wnyc.org / 93.9fm / am 820

Rescuing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

Adam Davidson, NPR correspondent for international business and economics, updates us on the financial troubles facing Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.

• Comments [23]
• Email
• Save

The Ol' Ballgame

The All-Star game is in our midst, but is baseball still America's favorite pastime? Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist breaks down the dollars and cents of the bat and ball.

• Comments [32]
• Email
• Save

Ru$h Hour

New York City is testing the meters-- parking meters that is. During rush hour, meter rates will double in parts of Manhattan. Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation Janette Sadik-Khan talks about how the plan will reduce traffic congestion. Also in the conversation, Donald Shoup, Professor of Urban Planning at UCLA, makes the case for why cheap parking can hurt the city.

See The Street Closings Map Generated From Your Suggestions

• Comments [73]
• Email
• Save

DiVA Spa

80th District Assemblymember Naomi Rivera and Jorge Merced, associate artistic director of Pregones Theater, talk about "The Phone Call," an interactive play raising awareness of teen dating violence as part of the sixth annual DiVA Spa event.

• Comments [17]
• Email
• Save

A New Standard

Sunday Mayor Bloomberg introduced a new method for measuring poverty. What are the implications for the city's poor? Linda Gibbs, New York City's deputy mayor for health and human services, explains the new definition.

Read the New York Times coverage

• Comments [35]
• Email
• Save

Im Cabaret, au Cabaret, to Cabaret

New York City is considering repealing the "Cabaret Laws." The 80+ year old rules restrict dancing to licensed nighttime venues. John McGarvey, spokesman for Metropolis in Motion, talks about the impact on the city if the laws were taken off the books. Also in conversation, NYU law professor Paul Chevigny. Paul He is also author of, Jazz and the Cabaret Laws in New York City.

• Comments [18]
• Email
• Save