Julianne Welby

Senior Editor, NYC Recovery/Education/Transit, WNYC News

Julianne Welby appears in the following:

How Airbnb Built An Online Marketplace Off the Grid in Cuba

Monday, April 20, 2015

WNYC
Cuba has a tricky business landscape and hardly any internet, so to do business there Airbnb looked to local experts.

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New Study Looks at 9/11 Health Effects on EMS Workers

Friday, April 17, 2015

EMS workers who responded to the World Trade Center are suffering from chronic digestive problems, difficulty breathing problems and depression. 

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Vatican Ends Investigation of American Nun Group

Friday, April 17, 2015

Is this savvy public relations from the so-called "Cool Pope" or a step toward real change?

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Report: State Senate Leader Dean Skelos and Son Under Investigation

Thursday, April 16, 2015

The New York Times reports that prosecutors and FBI investigators are looking into whether Skelos used his influence to award a contract to a company that employed his son. 

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Federal Lawmakers, First Responders Push to Make 9/11 Zadroga Act Permanent

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Senators and house members say extending the Zadroga Act indefinitely is a moral obligation to 9/11 first responders and survivors

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Across the Street from East Village Explosion, Tapped Gas and an Eviction Notice

Monday, April 13, 2015

The Stage Restaurant at 128 2nd Avenue has been ordered to leave the premises by April 30 for being cited for an illegal gas line.

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Thousands Attend Brooklyn Funeral for 'Dean of American Preachers'

Monday, April 13, 2015

WNYC
The life of civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Gardner C. Taylor was celebrated at the Concord Baptist Church of Christ in Bedford Stuyvesant.

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Shuttered Churches Could Serve as Affordable Housing

Monday, April 13, 2015

WNYC
The Archdiocese of New York's controversial move to close or merge one third of its churches may fit into the city's plan to build more housing for low and middle income residents.

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Hillary Clinton Makes It Official

Sunday, April 12, 2015

WNYC
Now that she has released a video announcing her second bid for the White House, people are wrapping their heads around the possibility of a female president.

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Public School Parents Largely True Believers in Vaccination

Monday, April 06, 2015

In New York State, you must make a religious declaration to exempt your child from legally-required vaccines. In the city, WNYC found relatively few public school parents seek waivers.

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Where New York City Kids Are Not Getting Vaccinated

Friday, April 03, 2015

WNYC is the first to obtain access to vaccination rates in the largest public school system in the U.S. And now, you can look them up.

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Hope Fades for Missing Men as Two Bodies Are Found

Sunday, March 29, 2015

It's becoming clear that an explosion in the East Village killed at least two people, but the precise cause of the blast is still being investigated.

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At Least 12 Injured in 'Gas-Related' Explosion and Fire on 2nd Avenue

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Firefighters expected to be on site all night at the scene of an explosion and fire that tore through 4 buildings on 2nd Avenue near East 7th Street. 

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Orthodox Jews Mourn Seven Siblings Who Died in Fire

Sunday, March 22, 2015

WNYC
Mourners filled the streets around a Borough Park chapel to mourn the children, ages five to 16.

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New York City on Track to Reduce Homelessness: Report

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Homelessness has increased since Mayor de Blasio took office, but a new report from the Coalition for the Homeless says the tide is starting to turn.

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NYPD Now Has Ears To Go With Eyes in the Sky

Monday, March 16, 2015

WNYC
Police are trying out a gunshot detection system, again.

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NYC Teen Thespians Confront Human Trafficking

Sunday, March 15, 2015

WNYC
An all-girls theater company performed at an event to get teens talking about how to detect and stop trafficking, as the state Assembly considers a bill to tackle the problem.

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Investigation Finds 'Unsafe and Unhealthy' Conditions in City's Homeless Shelters

Thursday, March 12, 2015

A new report from the Department of Investigation cites rats, vermin and other filth in New York City's shelter system.

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NYC Gives Boost to Women Business Owners

Thursday, March 12, 2015

WNYC
The de Blasio administration is launching a new program, WE NYC, to expand the number of women entrepreneurs over the next three years. 

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De Blasio Sends State a Message on Schools

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

WNYC
While he talks about about how the city is fixing struggling schools, he's sending a message to lawmakers across the state.

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