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Howard Beach Revisited

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Friday, July 01, 2005

Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes came to prominence as the special prosecutor in the 1986 racially motivated attack of three black men by a gang of white youths. He’ll discuss the latest hate crime in Howard Beach and how the first one changed the city. Plus, the best and worst of summer movies.

Howard Beach Revisited

Charles Hynes, Brooklyn District Attorney, special prosecutor of the 1986 Howard Beach racial attack
- offers his insight into the recent bias crime in Howard Beach, Queens
» Brooklyn District Attorney's Office

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Childs Play

Paul Goldberger, dean of Parson's School of Design and architecture critic for the New Yorker
- on David Child's redesign of the Freedom Tower (and how it differs from Daniel Libeskind's master plan)
» New Freedom Tower Design

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Special NPR Coverage

of Sandra Day O'Connor's resignation from the Supreme Court

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Hunger Not!

John Coonrod, Vice President of the Hunger Project,
-says there are proven methods of fighting hunger
» Jennifer The Hunger Project

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Special NPR Coverage

of President Bush speaking in the Rose Garden about the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

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War of the Blockbusters

Owen Gleiberman, Film Critic at Entertainment Weekly,
-gives the lowdown on summer movies
» Entertainment Weekly
and then is joined by
Sharon Waxman, Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times and author, Rebels on the Backlot: Maverick Directors And How They Conquered The Hollywood ...

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When the Cat's Away...Supreme Court Justices will Retire!

Dear Brian,

Please do not ever go on vacation again. I think by now enough vacations with missed momentous events have taken place for there to be a scientific correlation between your absence on WNYC and the 'changing of America as we know it.'

Not sure what your wife and ...

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Photo File: Owen


John Coonrod of the Hunger Project


Owen Gleiberman is serious about summer movies


Guest host and swell gal Sarah Crichton

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