, along with his partner, when the 2 unarmed auxiliary cops confronted a gunman in Greenwich Village l....

Artists Create Dictionary of Mexico City

by Collin Campbell

March 16, 2006

The city in which a person lives is a key to his or her identity. It's an easy way to tell someone who you are and who you aren't. A new exhibit in New York from Mexico City probes how resident....

Radio City Musicians Meet with Mediator

by Collin Campbell

November 14, 2005

Union representatives for Radio City musicians are meeting with a mediator today in hopes of ending the strike that has closed a holiday show. WNYC's Collin Campbell has more. A spokesman says the ....

Subway Searches Challenged in Court

by Collin Campbell

October 31, 2005

The constitutionality of random bag searches in the subways is being challenged in federal court today by civil liberties lawyers. WNYC's Collin Campbell has more. At issue is a random search of th....

Pressure on Islamic Charities Complicate Earthquake Giving

by Collin Campbell

October 14, 2005

According to Census figures, New York City is home to 30,000 Pakistani residents. Many members of the community have spent the last few days trying to contact friends and family in places hit by Sa....

Miller Must Account for Campaign Spending

by Collin Campbell

September 07, 2005

Democratic mayoral hopeful Gifford Miller could face cuts in his public campaign funds on the eve of Tuesday's primary. To get matching funds, candidates are limited in what they can spend and must ....

Pirro to Run for Senate

by Collin Campbell

August 08, 2005

Jeanine Pirro, the high-profile district attorney from suburban Westchester County, will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's bid for re-election next year. W....

'The Gates' heads for the Recycling Bin

by Collin Campbell

February 28, 2005

Workers will begin taking down 'The Gates' today. The massive work of public art by Christo and Jeanne-Claude isn't headed for a museum or a private collection. Its pieces will be recycled. The fa....

Washington Heights Marks 40th Anniversary of Malcom X Assassination

by Collin Campbell

February 22, 2005

The 1960s activist Malcolm X was remembered at a memorial marking the 40th Anniversary of his assassination in Washington Heights. The event was attended by family members, friends and city politici....

Air Traffic Control Errors on the Rise

by Collin Campbell

February 18, 2005

In the last few weeks, air traffic controllers in New York have made an alarming number of errors that could have caused mid-air accidents. The FAA says planes have flown too close to each other at ....

Queens GOP Leaning Toward Ognibene for Mayor

by Collin Campbell

February 10, 2005

Members of the Queens County Republican Party say they plan to to endorse former City Councilman Thomas Ognibene for mayor tonight, steering the borough with the largest number of Republicans away fr....

MTA Should Get Best Price for Railyards

by Collin Campbell

February 08, 2005

The head of the state's economic development agency says the MTA should get the best price it can for the Hudson Railyards, where the Jets want to build a stadium. On the Brian Lehrer show this morn....

Broader Inquiry into RNC Detention?

by Collin Campbell

January 21, 2005

Today, a Manhattan judge will consider whether to allow a broader inquiry into the detention of protesters during the Republican National Convention. WNYC's Collin Campbell has more. More than eigh....