Ilya Marritz

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A Look at Genting: The Powerhouse Tapped to Build New Convention Center

Friday, January 06, 2012

Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing to build the nation’s largest convention center at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. He hasn’t shared many details of the plan, but one thing is clear: the governor’s choice to build the complex is a little-known Asian conglomerate with big ambitions.

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Q&A | Convention Center Expert Weighs in on Cuomo's Plan

Thursday, January 05, 2012

Governor Andrew Cuomo grabbed headlines during his State of the State address Wednesday when he proposed a massive convention center at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. WNYC spoke ...

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Feds Outline Options for Gowanus Cleanup

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Environmental regulators outlined the options for cleaning up Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal on Tuesday, and now they want the public's feedback.

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Bloomberg Avoids Surveillance Controversy at Interfaith Event

Friday, December 30, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg sidestepped a growing controversy over his police department's surveillance of Muslims at an interfaith breakfast Friday, avoiding any remarks on the subject. 

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New Yorkers Live Longer Than Other Americans

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

New Yorkers already live longer than other Americans, and new stats from City Hall show life expectancy in the city is improving faster than the nation as a whole.

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NY Recovered Jobs Faster Than the US, Data Shows

Monday, December 26, 2011

New York City is recovering jobs much faster than the rest of the nation, according to a new analysis of data.

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New York Recovered Jobs Faster Than The Nation in 2011

Friday, December 23, 2011

2011 is shaping up to be a fairly good year for job creation in New York City.

An analysis of government data shows the five boroughs added 49,000 jobs in the first 11 months of 2011,  - almost double the number added in 2010. What's more, the pace of New York's recovery is much faster than that of the nation. The city has recovered about 60% of the jobs lost in the Great Recession, versus just 30% recovered across the United States.

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City Budget Isn't as Gloomy as Mayor Predicts: Agency

Thursday, December 22, 2011

The city will have a considerably stronger economy in the years ahead than Mayor Michael Bloomberg has predicted, according to a report released Thursday by the Independent Budget Office.

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Enter Through the Gift Shop: NYC Museums Step Up Their Retail Game

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Manhattan’s shopping arteries are clogged with last-minute gift buyers. And museum gift shops are going all out to get the attention of consumers in the days remaining before Christmas.

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Stanford Abruptly Drops Bid to Develop City Campus

Friday, December 16, 2011

Stanford University, which was considered a leading contender in the competition to build an applied sciences campus in New York City, has withdrawn its application, less than a month before the winner was to be announced.

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For Corzine, More Talk Means More Risk

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine will testify before the House Financial Services Committee today, his third appearance on Capitol Hill in two weeks. Corzine is being asked to explain the collapse of MF Global, the stock and commodities brokerage firm he led until it filed for bankruptcy at the end of October.

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In City, the 1 Percent Take Home $493K or More

Monday, December 12, 2011

A new analysis shows exactly how much money New York City's so-called "one percent" make: $493,439 a year, at minimum.

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Pizza Joints by the Numbers

Friday, December 09, 2011

Manhattan south of 59th street is pizza country, while Eastern Queens is not.

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Investigation Prompts Insurers to Pay Out Millions in Death Benefits

Monday, December 05, 2011

Insurance companies have paid out more than $52 million in delayed death benefits, in response to an investigation of their practices by New York's Department of Financial Services.

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Hedge Fund Boss Raj Rajaratnam Reports to Prison

Monday, December 05, 2011

New York hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam, who was convicted in a vast insider trading scheme, reported to a federal prison in Ayer, Massachusetts, Monday.

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City Says Fracking May Compromise Water Supply

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Hundreds of anti-hydraulic fracturing activists rallied outside the Tribeca Performing Arts Center to protest the drilling technique they see as a serious public health hazard. Inside the hearings, a Bloomberg administration official said the city regards proposed state controls on so-called fracking does not guarantee the safety of drinking water.

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Rules for Fracking

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

WNYC reporter Ilya Marritz discusses today's final public hearing on the state's proposals to regulate hydraulic fracturing (fracking).

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At City Frack Hearing, New Questions About Quake Danger

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Bloomberg administration is poised Wednesday to express concern about Albany's plans to allow natural gas drilling near upstate reservoirs during a public hearing in Manhattan on the controversial technique known as fracking.

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Long Lines Expected as Fracking Hearings Come to Manhattan

Monday, November 28, 2011

Thousands are expected to attend public hearings this week in Manhattan and the Catskills, on the controversial subject of hydraulic fracturing, otherwise known as fracking. 

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On Shopping’s Biggest Day, Stores Push Layaway Plans

Friday, November 25, 2011

With a consumers ground down by a harsh recession and a weak economic recovery, more retailers this year are offering layaway plans, in an effort to get people spending.

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