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(Julep67/flickr)Sick and Dirty
A recent report is casting a light on the sanitation of New York hospitals. While certain ones are driving up the state’s average, it’s against the law to know which ones. Plus, the secret to stopping the junk mail invasion at home.
July is Photo Month at the BL Show Flickr Page!
This week's photo project is a collaboration with Slideluck Potshow. We're calling it "Change for the Better, Change for the Worse."
You can see all the great submissions here, showing changes of all shapes and colors. Click here for all the info you need to participate! We'll screen the winners at Slideluck Potshow XII in August at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn.
Banking on Banking
The news of IndyMac, along with other banking woes, has consumers concerned for their money. Joan Goldwasser, senior reporter for Kiplinger's Personal Finance, discusses the best ways to keep your money safe.
You can contact the FDIC at 877.275.3342
Open Phones: Race Relations
We take your phone calls on race relations in America, following the New York Times/CBS News poll released today.
The Secret Power of Junk Mail
Annabelle Gurwitch, spokesperson for the “Do Not Mail Registry” and host of Planet Green’s WA$TED, and Jerry Cerasale, Senior Vice President of government affairs at the Direct Marketing Association, debate the virtues of junk mail.
Wa$ted airs Wednesdays at 9:00 pm on Discovery's Planet Green
DMA - How to Remove your Name from Marketing Lists.
Coming Clean on Dirty Hospitals
New York’s rate of hospital infections is higher than the rest of the country. But it’s illegal to know which hospitals are doing the most damage. Assemblyman Richard Gottfried (D-75) and Dr. Betsy McCaughey, former Lieutenant Governor of New York and Chair and Founder of the Committee to Reduce Infections Deaths (RID), discuss why the law is barring the release of the dirty secrets.
Lower East Side Rezoning
Manhattan Community Board 3 has recently approved the much contested Lower East Side rezoning. Josephine Lee, spokesperson for the Coalition to Protect Chinatown and the Lower East Side, explains the opposition, and to discuss both sides of the debate is New York Times reporter, Jennifer 8 Lee.
See it, Do it?
New York City is brainstorming ways to deter gropers on trains. One suggestion is putting ads up threatening to punish the illegal acts. Similar efforts in Boston were recently put in place, but some think an ad campaign might encourage inappropriate behavior. In the conversation, Gene Russianoff, staff attorney at NYPIRG Straphangers campaign. Also, Gina Scaramella, executive director of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center.
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