Ginger Otis

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More human remains have been discovered at the World Trade Center site. WNYC's Ginger Otis reports.

The tiny fragments are about 1 to 2 inches long. They were found during excavation of a street-level service road at Ground Zero.

Four other bones were recovered from the same ...

More than a million revelers from all over the world flooded Times Square to ring in the New Year.

The crowd cheered and danced as the crystal ball dropped to signal the beginning of 2007. Among them was Obu Osemegay of Nigeria.

OSEMEGAY: The people was nice. The police were doing their ...

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Harlem's Apollo Theater will welcome the body of James Brown this afternoon, for a public viewing that's expected to draw thousands of fans. WNYC's Ginger Otis has more.

A horse-drawn carriage will greet the singer's body as it arrives from Georgia. The ride marks the start ...

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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey unveiled a new proposal yesterday, aimed at breaking the deadlock that has stalled rebuilding at Ground Zero for more than a month.

The Port Authority that owns the World Trade center site wants to take over construction ...

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There's a deal in Albany to set aside $11.2 billion to renovate schools and build new classrooms in New York City over five years. WNYC's Ginger Otis has more.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says he expects the Legislature's pending budget to include an additional $410 million ...

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New York Senator Charles Schumer voted Monday with other Democrats and a handful of Republicans for a sweeping immigration bill that would clear the way for millions of undocumented workers to seek U.S. citizenship.

Calling the legislation a "good step" toward secure borders, Senator Schumer led ...

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art has offered to return 20 artifacts in its collection to Italy. If the offer is accepted, it could end a long-standing feud over allegedly looted antiquities and possibly a tradition of shared exhibits that travel between New York and Rome. ...

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City officials have struck a deal with several well-known clothing designers that will send thousands of pieces of counterfeit apparel to Hurricane Katrina victims. Reporter Ginger Otis has more.

Millions of dollars worth of fake brand-name items have been languishing in lock-up since being grabbed in ...

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Today the MTA began operating Jamaica Bus Lines. It's the sixth of seven private bus lines that were part of the city's transportation network.

More than 100 buses serving about 10 million riders along local and express lines in Queens and Nassau County headed on to ...

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Last-minute shopping early in the weekend helped many stores and retailers rebound from three days of bad business last week during the transit strike, but the city's still expects heavy losses in tax revenues. Reporter Ginger Otis has the details.

REPORTER: According to Mayor Bloomberg, local ...

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The suspects in the early-morning shooting of an off-duty police officer are being charged with murder. The Bronx District Attorney's Office said it's bring first and second degree charges. Reporter Ginger Otis has more.

Steven Armento and Lillo Brancato Junior are recovering from gun shot wounds ...

Decades of development and pollution have taken their toll on the wetlands known as Jamaica Bay National Park. The tidal flats once were part of Brooklyn and Queens, but have been reduced to a narrow strip of marshy shore along the eastern coast. Now there's concern that erosion has left ...

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A top aide and state contractor to former Connecticut Governor John Rowland are expected to sign a plea agreement today, ending the public corruption case that led to Rowland's resignation and imprisonment. Reporter Ginger Otis has more.

Three men close to John Rowland who were charged ...

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A new House-Senate compromise will give New York and other states at higher risk of terrorist attack larger shares of federal funding for first responders and emergency agencies.

Newsday reports the compromise allows the Department of Homeland Security to consider factors such as infrastructure border status ...

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Governor Pataki was out campaigning yesterday in an effort to persuade voters to allow the state to borrow $2.9 billion for transportation projects over the next five years.

The bond act is part of more than $35 billion in transportation spending the Governor and legislative leaders ...

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As the victims of the World Trade Center attacks were remembered yesterday at Ground Zero, New York City Firefighters held their own remembrance ceremony uptown.

REPORTER: Hundreds of firefighters gathered in a shady corner of Riverside Park yesterday at the foot of the Firefighter Memorial, a ...

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Governor Pataki has announced he'll be investing more than ninety million dollars for affordable housing initiatives around the state.

Governor Pataki said Sunday he would dedicate $74 million in low-interest loans and $18 million in federal and state tax credits to help create and support more ...

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Police are investigating another bias attack in the city.

A 29-year-old black man was beaten and robbed in Brooklyn Sunday by a group of whites armed with bats and pipes. Police are labeling it a bias crime.

Police said the victim was assaulted around 1:30 in the ...

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Governor Pataki is expected to veto a bill that would allow over-the-counter access to the so-called "morning after pill." Pataki's office says the governor believes the bill is flawed..but would consider supporting a revised version of it. Reporter Ginger Otis has more.

The legislation allowing women ...

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Former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey abruptly quit his job at a private law firm last night, after ethical questions were raised about his work for a developer that had won a $1.3 billion redevelopment project from his administration.

In a written statement announcing his resignation ...