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Congress to Investigate Alleged Impropriety in H1N1 Vaccine Distribution
by Kathleen Horan
November 06, 2009
A Congressional subcommittee will hold a hearing later this month about whether Wall Street employees and other privileged individuals are getting the swine flu vaccine before people from high-risk g....
Cunningham Remembered Through Dance and Music
by Kathleen Horan
October 29, 2009
A memorial for dancer, choreographer, and artist Merce Cunningham was held last night at the Park Avenue Armory. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more: REPORTER: Cunningham was considered at the forefront ....
Mayoral Candidates Eye Edge in Turnout
by Kathleen Horan
October 27, 2009
With a week to go before the election, the city's mayoral candidates are urging New Yorkers to get out and vote. The Bloomberg campaign has phone numbers for hundreds-of-thousands of city residents.....
Thompson Works To Keep Voters Focused on Term Limits
by Kathleen Horan
October 23, 2009
Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson is doing his best to keep the term limits issue in the minds of voters. Referring to opponent Michael Bloomberg's move to change the law so he could run for a third te....
NYS Updates Rape Kit, For the First Time in 20 Years
by Kathleen Horan
October 22, 2009
New York is overhauling the way it collects forensic evidence from sexual assault victims. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more. REPORTER: Medical experts, lab techs, rape crisis programs and law enforcem....
Judge Revokes Bail for Former NYPD Commissioner Kerik
by Kathleen Horan
October 21, 2009
Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik is behind bars, after a federal judge revoked his bail for leaking sealed information in advance of his trial next week. Kerik is accused of ac....
All NYC Police Unions Back Bloomberg for Third Term
by Kathleen Horan
October 20, 2009
The city's largest police union is giving Mayor Bloomberg its endorsement. It's the first time the PBA has backed Bloomberg in his three campaigns. PBA President Patrick Lynch says the mayor's recor....
Stella D'oro Shuts Down Bronx Plant
by Kathleen Horan
October 09, 2009
Stella D'oro, the nearly 80-year-old bakery plant, has baked its last cookie in the Bronx. When the second shift of employees reported to work yesterday afternoon they were told production had been s....
New Safety Requirements for Standpipes and Sprinklers
by Kathleen Horan
October 08, 2009
New measures aimed at strengthening the city's requirements for testing standpipes, sprinklers and other safety features at construction sites, have been signed into law. One of the bills' sponsors, ....
Honor Guards and Final Military Farewells
by Kathleen Horan
October 07, 2009
Formal military farewells for veterans are in great demand these days. Many of these services are carried out by Honor Guards, who serve with the New York Army National Guard. These soldiers can perf....
Comptroller Runoff Race Enters Final Stage
by Kathleen Horan
September 25, 2009
This weekend the candidates for City Comptroller, John Liu and David Yassky, are pulling out all the stops before the runoff election on Tuesday. It’s become a heated and tight race to be the cityâ....
More Endorsements for Comptroller Candidates Ahead of Runoff
by Kathleen Horan
September 22, 2009
There's only a week to go before the runoff for city comptroller, and Democratic candidates John Liu and David Yassky are picking up endorsements from fellow politicians, and throwing not-so-subtle j....
Report: Poor Conditions for Restaurant Workers Endangers Customers
by Kathleen Horan
September 11, 2009
A new report finds that poor conditions for low wage restaurant workers puts employees and customers' health at risk. The study, conducted by the advocacy group Restaurant Opportunities Center - surv....
Rally on Saturday to Support Obama's Health Care Reform
by Kathleen Horan
August 28, 2009
About 80 different organizations are planning to rally in Times square tomorrow to support the president's health care reforms. They're convening rain or shine - not only to support a public option s....
Bloomberg to Rivals: I'm Not the Point
by Kathleen Horan
August 27, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg says he wasn't the least bit curious about what his political opponents had to say about him in last night's debate - and he didn't tune in. But when asked to respond to the candidat....
Volunteers Prepare Care Packages for NY Soldiers in Afghanistan
by Kathleen Horan
August 27, 2009
Volunteers are busy preparing care packages for New York soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. They hope to pack about 1500 boxes at the city's office for Veteran's Affairs over the next couple o....
New Yorkers Debate Whole Foods Boycott
by Kathleen Horan
August 22, 2009
The founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market, John Mackey has inspired some fiery debate, after penning an Op Ed piece in the Wall Street Journal about health care reform. Mackey called the plan that....
Three Queens Supermarkets Accused of Sex Discrimination
by Kathleen Horan
August 20, 2009
Three Queens supermarkets are accused of sex discrimination by the Equal Opportunity Commission. The suit in Federal Court alleges that Key Foods and Food Dynasty stores in Ridgewood, Sunnyside and ....
Worker Killed in Brooklyn Scaffold Collapse
by Kathleen Horan
August 19, 2009
Officials say a construction worker fell to his death, and at least one other was injured, in a scaffold collapse in Park Slope, Brooklyn. They were repairing the facade of the Ansonia apartment buil....
NJ to Create Vets Oral History Project
by Kathleen Horan
August 17, 2009
New Jersey is creating an oral history project to preserve veterans' stories. A new law creates a foundation that will raise money to support and promote the gathering of veterans' oral histories. St....
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