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Percentage of Income Spent on Rent Increases

April 30, 2008

by Patricia Willens

More New Yorkers are spending half their income on rent. That's according to a report from Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner. REPORTER: He used federal census data to show that nearly one in thr....

Governor Focuses on the Needs of Upstate

January 16, 2008

by Patricia Willens

Governor Spitzer used his first "state of upstate" address to announce a plan to lift the area's lagging economy. Speaking in Buffalo, Spitzer says he'll spend 350 million dollars on struggling comm....

Bloomberg Open to Re-Instating Commuter Tax

December 17, 2007

by Patricia Willens

The congestion pricing commission meets again this afternoon, and one of the alternative ideas that's been touted by its chairman, Marc Shaw, is a re-instatement of the commuter tax. And that's fine ....

Commission Urges Lawmakers to Appeal Sentencing Laws

November 13, 2007

by Patricia Willens

Former inmates and prison reformers were on hand today as the New York Sentencing Reform Commission held a hearing on possibly reforming the so-called Rockefeller drug laws. REPORTER: The state has ....

The Bronx Bombers get a new Skipper

November 01, 2007

by Patricia Willens

The Yankees' new manager, Joe Girardi, says he won't know how he'll manage the team until he knows who's on it. Girardi was officially introduced to New Yorkers today. REPORTER: Despite a month of ....

Airline Workers Laid Off

January 11, 2002

by Patricia Willens

Tens of thousands of people in new york city have been laid off since September 11th. Perhaps the hardest hit have been airline workers, who have faced devastating cuts and lay offs. In the borough ....

Airport Security

November 09, 2001

by Patricia Willens

But as Patricia Willens reports, experts say more needs to be done to address security problems away from public view. Listen in Real Audio ....

Commercial Space

October 10, 2001

by Patricia Willens

Temporary and short term arrangements have been made in the last 4 weeks for the bulk of the tenants of the WTC and companies near by. But as Patricia Willens reports, the implications of this forced ....

Transportation Issues in the Election

August 31, 2001

by Patricia Willens

This city is crowded and the problem is only getting worse. But what can be done about it? As part of WNYC?s election coverage, Patricia Willens reports on how the next mayor could improve transport....

Freelance Writers

August 22, 2001

by Patricia Willens

But, as Patricia Willens reports, after the rally the bigger battle still looms for monetary damages and for real change in the industry. ....

Writers and the Internet

August 22, 2001

by Patricia Willens

Here's the latest twist in a 10-year fight over freelance writers' claims to material re-used electronically. The U.S. Supreme Court decided in favor of freelancers and against the Times, in one of th....

The Economic Development Corporation

July 11, 2001

by Patricia Willens

But under the Giuliani administration the EDC has wielded tremendous power in making tax deals with companies threatening to leave and throwing its weight behind major redevelopment projects. WNYC?s P....

Long Island City Zoning

June 19, 2001

by Patricia Willens

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Ferries

May 09, 2001

by Patricia Willens

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State Agency Promotes Conservation

May 01, 2001

by Patricia Willens

Amidst all the talk and legal wrangling over power plants in the city, there's been little attention given to conservation. But today the state's Energy and Research Development Authority is launching....

Materials For The Arts

April 18, 2001

by Patricia Willens

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Beyond LaGuardia

March 28, 2001

by Patricia Willens

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Focus Groups

March 22, 2001

by Patricia Willens

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Gay and Lesbian Buying Power

March 22, 2001

by Patricia Willens

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Not In My Back Yard

February 26, 2001

by Patricia Willens

The New York Power Authority is working double shifts six days a week to get 11 new plants up and running by June. Energy officials are warning there will be a serious power shortage this summer unle....


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