Andrea Bernstein

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Senator Hillary Clinton will join Mayor Bloomberg in Singapore in a last minute push to bring the 2012 summer olympic games to New York. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

Senator's Clinton's appearance will give the New York bid some high-wattage. Clinton and Bloomberg will argue that New ...

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the new design for the freedom tower meets top safety standards.

The new building is slimmer and further from the street. The first eight stories will be encased in metal -- titanium or stainless steel, architects say.

Commissioner Kelly says moving the building an average 90 feet ...

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People with compromised immune systems should only drink bottled or boiled water until noon tomorrow.

REPORTER: The New York City department of health says, after heavy flooding upstate, higher than normal levels of particles were detected at the Hillview resevoir. The levels were first noted at ...

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Redevelopment officials unveiled the new design for the Freedom Tower, the signature building to be built at Ground Zero. Its look is similar to that of one of the old World Trade Center towers.

Governor Pataki ordered a redesign for the Freedom Tower after the NYPD ...

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In a decision that could have implications for development proposals in Brooklyn and Queens, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled cities can seize private homes and businesses for commercial economic development projects.

The 5 - 4 ruling arose from a dispute in New London, Connecticut. Writing ...

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The Prospect Heights of Brooklyn today will be nothing like the prospect heights of the next decade, if developers are successful. “Future Brooklyn” as they call it, will be a brand new neighborhood with 40 story high rises, a basketball arena, and office towers. But ...

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Over $40 million was spent on the campaigns for and against the West Side Stadium.

According a report by Common Cause/NY, the biggest spenders by far were cablevision and Madison Square Garden, which spent over $30 million on advertising and lobbying against the stadium.

The Jets and ...

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg now says he wants to locate the Olympic stadium in Queens. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: As recently as a week ago, leaders of New York's 2012 olympic bid argued they had no back up plan if a Manhattan stadium were rejected. But ...

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The New York Jets say they are not giving up their pursuit of a stadium on Manhattan's West Side.

At a raucous and sometimes angry press conference of West Side stadium supporters, Jets president Jay Cross says the team has been through far too much to ...

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NYC2012 officials are expressing dismay that New York's bid to host the 2012 Olympics may be mortally wounded.

Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff has managed to be optimistic every step of the way. As late as yesterday morning, he was saying the controversy over the stadium showed ...

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The final approval vote on the west side stadium has once again been postponed, this time until Monday. The delay came after a night and morning of intense and sometimes dramatic maneuvering between Mayor Bloomberg and two of the men on whom the vote rests: ...

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The final approval vote on the West Side Stadium has been postponed until Monday.

After a furious night and morning of negotiations, Mayor Bloomberg succeeded in staving off what appeared to be a 'no' vote. Silver was to hold a press conference at Ground Zero to explain ...

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The New York Jets won a big legal victory today. It allows them to take over the Hudson Rail yards from the MTA as soon as next Wednesday. The court decision gives the sports team a big boost of momentum as it faces a final ...

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The New York Jets are claiming "complete and total victory" in today's legal decision allowing them to take over the Hudson Rail Yards from the MTA.

REPORTER: A state supreme court justice has thrown out four lawsuits that alleged the MTA acted unfairly in awarding the ...

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The proposed Nets arena in the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn got a warm reception from the New York City Council yesterday. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: As with the West Side stadium, the City Council doesn't get a formal vote on the Brooklyn arena. But councilmember ...

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The public authorities control board will meet next week to vote on the West Side Stadium's fate. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: Both Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno have balked at holding a vote, saying they don't have enough information ...

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The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation says it will spend its remaining $800 million building neighborhoods in Lower Manhattan. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: The money includes $50 million for affordable housing, to preserve 2000 units and build 300 new ones. There's also money to encourage tourism ...

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Republican Westchester District Attorney Jeaninne Pirro says she will NOT run for re-election this fall but will seek statewide office in 2006 in stead. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: Pirro told the Associated Press that it wouldn't be fair to ask the people of ...

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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is keeping up the pressure on Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg to offer concessions on Lower Manhattan before he votes on the West Side Stadium. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: In a speech to Lower Manhattan business leaders, Speaker Silver laid out ...

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The MTA is accepting proposals to purchase the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn. That's where developer Bruce Ratner wants to build an arena, ofices and high-rise apartment buildings. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: In the back of the business section of the New York Times on Tuesday, ...