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Transit Committee Seeks to Decrease Subway Noise
by Matthew Schuerman
September 28, 2009
New York City Transit is making its most comprehensive assault on subway noise in years. A committee will coordinate and expand the ways the agency is trying to decrease noise. REPORTER: The subway ....
Russian Billionaire to Buy Stake in Nets
by Matthew Schuerman
September 23, 2009
Developer Bruce Ratner is selling a majority stake in the New Jersey Nets basketball team to a Russian billionaire. Ratner and his fellow investors have agreed to sell an 80 percent stake in the Nets....
Final Approval of Revised Plan for Atlantic Yards
by Matthew Schuerman
September 17, 2009
The state economic development agency has given final approval to a revised plan for the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports. The developer behind the project, Bruce....
Atlantic Yards Project Timeline Questioned
by Matthew Schuerman
September 17, 2009
Opponents of the Atlantic Yards development project are saying that a new agreement makes it impossible for developer Bruce Ratner to finish the entire project in 10 years. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman ....
9/11 Museum to Feature Website for Public Video and Photos
by Matthew Schuerman
September 10, 2009
The September 11th terrorist attack eight years ago is considered the most recorded event in history and the future museum at the World Trade Center site wants as many of those videos and photos as p....
Report: Atlantic Yards Arena Will Cost City More Than It Receives in Taxes
by Matthew Schuerman
September 10, 2009
The Independent Budget Office says the Atlantic Yards arena will end up costing the city more than it will receive in tax revenues. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reoprts. REPORTER: The analysis by the In....
New Designs for Nets Basketball Arena Reduce Cost, Flash
by Matthew Schuerman
September 09, 2009
Developer Bruce Ratner has released new renderings for a Nets basketball arena in Brooklyn. They're the first official ones released since architect Frank Gehry was dropped in June. WNYC's Matthew Sc....
New Designs for Atlantic Yards Arena Cut Lux
by Matthew Schuerman
September 09, 2009
There aren't any wavy titanium steel panels in the latest plan for a basketball arena in Brooklyn. Barclays Arena Version 3.0 is a lot simpler, with alternating bands of steel and glass, and a lot l....
Seven Vying for Council Seat in Brownstone Brooklyn
by Matthew Schuerman
September 04, 2009
No fewer than seven Democrats are running for an open city council seat in Brooklyn. Its current occupant, David Yassky, is running for city comptroller. All the candidates are generally anti-develo....
New Bronx Mall Fails to Meet Promised Goals
by Matthew Schuerman
September 02, 2009
The developer of a new shopping mall at the former Bronx Terminal Market has not met a goal to award half its construction contracts to local firms. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more. REPORTER: The ....
Bloomberg Campaign Pushes for Waterfront Streetcars
by Matthew Schuerman
August 21, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg is making light rail part of his campaign platform for re-election, saying streetcars can plug transportation holes along the city's waterfront. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more. RE....
Siliverstein Executive Says PA Has Funds for Ground Zero
by Matthew Schuerman
August 19, 2009
Arbitration may not solve the standoff at ground zero between developer Larry Silverstein and the Port Authority. As WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports, new details came out during a city council heari....
Shuttle Buses to Continue on 1 Line Through Weekend
by Matthew Schuerman
August 18, 2009
Service on the 1 Train in upper Manhattan probably won't return to normal until this weekend. Officials say it'll take that long to repair the 181st Street station, where part of a ceiling collapsed o....
Two Years After Deutsche Bank Fire
by Matthew Schuerman
August 18, 2009
Two years ago today, a fire at the Deutsche Bank building killed two fire fighters while contractors were dismantling the tower. Work resumed on the tower last year but it's still not finished. WNYC'....
Subway Emergency Exits, and the Three Types Who Walk Through Them
by Matthew Schuerman
August 13, 2009
HOST: New York City Transit began installing emergency exits in all of the city’s subway stations four years ago. They allow people to leave quickly in the event of a terrorist attack or other emer....
Panel Raises Transit Workers Pay
by Matthew Schuerman
August 12, 2009
Transit workers will receive an 11-percent pay raise over the next three years. That's the decision of a three-member arbitration panel. The MTA and the Transport Workers Union took the dispute to a....
Helicopter Tours to Stop Use of West 30th Heliport in 2010
by Matthew Schuerman
August 10, 2009
Saturday's helicopter crash has prompted calls to ban helicopter tours over the Hudson River. While no decision has been made on those flights, WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports that sightseeing tours....
MTA Says $25.6 Billion Needed For Capital Improvements
by Matthew Schuerman
August 10, 2009
The MTA says it needs $25.6 billion for capital improvements over the next five years. That's a 14 percent increase over the amount it allocated for the current capital plan. The MTA says the new fun....
You're Fired, You're Rehired
by Matthew Schuerman
August 05, 2009
Sara Horowitz, Founder and Executive Director of the Freelancers Union talks about employers laying off workers, then rehiring them as independent contractors without benefits. ....
Carpenter's Union Officials Indicted for Bribes
by Matthew Schuerman
August 05, 2009
The head of a large carpenters' union, and nine other officials have been indicted for receiving approximately $1 million in bribes from contractors. In exchange, federal prosecutors say the officia....
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