Andrea Bernstein

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All eyes are on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in Albany right now. According to arcane Albany rules, each legislative leader has one chance to ask for a deferment of the final approval vote on the west side stadium.

Last night, State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno ...

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Governor Pataki has postponed today's up or down vote on the West Side stadium project. WNYC's Andrea bernstein has more

The stated reason for the delay is that State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver didn't have enough information to approve the ...

New York, NY —

There won't be any action in Albany today on the proposal to build a stadium on the West Side for use by the New York Jets.

Last night, Governor Pataki took the proposal off the agenda of a state board set for a nail biter vote ...

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Legislative leaders in Albany say they're working to postpone tomorrow's vote on whether to approve the West Side stadium. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

Governor Pataki says it's time to vote, and any delay could hurt New York's chances to host the 2012 olympics. He says the ...

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The New York Jets won't get the air rights to the MTA's Hudson Rail Yards until at least June 2, a judge said today.

REPORTER: In a Manhattan courtroom this morning, three sets of lawyers opposing the west side stadium argued for a judge to stop ...

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There will be a new design for the Freedom Tower. Governor Pataki issued word late yesterday that he'd convened a meeting with Mayor Bloomberg and redevelopment officials and they'd agreed to draw up new plans.

The announcement came after weeks of criticism that the Governor and ...

New York, NY —

There will be a new design for the Freedom Tower. Governor Pataki issued word late yesterday that he'd convened a meeting with Mayor Bloomberg and redevelopment officials and they'd agreed to draw up new plans.

The announcement came after weeks of criticism that the Governor and ...

New York, NY —

After 9/11, officials said rebuilding the World Trade Center would be a top priority. But three and a half years later, no structures are being built and officials are blaming each other. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: Ten months ago, Mayor Bloomberg, Larry Silverstein, choirs, bagpipers ...

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Next week, a city council committee will decide whether to rezone the Williamsburg and Greenpoint neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Under the Bloomberg Administration plan, 175 blocks would be freed up for new uses, there would be 9000 new apartments, and new parks.

But residents and elected officials ...

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The MTA is facing a second lawsuit for its decision to transfer its Hudson rail Yards to the New York Jets.

Now its the straphangers campaign and three government watchdog groups. In a case filed in state supreme court, the groups allege the MTA violated its ...

New York, NY —

The Jets stadium is now one step closer to reality. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports, the Empire State Development Corporation has given its approval.

There was so little suspense in today's action that the press release announcing approval was prepared in advance.

GARGANO: All in favor: aye, all ...

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Mayor Bloomberg is shrugging off Madison Square Garden's lawsuit. It seeks to block the MTA from transfering the development rights for the Hudson Yards to the New York Jets.

The Mayor and his allies are downplaying the lawsuit, saying they expected it all along.

BLOOMBERG: If you ...

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In New York, Olympic supporters are hoping that the games would bring needed impetus to create new parks and waterfront neighborhoods. Paris is using its Olympic bid to promote a vision of a model 21st century city. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein took a look at the ...

New York, NY —

The MTA has unamimously approved the Jets offer to build a West Side Stadium over their Hudson Yards Site.

The losing bidder Cablevision has cried foul, as have mayoral candidates, and West Side residents.

Joining us now to discuss the latest is WNYC's Andrea Bernstein.

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BLOOMBERG: We will transform a thousand square miles of our city into new or enhanced park lands we will create whole new venues along the rivers that we for so long walled our selves off from…we will create new neighborhoods where nobody goes and there’s no ...

Brooklyn, NY —

The developer of the proposed Brooklyn Nets Arena will be asking for hundreds of millions of dollars in tax free bonds to construct the $500 million arena.

The developers say the project will bring 12,000 construction jobs and 8,000 permanent jobs, as well as 2000 units of ...

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Delegates of the International Olympic Committee will be visiting the proposed sites for 17 sports as part of it four-day evaluation of the city's 2012 Olympic bid.

The evalutation committee will make nine stops, including the site for the proposed West Side stadium. There, they'll be ...

New York, NY —

Just days before the International Olympic Committee comes to New York, the Mayor's plans to build a stadium on the West Side of Manhattan has received a punch in the stomach. The MTA said late yesterday it would seek bids for its West Side sites. ...

New York, NY —

City Lawyers yesterday filed papers with the state's highest court, asking it to consider an expedited appeal of last week's decision legalizing gay marriage in New York. The move comes as gays and lesbians in New York and San Francisco are criticizing Mayor Bloomberg's decision ...