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Remodeling City Senior Centers
December 04, 2008
The debate rages on at City Hall as to whether the city should go forward with its planned modernization of the more than 300 senior centers around the city. Many elderly New Yorkers and their advoc....
State Auto Workers Say 'Bail Out Big Three'
December 04, 2008
Representatives for auto workers and car dealers in New York State say if Congress doesn't approve a rescue package for the Big Three automakers, hundreds of the state's dealers and suppliers could g....
FDNY Night Shift Pt. 2
December 04, 2008
Four firehouses in the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Lower Manhattan will be shuttered overnight, starting January 17th, to help the city close a $1.2 billion budget gap. The FDNY says the sit....
FDNY Night Shift
December 04, 2008
Starting in mid-January, the Fire Department is closing four firehouses overnight. The budget-cutting move will affect Engine 4 in Lower Manhattan, Engine 161 on Staten Island, Engine 271 in Brookly....
Fixing the MTA Budget Deficit
December 04, 2008
It's a plan designed to spread the burden among the largest group of people. At least that's how Richard Ravitch described his panel's recommendations for bailing out the Metropolitan Transportation....
Swap this!
December 04, 2008
New York takes a step towards regulation of the tricky instruments known as credit default swaps. ....
ACORN takes $1.5 Million from Ratner
December 03, 2008
The local chapter of ACORN helped get Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards project approved. Now, the developer is helping out the non-profit housing group. An ACORN spokesman says Forest City Ratner gave it h....
Finance Guidance
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 04, 2008
The weekly December guest,
Private Partnerships = Public Public Payoff
December 03, 2008
A former banker says going public ruined investment banking. ....
Deficit Dove
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 04, 2008
State Mortgage Agency Offers More Loans
December 03, 2008
Fewer banks are willing to make home loans these days, and the State of New York Mortgage Agency, or SONYMA, is picking up some of the slack. The agency says the total value of loans it's bought so ....
Governors Meet with President-Elect to Discuss Possible State Bailouts
December 02, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama met with 41 of the nation's governors in Philadelphia, including those from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Obama told the governors he wants their input on an eco....
D is for Default
December 02, 2008
Private investors and Albany both grapple with housing foreclosures. ....
Deficit Dove
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 03, 2008
Uncommon Economic Indicators
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 03, 2008
Up and Dow
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 03, 2008
The Little Things
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 03, 2008
December 3, 2008
The Dow goes up and down, but it's the smaller changes that paint the true picture of recession. From wine sales to used clothing, diners to shrinks: NYC's "uncommon" economic indicators. Plus, an update from Mumbai from The New York Times'
NY Commission Calls for Property Tax Cap
December 02, 2008
Governor Paterson is getting support in his effort to cap New York State's property tax rate. A new report from his Commission on Property Tax Relief recommends ways the state could cap local school....
Can Biotech Grow New Jobs?
December 01, 2008
Fred Mogul reports on efforts to build a science park in Manhattan. ....
The Big Payback
December 01, 2008
Banks usually overestimate what they owe on their quarterly taxes, and claim adjustments at the end of the year. Mayor Bloomberg says during healthy economies, the city has typically paid back corpo....
The Dark Side of Black Friday
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 02, 2008
Creative Capital
The Brian Lehrer Show
December 02, 2008
