Cindy Rodriguez

Reporter, WNYC News

Cindy Rodriguez appears in the following:

Brooklyn Mom Accused of Beating 11-year-old to Death

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Prosecutors say a Brooklyn woman will be arraigned today on charges of murder, manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death of her 11-year-old daughter.

Thirty-six-year-old Florencia Vasquez reportedly confessed to beating her daughter, Alejandra Vasquez, with a broom, and police say she left the girl ...

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The Problem of Chronic Absenteeism

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Poor school districts fare far worse than more affluent ones. The Center for New York City Affairs authored the report and held a panel discussion on the issue.

Principal Luis Torres from PS 55 in the Bronx participated on the panel. He says students miss school ...

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City Diverts AIDS Outreach Money to Homeless Housing

Thursday, October 16, 2008

The city has decided to end five contracts with nonprofits that provide more than $2 million in outreach services to homeless people with AIDS.

The Department of Health has decided instead to use that money to operate more than 300 new apartments being built for homeless ...

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Affordable Housing Slows Down

Friday, October 03, 2008

A local nonprofit says the credit crisis created a slow down in the number of subsidized apartments bought by developers and converted into market rate apartments.

Each year the Community Service Society puts out an annual tally of how many low rent subsidized apartments were lost. ...

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Public Housing Elevators Consistently Fail Inspections

Friday, September 26, 2008

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer says his office began looking into safety issues after a 5-year-old boy fell to his death while trying to leave a stalled elevator at a Housing Authority development.

STRINGER: We looked at 87,000 records in total and what we found was ...

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Bidding Deadline Looms for Starrett City

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Unless a last minute offer comes in today, there are two potential buyers for Brooklyn's Starrett City. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez has on the sale of the largest subsidized housing complex in the country.

REPORTER: The first time owners attempted to sell the property the winning bid ...

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Homeless Reduction Falls Short of City's Goal

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Bloomberg administration is coming under pressure for failing to meet its goal of reducing homelessness by more than 60 percent by 2009. So far, shelter numbers have dropped 9 percent - that's less than 4,000 people. During a hearing yesterday, City Councilman Bill de ...

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Modest Drop in NYC Homeless Population

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The Bloomberg administration is still struggling to reduce the number of poor families who need shelter. After four years of trying to reform the system and bring down the numbers, there's only been a 2 percent drop. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

REPORTER: A progress report issued ...

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City Tries to Persuade Crown Heights Residents on Homeless Center

Saturday, September 20, 2008

City officials continue to try to sweeten the deal for Crown Heights residents who don't want a homeless intake center in their community.

REPORTER: The city wants to turn the Bedford-Atlantic Armory from a men's shelter into a central processing spot for homeless men. During an ...

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Right to Emergency Shelter Guaranteed

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The 25-year fight over how the city deals with homeless families has finally ended. Yesterday, the Legal Aid Society and the City of New York reached a settlement in the drawn out case that produced dozens of court orders. The city says it's earned the ...

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Is Stuy Town a Money Loser for Tishman?

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Tishman Speyer and BlackRock realty paid $5.4 billion to purchase Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village on Manhattan’s East Side. The deal was touted as the most expensive real estate deal in American History and two year later it’s looking like a money loser. One ...

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Court Oversight of Homeless Services Dept. Ends

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Twenty-five years of court oversight has ended for the city's Department of Homeless Services. The city has reached a settlement with the Legal Aid Society, which sued during the Koch Administration in 1983 over the way the city treats its homeless families seeking shelter for ...

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Tenants Groups Sue Rent Board

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

This summer the Rent Guidelines Board took the unusual step of approving higher increases for tenants who've lived in their rent-regulated apartments a long time and who pay some of the lowest rents. But a recent lawsuit challenges that decision. WNYC's Cindy Rodriguez reports.

REPORTER: This ...

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Transportation Bill Seeks Relief for MTA

Saturday, September 13, 2008

The MTA is banking on a federal transportation bill that could bring $237 million to New York State.

REPORTER: The majority would go to New York City. The House has already passed the measure. It's intended to bring relief to commuters who've switched to mass transit ...

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Heavy Security Expected For Candidates Appearances

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city is still working out logistics for this Thursday's visit from presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain. The candidates have pledged to suspend campaigning while they take part in September 11th ceremonies. The Mayor says that's a good idea.

BLOOMBERG: ...

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Construction Worker Falls to His Death

Friday, September 05, 2008

A construction worker was killed Thursday after falling 40 stories from a skyscraper on Manhattan's far west side. Anthony Esposito was part of a crew dismantling a tower crane. Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the worker lost his footing after the platform he was on tilted:

BLOOMBERG: ...

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Tenants Sue Bronx Landlord

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Residents fed up with the living conditions at their dilapidated building in the Bronx are suing their landlord and asking a judge to take the building away from him.

Tenants say the 43 unit building on 175th Street near Crotona Park has been falling apart for ...

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Kids at Y Get to Swim With Phelps

Friday, August 29, 2008

A few dozen New York City kids got the chance to swim with 14-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps Thursday. The star athlete was in Manhattan promoting a swimming program at the YMCA in Chelsea. Phelps is on a mission to make swimming more accessible ...

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Live in New York, it's Michael Phelps

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Just back from the Olympics, Michael Phelps showed up in Manhattan Thursday. The star swimmer says he's glad to be back on American soil after winning 8 Olympic gold medals in Beijing.

Last night he spent some time with golf star Tiger Woods. Today, his portrait ...

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Slight Drop in NYC Poverty Rate

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

New numbers released by the Census Bureau show poverty in New York City dipped slightly in 2007.

The federal data show the drop is less than one percent, or about 39,000 people.

Citywide, about 1.5 million people live below the poverty line. Pete Jones, who lives at ...

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