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Making Sense of the "Community Benefits Agreement"
March 28, 2006
by Richard Hake
On April 5th the City Council land use committee will vote on a proposed Yankee Stadium for Maccombs Damn Park. But several community groups want to insure they get what they want from the deal. This....
Dirty Laundry: Literary Readings in a Laundromat
March 23, 2006
by Richard Hake
For some people going to the Laundromat is a mundane drag. For others it's like therapy. Tonight one East Village Laundromat is going to try to switch up the experience for everyone. WNYC's Richar....
The Wild, Wild West Side
March 22, 2006
by Richard Hake
A coyote led police officers and parks officials on a two day chase in Central Park. It ended this morning when the juvenile coyote was shot with a tranquilizer gun. WNYC's Richard Hake met up with....
Smoking Down Among High School Students
March 09, 2006
by Richard Hake
Fewer public school students are lighting up. City officials released the results of a study that found one in ten high schoolers smoke cigarettes today compared to one in four ten years ago. WNYC's ....
Smoking Down Among High School Students
March 09, 2006
by Richard Hake
Fewer public school students are lighting up. City officials released the results of a study that found one in ten high schoolers smoke cigarettes today compared to one in four ten years ago. WNYC's ....
One Shot: New York
February 20, 2006
by Richard Hake
An old Times Square photo lab is hosting an art exhibit, where, if you visit, you can become part of it. Swedish born photographer, Alexander Berg, is inviting people right off the street into his s....
Congregants of Collapsed Synagogue Watch and Wait
January 24, 2006
by Richard Hake
Members of a historic Lower East Side Congregation are waiting to hear if their synagogue can be saved after a partial collapse over the weekend. The building, dating back to 1857, may have to be dem....
Windows on the World Workers Get New Home
January 06, 2006
by Richard Hake
Workers of the old Windows on the World Restaurant, on top of the World Trade Center, started new jobs last night in a new establishment, one that is their own. WNYC's Richard Hake reports REPORTER....
American Star Invitational Hudson River Race
December 10, 2005
by Richard Hake
Later this morning twelve groups of crew teams will race across the Hudson River from Manhattan to New Jersey and back in a re-enactment of an historic race. It was in 1824 when small boats, called ....
Colonial Wall Unearthed in Manhattan
December 08, 2005
by Richard Hake
You never know what you'll find when you start digging in Manhattan. Workers doing excavation for a new South Ferry subway station found a wall, 40 feet wide and seven feet thick, that's believed to....
NYPD Remembers Dillon Stewart
December 07, 2005
by Richard Hake
The New York City Police Department remembered one of its own this morning. Officer Dillon Stewart, once an accountant here at WNYC Radio, joined the police force five years ago and was shot and kil....
Holiday Fares "A Gift" from MTA
November 23, 2005
by Richard Hake
When you hear city officials say mass transit is the fastest way to travel around this holiday season, you'll know you can do it even cheaper. Starting today you can save money by using a special ho....
Radio City Musicians Return to Stage
November 18, 2005
by Richard Hake
Mayor Bloomberg says the Christmas season in New York City has arrived. Earlier this afternoon orchestra members of Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular returned to the famous stage for a....
Study Reveals What Motivates Audiences
November 14, 2005
by Richard Hake
A new study released today is hoping to give producers and cultural arts organizations more information on why audiences come to see their events. The study, called Motivations Matter, randomly surv....
New York City's Nightmare House
October 28, 2005
by Richard Hake
Get ready for your senses to be assaulted and your psyche to be unsettled. For this Halloween season, a group of off-broadway directors and producers created what they are calling New York’s most ....
The Staten Island Ferry at 100
October 25, 2005
by Richard Hake
A New York City icon turns 100 years old today. Passengers have been taking the five mile, 25- minute ride longer than that, but today the Staten Island Ferry is celebrating its centennial year as a....
Wollman Rink Transformed into the Antarctic
October 14, 2005
by Richard Hake
Later Tonight a piece of Central Park will be transformed into the Antarctic. It's a musical, it's a performance, it's a spectacle and it's free sponsored by the Public Art Fund and the Whitney. ....
Fulton Fish Market Move Delayed Again
October 05, 2005
by Richard Hake
The Fulton Fish Market move to the Bronx, which is almost a year behind schedule, is being delayed once again. At issue is who gets to unload the fish. WNYC's Richard Hake reports. A state supreme....
Jews Toss Breadcrumbs (and Sins) in East River
October 04, 2005
by Richard Hake
Jews from around the world celebrated Rosh Hashanah along with the ritual of Tashlich. The new year is commemorated with tossing bread crumbs into the water to cast away sins. WNYC’s Richard Hake....
What Will Fill the Freedom Center Void?
September 29, 2005
by Richard Hake
After months of emotional public negotiations, Governor Pataki said yesterday that the International Freedom Center has generated "too much opposition and too much controversy" to remain a part of of....
