Julia Longoria

Julia Longoria appears in the following:

Tim Wu to Albany: Block Big Media Merger

Monday, September 15, 2014

WNYC
As the FCC reviews three million public comments on Net Neutrality Monday, Tim Wu urges Albany to block a $45 billion cable takeover.

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Mayor Says Seats for After-School Programs Filling Up

Friday, September 12, 2014

WNYC
Mayor Bill De Blasio is urging middle schoolers' parents to sign up their kids now.
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Gov. Candidate Teachout Tackles Tech on Primary's Eve

Monday, September 08, 2014

Wu and Teachout oppose the Time Warner/Comcast merger and support small businesses.

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9/11 Workers Have One Week Left To Register

Friday, September 05, 2014

Thirteen years after the attacks, state officials are making one last call for 9/11 workers to come forward.

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34 Arrests at Fast Food Worker Protests

Thursday, September 04, 2014

They were part of a nationwide day of protests calling for an increase in wages to $15 an hour and the right to unionize.

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Bloomberg Pledges Millions to City Initiative Aimed at Black and Latino Men

Thursday, August 04, 2011

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Thursday he will invest his own money in a new, $130 million city initiative to help black and Latino men get ahead. The Bloomberg Administration calls it the nation's boldest and most comprehensive effort to reduce racial disparities.

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Brooklynites Implore State to Save Struggling Hospitals

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Brooklyn residents and health care workers urged the state to help save struggling hospitals — many of which serve the borough's poorest citizens — before a panel charged with examining the viability of the hospitals on Thursday.

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Officials Say City Bungled Sewage Spill Warning Signs

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

City officials and activists ripped into the city Wednesday for how it handled the Hudson River sewage spill last week — saying New Yorkers weren't properly notified of unsafe waters following a fire at a waste water treatment facility in Harlem.

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Con Ed Says to Expect Outages Amid Heat Wave

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

The metropolitan area is under an excessive heat watch through Friday evening — and Con Ed is telling New Yorkers to brace for heat-related power outages.

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Chinatown Street Vendors Say They're Unfairly Targeted for Tickets

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Vendors at the largest fruit and vegetable market in Chinatown railed against the city's ticketing practices Wednesday, claiming they are the targeted more than any other market.

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Spike in Number of City's Same-Sex Couples

Friday, July 15, 2011

Same-sex marriage will soon be legal in New York — but more same-sex couples in New York City are already declaring their partnership with the Census Bureau.

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Best And Worst Beaches: More Pollution Found Nationwide

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Beaches in the New York area boast some of the lowest bacteria levels in the nation — even though most seaside retreats were especially filthy last year, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

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For Wedding Planners, Same-Sex Marriage Could Be a Boon to Business

Monday, June 20, 2011

As politicians in Albany wrangle over same-sex marriage, those in the business of nuptials are bracing a boom.

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Mermaid Parade Set for Coney Island This Weekend

Friday, June 17, 2011

Glittered masses of mermaids and mermen will gather on Brooklyn's shores Saturday for Coney Island's annual Mermaid Parade — the deep-sea display on dry land that is homage to Brooklyn's old-time Mardi Gras Parade and has marked the unofficial start of the summer each year since its start in 1983.

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Workers Protest Starbucks' Plan to Stop Buying Milk From Elmhurst Dairy

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Employees at Queens-based Elmhurst Dairy joined local officials in front of City Hall Wednesday to protest Starbucks' plan to stop buying milk from Elmhurst Dairy in Jamaica, Queens, the only dairy plant left in the city.

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