Bob Hennelly speaks to Soterios Johnson on the results of New York City's 2009 primary elections.

The New York City Off Track Betting Corporation is headed for Chapter Nine bankruptcy. Governor Paterson issued an executive order yesterday, clearing the way for reorganization; saying he didn't have much choice.

PTERSON: This is the only way that we feel that OTB can preserve its diversities and at the same ...

NYC-TV is the city's own television station, and it used be, well, a sleepy place not exactly known for cutting edge broadcasts. Under Mayor Bloomberg, who made his fortune in the media business, the annual budget of NYC-TV jumped from about $2-million to over $10-million, and attracted some of the ...

Back in May two governors, one mayor, and developer Larry Silverstein held a summit at Gracie Mansion to work out their differences.

BLOOMBERG: We cannot allow this not to get done. And we're not going to negotiate in public. we're not going to sit there and say specifically what each side ...

It was during the Nixon administration that the language of waging a war on illegal drugs took root. After 40 years of emphasizing a law enforcement approach and different substances coming and going in waves, the actual supply and demand of drugs has not changed much. Joining us is Reporter ...

Hospitals in New York City report fewer adverse incidents to health authorities than others around the state. That could mean they’re safer, but a recent investigation by the New York Daily News suggests these hospitals are just reporting problems less often than others. Daily News reporter Greg Smith led the ...

In New Jersey the dust is still settling after the biggest law enforcement roundup of local officials in a generation. As the work-week starts, most of the elected officials caught up in the sweep still hold on to their public office, despite Governor Corzine's call for them to resign.

Meanwhile, the ...

A US federal judge has ruled that the Fire Department of New York used recruitment exams that discriminated against blacks and Hispanics. The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed against the city by a black firefighters' organization and the US Department of Justice.

It found the predominantly white FDNY ...

You’ve heard of Top Chef and Project Runway, well, now the world of contemporary art is about to get a dose of reality – reality TV.

This past weekend lines formed around the block outside the White Columns gallery, as hopefuls gathered to audition for Bravo’s first Reality TV show - ...

The filmmaker Kenneth Anger grew up in Santa Monica, went to dancing school with Shirley Temple and Judy Garland, and gained notoriety in the late 50s for writing a tell-all book about Hollywood’s rich-and-famous.

He’s become an influential experimental filmmaker with an interest in the occult and in queer issues, who ...

You could think of it as a game of musical chairs involving The New York Times, Spanish language broadcaster Univision, and this station, WNYC.

When the music stops, Univision's La Kalle station will move down the radio dial to a more desirable frequency; WQXR, the classical station, will also move along ...

The second day of confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor gets underway later this morning in Washington. Among her supporters watching the proceedings in person will be Cesar Perales, president of Latino Justice/Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund. He joins us to discuss the hearings.

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Bruno - the flamboyant gay Austrian - is the latest invention of British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. Cohen, of course, is the creator of Borat, and now he’s back with an even more ridiculous character. The movie Bruno comes out today, and film critic Nathan Lee has checked it out, ...

The chaos in the State Senate may be happening 136 miles from New York City up in Albany, but the chamber's paralysis has a direct impact on the city, especially now that senators allowed several laws to expire. WNYC's Bob Hennelly joins us now.

Today is the last day of class for New York City public school students. But the test prep isn’t over yet for Mayor Bloomberg. He faces the voters this fall as he runs for a third term. Bloomberg has made school reform one of his top priorities.

WNYC’s education reporter Beth ...

Two state agencies are spending this week revising the deal that would bring the Nets basketball team and a massive real estate development, to Brooklyn.

The board of the MTA is expected to vote this morning on a new payment schedule, that would allow the developer to put only $20-million down ...

Blood, gore, guts, and fancy martial arts moves: just a typical night at the New York Asian Film Festival, which kicks off later this week. It’s the biggest festival to date: 51 films, plus a host of special guests. But parts of the Asian film bubble are actually bursting. Culture ...

The chaos on the New York State Senate floor started just after three o'clock yesterday afternoon, when Senator Tom Libous introduced a motion to reorganize the leadership of the State Senate wrenching control back from Democrats who had taken a slim two-vote majority in November's election.

It was the first time ...