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Workers Rally to Save the Plaza
April 06, 2005
by Richard Hake
Hundreds of upset hotel workers worried about their jobs, rallied on central park south to try to save the Plaza. It's set to close and undergo a massive renovation at the end of the month. Bellmen....
It's No April Fool; Legislature Passes On-Time Budget
April 01, 2005
by Richard Hake
The New York State Legislature has passed its first on-time budget in more than two decades. The last time this happened, the Olympics were in Los Angeles, Ronald Reagan was in the White House and N....
Spring is in the Air
March 31, 2005
by Richard Hake
The first day of spring may have been last week and we move the clocks forward this weekend, but New Yorkers finally got a small hint of it yesterday. Coats were shed, lunches were taken outside as ....
Out of State Telecommuters Must Pay Taxes
March 30, 2005
by Richard Hake
New York's highest court ruled that telecommuters who live out of state but work for a New York company, must pay state income taxes. The Court of Appeals decision could have wider implications as mo....
NTSB Calls for Changes after Ferry Crash
March 09, 2005
by Richard Hake
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its final report on the Staten Island ferry crash that killed 11 people nearly a year-and-a-half ago. It says the city and Coast Guard need to m....
City Council Considers Panel to Look into Child Deaths
January 19, 2005
by Richard Hake
A bill under consideration by the City Council would form a multi-agency investigation panel to look at all deaths of children under 18-years old. WNYC's Richard Hake reports. Currently, specific a....
A Respite for Cabbies
January 18, 2005
by Richard Hake
Taxi drivers may want to cruise by the Jacob Javits Convention Center. The facility wants more cabs to pick up passengers on the far west side of Manhattan and its providing some incentive. WNYC's ....
NY Hall of Science
November 26, 2004
by Richard Hake
If you’re thinking of something to do this holiday weekend, one of New York’s under rated museums has just completed a huge makeover. The New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park....
Red Hook-ites Speak Out on IKEA
October 12, 2004
by Richard Hake
The City Council is set to vote Wednesday on whether an IKEA store will come to Brooklyn. It has the support of council committees, the Bloomberg administration and some local elected officials and....
Subways Flooded by Frances
September 09, 2004
by Richard Hake
The remnants of Hurricane Frances took a fast and pelting hit at the Tri-state area early yesterday. There was no major damage, but it did catch commuters by surprise as record rainfall flooded highw....
Did RNC Delegates Have a Good Time?
September 03, 2004
by Richard Hake
As the thousands of GOP delegates, guests and journalists head out town, now that the convention wraps up, they take with them not only the memories of the political process, but also memories of the ....
The Blackout: A Year Later
August 12, 2004
by Richard Hake
It was one year ago tomorrow when the largest power failure ever hit the north-east. Some 50 million people lost electricity on a hot summer afternoon. It's estimated that it cost New York City's ec....
Manhattan's Economy: For Sale
July 24, 2003
by Richard Hake
The Cost of Living: Stories from the Front Lines in the Five Boroughs The Bronx Staten Island Brooklyn Manhattan ....
Natural History Museum's Blue Whale Back in Action
May 16, 2003
by Richard Hake
The American Museum of Natural History is re-opening its Hall of Ocean Life tomorrow after an extensive two and a half year renovation. The exhibits in the museum's largest space have been updated ....
The Token's Swan Song?
February 06, 2003
by Richard Hake
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding public hearings for the next two weeks on whether to raise subway and bus fares for the first time since 1995. Blaming a one billion dollar defici....
In the Shadow of Indian Point
January 14, 2003
by Richard Hake
Ever since September 11th residents in the lower Hudson Valley have been uneasy living in the shadow of the Indian Point nuclear Power Plant. Now an independent report, commissioned Governor Pataki,....
Birth Fathers' Support Group
November 25, 2002
by Richard Hake
Twenty small, grassroots organizations, from all five boroughs, are sharing a one-million dollar grant by an anonymous donor. Last week, the fund for the City of New York gave out its fifth annual Un....
Changes in Stuyvesant Town
October 28, 2002
by Richard Hake
Next spring, the State Legislature will vote, yet again, whether to continue New York's Rent Stabilization laws. It was back in 1997 when sweeping changes were made that allowed some of the more than....
Homeless Teens: Part Two
August 20, 2002
by Richard Hake
PART 2 While most neighborhoods in New York City shun homeless shelters, the local community board in the West Village has tried for years to attract one for teenagers. In the second of two reports,....
Homeless Teens: Part One
August 20, 2002
by Richard Hake
As the city struggles accomodate a record 84-hundred homeless families, there's a part of this population that sometimes goes unnotice: teenagers. In the first of a two-part series, WNYC's Richard Hak....