Dan Blumberg

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The biggest winner on the NASDAQ today was a firm that says it has started a pilot program with the NYPD to monitor the subways. But the NYPD says the firm is exaggerating. WNYC's Dan Blumberg reports.

MSGI Security Solutions stock rose forty percent after it ...

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After working for more than two years without a contract, the city's public school teachers are giving Mayor Bloomberg until early October to offer them what they say is a fair contract. WNYC's Dan Blumberg has more.

The United Federation of Teachers is turning up the ...

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Judges on a New York appellate court asked tough questions of an attorney who tried to convice them that marriage is a fundamental right that should be extended to same sex couples. WNYC's Dan Blumberg was there.

In February, a state judge ruled the city was ...

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Former Massachusets Governor William Weld met with New York's Republican party chairman today to say he will run for Governor of New York. The Long Island native currently works at a Midtown investment firm. WNYC's Dan Blumberg reports

The liberal Republican won election in largely Democratic ...

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New Jersey's Fish and Game Council has approved a six-day bear hunt, but one more hurdle remains before hunters can take to the woods.

The council says the bear population is growing too fast and so it's calling for a six day hunt this December. It's ...

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The MetroStars plan to build a new stadium near Newark that would give the Major League Soccer club a home of its own.

The team plans to leave the Meadowlands in favor of its own smaller, soccer-specific stadium. The 20-thousand seat arena, which will be built ...

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A series of bills that will alter how and when New Jersey voters cast their ballots has been signed by Acting Governor Richard Codey.

The biggest change won't occur until 2008. That's when New Jersey's presidential primary will be bumped up from June to February. The ...

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Whether they want parkland or shopping or a new stadium, for the past seventy-five years, city planners have always had other plans for Willets Point, Queens. The latest, announced Sunday night by Mayor Bloomberg, calls for a retail center to be built adjacent to a ...

New York, NY —

The Williamsburg Savings Bank, Brooklyn's tallest building, will soon be home to those who can afford the view. WNYC's Dan Blumberg reports.

The historic building's tower will host more than 200 condos. Current owner, HSBC, sold the landmark to a local developer and an investment firm ...

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New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and eight other states have filed a lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency over mercury emissions from power plants.

The suit challenges a plan rule that would allow some powerplants to emit more mercury than others by buying pollution credits ...

New York, NY —

Mets' fans are now able to watch Mets' games on Time-Warner cable.

The season has had a cruel irony for many Mets fans. They finally had a team worth watching, a team with Pedro Martinez, a team with more wins than the Yankees, yet they couldn't ...

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The nation's largest travel industry show was in town this week. It was an opportunity for international tour bookers to learn about American destinations.

And as WNYC's Dan Blumberg reports, New York has four destinations that bookers don't know very much about: the boroughs outside Manhattan.

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The Mayor's office and city councilmembers are trying to reach a deal on a series of bills that would transform the city's car and truck fleet, and improve the city's air. WNYC's Dan Blumberg has more.

If approved, the bills would require all of the city's ...

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The controversial plan to rezone Greenpoint and Williamsburg for high density housing goes before the city council today. It's one of the final steps needed for approval.

The city's plan for Northwest Brooklyn would create 10,000 new housing units in a mix of high and low ...

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The City is devising a system to release hundreds of 911 calls, FDNY radio dispatches, and firefighter oral histories related to the attacks of September 11th. The move follows an order by the state's highest court resolving three years of litigation.

The New York Times requested ...

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NASCAR powered into Times Square today giving hundreds of local fans a chance to see their favorite drivers up close and personal. And if race promoters have their way, those New York and New Jersey fans will have plenty more opportunities to see the races.

Plans ...

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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of NYC's subway system in 2004, WNYC's Dan Blumberg focused on one of the more overlooked aspects of the transit system.

The average time spent on a subway train is 25 minutes. So what do you do ...

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"Welcome to the Staten Island Motor Speedway." That's what NASCAR promoters hope they'll be saying soon. International Speedway Corporation has a tentative deal in place to purchase an industrial site near the Goethals Bridge . The plan is to build an 80,000 seat speedway and ...