News Articles by Fred Mogul

Verdict Hands Partial Victory to Diallo Protestors

December 19, 2006

by Fred Mogul

Demonstrators jailed in 1999 after protesting the Amadou Diallo police shooting got a partial victory in court yesterday. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. At issue was whether police had a systematic p....

Teen Tummies Trimmed

December 18, 2006

by Fred Mogul

As the national waistline grows larger, more people are choosing to make their stomachs smaller. They’re undergoing bariatric surgery, a category of various operations to reduce the size of the stom....

Hospital Closure Opponents Urge a Slow Down

December 12, 2006

by Fred Mogul

Opponents of the proposed hospital closures are urging lawmakers to slow things down. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. REPORTER: The legislature has until the end of the year to reject the recommendati....

Communities Slated to Lose Hospitals Hold Hearings

by Fred Mogul

Communities slated to lose hospitals get a chance to talk back today. The New York State Assembly holds hearings in the very communities that could lose their hospitals. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more....

Bodegas Take a Stand in the Snack Wars

December 08, 2006

by Fred Mogul

A joint city and state program is trying to square off against the Dorito. And M&M’s. And even Jell-O. The front line in the latest Battle of the Snacks is the bodega, where city residents do much ....

Conservative Jews Rule on Gay Rabbis, Same Sex Unions

December 07, 2006

by Fred Mogul

The Conservative Jewish movement, which represents about a third of affiliated American Jews, will now allow gays to become rabbis and have union ceremonies. The decision is non-binding and some tra....

NYC Becomes First to Ban Trans-Fats

December 05, 2006

by Fred Mogul

New York has become the first city in the country to ban the use of artificial trans-fats from restaurants. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. McDonalds, Burger King and various restaurant groups oppose ....

Board of Health to Vote on Trans Fat Ban

December 05, 2006

by Fred Mogul

The biggest public health initiative since the city banned smoking in bars will get a vote today. The trans fat ban is said to be for consumer's own good, but some restaurants – including major fa....

Conservative Judaism Looks at Openly Gay Rabbis

December 04, 2006

by Fred Mogul

The official decision-making body of one of the largest groups of American Jews meets this week in New York to vote on whether to ordain openly gay men and women as rabbis. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has mo....

Commission Recommends Closing Hospitals

November 29, 2006

by Fred Mogul

Closing hospitals is about as popular a move as shutting fire stations. But a state commission says people are living in a fool’s paradise, if they think having an aging, struggling hospital nearby....

Critics Fear for Poorest Hospitals

November 20, 2006

by Fred Mogul

Today, New York's Hospital Closure Commission holds its final meeting before announcing its recommendations next week. Critics are concerned that facilities in the poorest areas are the most obvious ....

Transfat Ban Should Go Slow

November 15, 2006

by Fred Mogul

The American Heart Association says the city should not be so quick to remove transfats from restaurants. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. In written testimony released today, the Heart Association pra....

Andrew Cuomo: The Road Back to Albany

November 03, 2006

by Fred Mogul

At age 24, Andrew Cuomo emerged as a political force to be reckoned with by helping engineer his father’s rise to governor. After almost a quarter-century of ups and downs, he’s trying to bring t....

Plans Move Forward for Governors Island Park

October 25, 2006

by Fred Mogul

The redevelopment of Governors Island is on hold, but officials are moving forward with a plan to create one of the city's most ambitious new parks. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. Last month, the Gov....

Feds Won’t Go for Gott Re-Trial

October 20, 2006

by Fred Mogul

After three hung juries in the last year, federal prosecutors have dropped their pursuit of John Gotti Junior, the son of the convicted mob boss. WNYC's Fred Mogul has more. The U.S. Justice Departm....

Court Rules Contraceptives Can't be Excluded from Insurance

October 20, 2006

by Fred Mogul

Faith-based organizations that provide prescription drug benefits to their employees can’t keep contraceptives off the list – even if it goes against their religious beliefs. WNYC’s Fred Mogul ....

City Could Be Held Liable for 9/11 Health Problems

October 18, 2006

by Fred Mogul

A federal judge has denied claims by the city and Port Authority that they should not be held liable for the health problems suffered by emergency and construction workers at the World Trade Center s....

Lawyer Lynne Steward Gets Light Sentence

October 17, 2006

by Fred Mogul

A defiant Lynne Stewart thanked a federal judge for a lenient sentence and told a crowd of chanting supporters she hoped to practice law again some day. WNYC’s Fred Mogul has more. The civil right....

NTSB Investigating Cause of East Side Crash

October 12, 2006

by Fred Mogul

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating what caused a plane owned by Yankees pitcher Corey Lidle to lose control and crash into an Upper East Side apartment building. Lidle and a fl....

Calls for Reform in DNA Evidence Handling

October 11, 2006

by Fred Mogul

Two men who spent more than four decades in prison for crimes they didn’t commit told elected officials the state needs to reform how it handles evidence – especially DNA evidence. Alan Newton a....