Andrea Bernstein appears in the following:
Part 1: AIDS Housing Group Under Scrutiny
Thursday, April 10, 2003
New York, NY —
Click here for Part 2A WNYC investigation has found that a non-profit organization, set up to help homeless people with AIDS, appears to have improperly diverted hundreds of thousands of dollars of public funds to set up for-profit companies for its top officials. In ...
New Budget Year, Same Budget Woes
Wednesday, April 02, 2003
Albany, NY —
The April 1st deadline for the New York State budget has come and gone. The governor, the state senate and the assembly are still far apart. As WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports from Albany, this year's decisions are made more difficult by tough fiscal times coming on ...City Spends $70 Million on a Homeless Program
Thursday, February 13, 2003
New York, NY —
A WNYC investigation has discovered that more than 70 million dollars paid out by the city has been spent placing homeless families in buildings that often have long histories of violating housing codes. The money has gone to just twelve operators - and was never ...
City Spends $70 Million on a Homeless Program
Wednesday, February 12, 2003
A WNYC investigation has discovered that more than 70 million dollars paid out by the city has been spent placing homeless families in buildings that often have long histories of violating housing codes. The money has gone to just twelve operators – and was never reported to the City Comptroller’s ...
Two Finalists Chosen for World Trade Center Plan
Wednesday, February 05, 2003
New York, NY —
The two finalists for the World Trade Center site plan will spend the next three weeks responding to concerns and questions posed by development officials. Those officials will then select a final plan by the end of the month. But what is still unclear is ...FEMA Leaves Some Out in Cold?
Friday, January 31, 2003
New York,NY —
Today is the last day for people who were hurt financially by the attacks of September 11th, to apply for mortgage and rental assistance from the federal emergency management agency. But, as WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports, as the program comes to close, some New Yorkers feel ...FEMA Leaves Some Out in Cold?
Friday, January 31, 2003
New York,NY —
Today is the last day for people who were hurt financially by the attacks of September 11th, to apply for mortgage and rental assistance from the federal emergency management agency. But, as WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports, as the program comes to close, some New Yorkers feel ...FEMA Leaves Some Out in Cold?
Friday, January 31, 2003
New York, NY —
Today is the last day for people who were hurt financially by the attacks of September 11th, to apply for mortgage and rental assistance from the federal emergency management agency. But, as WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports, as the program comes to close, some New Yorkers ...Governor Pataki's Budget
Thursday, January 30, 2003
Albany, New York —
Governor Pataki has released a $91 billion budget that would close next year's projected $10 billion gap. The budget contains no new income taxes - but does have deep cuts to education and health care. And there's little of the kind of recurring budget relief ...
Pataki's State of the State: A Spoonfull Of Sugar
Thursday, January 09, 2003
Albany, New York —
Governor George Pataki chose his ninth annual State of the State address to stress some of his favorite themes from his early years - cutting taxes, cutting the size of government - and he hopes, growing the economy. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports from the state ...
Reiter on Praxis/Housing Works Scandals
Wednesday, January 01, 2003
Andrea Bernstein interviews Fran Reiter, formerly with Division of AIDS Housing, about scandals involving nonprofits Praxis Housing Initiative and Housing
Bloomberg's Plan for Lower Manhattan
Friday, December 13, 2002
New York, NY —
Yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg laid out a $10.6 billion plan to transform and revitalize Lower Manhattan from a collection of office spaces to an integrated neighborhood. At the center of the plan is a call to build a new rail tunnel under the east river. ...MTA & TWU Battle For Hearts and Minds of New Yorkers
Thursday, December 12, 2002
A battle for the hearts and minds of the transit-riding public.
Lower Manhattan Super Shuttle
Thursday, December 05, 2002
New York, NY —
With both city and state budget cupboards bare, there is one huge pot of money available - billions of dollars in federal funds to improve lower Manhattan transit. As WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports, the lure of those funds has fueled a pitched battle over the ...Harlem's Paterson Replaces Connor as Senate Leader
Wednesday, November 20, 2002
Albany, New York —
By a unanimous vote, Democratic lawmakers in Albany have ousted their state Senate leader, Martin Connor, and have replaced him with West Harlem Senator David Paterson. The shake-up marks a rare moment of change in Albany leadership, and makes Paterson the first African-American to lead ...Pataki Win Despite 5:3 Registration Edge for Dems
Wednesday, November 06, 2002
New York, NY —
Republican Governor Pataki has won re-election to a third term with 49 percent of the vote, to Democrat Carl McCall's 33 percent and Independence Party candidate Tom Golisano's 14 percent. Pataki's commanding lead came despite a five to three voter registration edge for Democrats. WNYC's ...Golisano Staying in Race
Monday, November 04, 2002
New York, NY —
Tom Golisano is staying in the race for governor. His much hyped two-minute commercial put an end to three days of speculation that he was dropping out of the race. It was widely believed that move could have provided a boost to Carl McCall. Instead, ...McCall and Pataki Try to Energise Core
Thursday, October 31, 2002
As the clock runs out, Democrat Carl McCall and Republican Governor Pataki are both trying to energize their CORE supporters.
Pataki's LMDC Contracts
Wednesday, October 23, 2002
New York, NY —
Huge contracts were handed out in the days and weeks following September 11 to clean up the World Trade Center site. Ultimately, a team of 169 companies was put in place. Their work was widely lauded for being completed early and under budget. A WNYC ...Third Pataki Term?
Monday, October 21, 2002
