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Tax Day Turns Accountants into Rock Stars

April 15, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

Today is April 15 - known as the deadline to file your taxes. It's also the day of the year accountants are treated like rock stars as they help panicked procrastinators. Karen Latney Castillo prepa....

Waitresses Sue Queens Employer

April 11, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

A Queens club that charges men $2 per song to dance with a waitress has been sued for labor violations. WNYC's Kathleen Horan caught up with some of the "dancers" who are part of the suit against th....

New Yorkers Gather to Remember Mailer

April 10, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

A couple thousand of Norman Mailer's family, friends and admirers filled Carnegie Hall yesterday to celebrate his life. It took almost three hours to memorialize the man who published more than 30 b....

Council Pledges Work on "G" Train

April 09, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

G train passengers say it's regularly overcrowded and unreliable. The City Council held a hearing yesterday afternoon - part of an effort to improve service on the Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown line. T....

Group Aims to Stop Brooklyn Demolition

April 08, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

Opponents of the controversial Atlantic Yards project want to stop any demolition between 6th Avenue and Dean street in Brooklyn. The Dean Street Property Association - made up of tenants, business ....

Cheyenne Diner Shuts its Doors

April 06, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

It's last call for omelettes and bison burgers at the Cheyenne Diner. The old chrome eatery on the corner at Ninth Avenue and 33rd street is closing its doors Sunday after 68 years. WNYC's Kathleen H....

Hungry New Yorkers Say Goodbye to the Cheyenne Diner

April 06, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

The Cheyenne Diner has been on Ninth Avenue and 33rd Street for 68 years. But today's the last day to have a lumberjack breakfast in the 20-by-100-foot railroad car eatery, before a nine-story apartm....

N.Y., N.J. Sue Federal EPA

April 03, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

New York, New Jersey and 15 other states are suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency as part of an effort to get them to act on global warming. The suit comes one year to the day after the....

City Honors Female Garbage Collectors

March 29, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

The women who help rid the city of its trash are being honored. Eighty-five women were honored at the ceremony Friday — both uniformed and civilian employees — including one who's worked there ....

One Option Left for Pier 40

March 28, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

The controversial plan to remake Pier 40 into an entertainment complex, housing Cirque du Soleil and the Tribeca Film Festival is off the table. The $625-million proposal by the Related Company was ....

City Aims to Be More Senior-Friendly

March 26, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

Along with the Bloomberg administration, the City Council and the New York Academy of Medicine are holding a series of forums throughout the five boroughs to hear from senior citizens about how to mak....

Auxiliary Cops Denied Death Benefits

March 24, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

Senator Charles Schumer and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly lobbied on behalf of two fallen New York City auxiliary police officers who were denied thousands of dollars in death benefits by the Departm....

Tibetans Vow to Continue Protests

March 18, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

Local Tibetan groups say they'll continue protesting here in the city as long as there's unrest and violence back home. Yesterday, hundreds of people gathered outside the U.N. as the deadline for Ti....

Coney Island Opens for 2008

March 17, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

One sign that spring is on its way is yesterday's opening of Astroland on Coney Island. Lovers of the old-school amusement park worried that the 2007 season would be its last, with plans to redevelo....

Taxi Drivers Drop Suit Against City

March 14, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

The TV monitors, credit card machines and GPS systems that many drivers worried would be an invasion of privacy are now permanent. A spokesperson for the city's Law Department says, "This is a compl....

Accidents Increase with Switch to DST

March 10, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

WNYC's Kathleen Horan reports that moving the clocks forward one hour can really make a difference on the highways. Alarm clocks are going off earlier than usual throughout the city, and the world. ....

NYPD Busts Identity Theft Ring in Queens

March 06, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

The NYPD has charged more than three dozen people with running and operating an ID theft ring in Queens - but officials say the operation stretched as far as Asia. The suspects allegedly used stolen....

City Launches Elevator Safety Campaign

March 06, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

REPORTER: Out of the 950,000 buildings in the 5 boroughs - the Department of Buildings has identified the 10 worst offenders - and posted them on their Web site. DOB Commissioner Patricia Lancaster ....

Demoliton on East Harlem Building Begins

March 05, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

Demolition on the east Harlem building that collapsed yesterday has begun - and is expected to last a few days. But it will be halted during rush hours tonight to ensure safety. REPORTER: Forensic e....

No Cause Yet in Building Collapse

March 05, 2008

by Kathleen Horan

Prior to the collapse, the Department of Buildings inspected the complex 5 times in the past year and issued 5 violations to the owner for failing to maintain the exterior wall of the building. John....