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- More Talk, Not Progress, in NYS Budget
- Demand for Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Increases
- In NJ, Busy Agenda for Lame Duck Legislative Session
- NRA Fights Back Against Bloomberg's Gun Control Coalition
- FDNY Changes 911 Procedures After Deadly Delay
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- College Graduates Struggle To Repay Loans
- Israel, Hamas Near Swap Of Prisoners For Soldier
- Health Care Overhaul Advances, But Not Without A Fight
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- Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q
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Puerto Ricans in New York Face Persistent Struggles
by Marianne McCune
November 20, 2009
Puerto Rican leaders have made lots of news this year – from Sonia Sotomayor’s rise to the Supreme Court, to the so-called ‘three amigos’ who took power in the New York legislature. While Ne....
Federal Government Pay Settlement in Detention Lawsuit
by Marianne McCune
November 03, 2009
The federal government has agreed to pay $1.3 million to settle the lawsuit of five men who say they were treated like terrorists in a Brooklyn Detention Center. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports: The....
Report Finds Immigrants in Detention Center Without Legal Representation
by Marianne McCune
November 02, 2009
A group of attorneys has determined that more than a third of immigration detainees housed in a lower Manhattan facility have a reasonable chance of avoiding deportation. In a report released today ....
Financial 411: The Costs of E-Verify
by Marianne McCune
October 08, 2009
The government now requires most businesses with a government contract of more than $100,000 to use a Department of Homeland Security website to verify that new employees are legal workers, but the U....
Protesters of All Stripes Converge Outside the U.N.
by Marianne McCune
September 24, 2009
New York is always full of all kinds of people, but that's especially true during the United Nations General Assembly, and nowhere more than between the barricades at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. WNYC's ....
Obama Drops in on Clinton Global Initiative
by Marianne McCune
September 23, 2009
Every year the Clinton Global Initiative attracts world leaders, the wealthiest of business moguls, Hollywood stars, and do-gooders looking to find support for their projects. They're each supposed ....
UN Security Details, Up Close and Personal
by Marianne McCune
September 23, 2009
For the favorite restaurants of UN diplomats and their guests, this week is busy, and sometimes bizarre. The restaurant Convivio is a few blocks from the UN and as WNYC's Marianne McCune reports, man....
President Obama in NYC for Four Days
by Marianne McCune
September 22, 2009
The president is in town, and New Yorkers know what that means -- street closures, barricades, and lots of cops. Get used to it, he's for a few days. Marianne McCune has more. He came Monday and d....
Area Residents Ponder UN General Assembly
by Marianne McCune
September 22, 2009
It’s the week of the United Nations General Assembly, and that means the usual traffic and street closures. It also means New Yorkers think a little more about the UN, especially those who live or ....
Clinton Global Initiative Kicks Off Discussions in Midtown
by Marianne McCune
September 22, 2009
The rich and powerful will be all over midtown Manhattan today and throughout the week. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports. REPORTER: While the United Nations holds a summit on climate change, the Clint....
Local Advocates Fight to Keep Immigration on the Agenda
by Marianne McCune
September 16, 2009
While lawmakers in Washington focus on healthcare reform, advocates in the New York area this week are fighting to keep immigration on the national agenda. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports. Immigrant....
NJ Law Enforcment Warned to Follow Rules on Immigration
by Marianne McCune
September 02, 2009
In New Jersey, State Attorney General Ann Milgram is warning local law enforcement agencies that they must follow the rules when questioning people about their immigration status. WNYC's Marianne Mc....
Two Charged in Immigrant Con
by Marianne McCune
August 07, 2009
Two Chinatown consultants are charged with conning an immigrant out of almost $5,000 by pretending they could expedite his family's immigration cases. Advocates say immigrants are vulnerable to thes....
Homeland Security Secretary: $35 Million for NYC Transit Security
by Marianne McCune
July 29, 2009
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the city will get $35 million in transit security stimulus money that the city can use to hire more police officers. She says the money will put mor....
Report: Immigration Raids Violated Rights
by Marianne McCune
July 22, 2009
Researchers say hundreds of arrest reports from New Jersey and New York show that immigration authorities have been illegally entering immigrants' homes and arresting disproportionate numbers of Lati....
Sotomayor a Source of Pride
by Marianne McCune
July 15, 2009
Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor are on radios and televisions in offices across the city, especially those with many Latino employees. Columbia University student Zil....
More Marijuana Smuggled From Canada to the US
by Marianne McCune
July 10, 2009
Drug enforcement officials say more and more marijuana is being smuggled across the border between Canada and New York. WNYC's Marianne McCune reports. REPORTER: Just this week, 13 men were arrested....
Day in Court
by Marianne McCune
December 10, 2008
The case of a Pakistani immigrant who was held in solitary confinement in a Brooklyn prison after the September 11th attacks reached the Supreme Court. His lawyers and the government will argue over....
Waiting... Waiting... and Waiting to Vote
by Marianne McCune
November 04, 2008
Voters in Connecticut and New Jersey have until 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. in New York, to make their opinions known at the polls. Turnout continues to be heavy. Nellie Vasquez was an early riser, getting i....
NYC Voters Take Long Lines in Stride
by Marianne McCune
November 04, 2008
The lines are long but many people are just happy be there. WNYC's Marianne McCune is in Hamilton Heights in Upper Manhattan where people are calling their friends and taking photos while they wait ....
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