10-Story Glass Building to Go Up in Meat Packing District
November 25, 2009
The old Meatpacking District will soon be home to a new 10-story glass, mixed-use, retail and commercial building. The structure received the green light from the city to go 24 percent higher than c....
Cash for Caulkers
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 25, 2009
David Leonhardt, New York Times economics columnist and staff writer for the magazine talks about the weatherization stimulus and other economic news.
Worst Decade Ever?
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 25, 2009
Andy Serwer, managing editor of Fortune Magazine, as the first decade of the 21st Century draws to a close, he asks if the 00's were the worst yet.
Chamber of Commerce Hot over Climate Change Battle
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 23, 2009
David Fahrenthold, Washington Post staff writer discusses the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's lobbying around climate change legislation and the recent departure of some chamber member corporations.
No Logo: One Decade Later
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 19, 2009
Journalist and activist Naomi Klein discusses the ten-year anniversary of the release of her landmark book NO LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies.
New Yorkers Speak Out at Gas Drilling Hearing
November 11, 2009
Nearly a thousand New Yorkers turned out last night for the chance to comment on the record on natural gas and drinking water. State regulators have offered a plan to allow gas drilling near the city....
Drilling, Dredging and New York’s Water
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 10, 2009
Two issues pertaining to water in New York are coming to a head. Riverkeeper president Alex Matthiessen, discusses natural gas drilling in the watershed and the cleanup of PCB's in the Hudson River. ProPublica reporter Abrahm Lustgarten has been covering the drilling issue and his latest report is on radioactivity in the wastewater. Then journalist David Gargill writes about the dredging operation in an article called "The General Electric Superfraud" in the December issue of Harper’s Magazine.
Public Forum on Catskills Gas Drilling Tonight at Stuyvesant HS
November 10, 2009
The debate over gas drilling in the Catskills is coming to New York City. This evening, a state agency will host a public forum on plans to oversee drilling in the formation known as the Marcellus Sh....
Major Reconstruction Project Slated for Major Deegan to Begin in 2012
November 09, 2009
Traffic on the Major Deegan in the Bronx is fated to get worse before getting better. The state Department of Transportation is planning a $250-million project just south of Yankee Stadium. WNYC's Ma....
NYS Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Drilling Plan
November 05, 2009
Albany is granting the city more time to comment on a controversial plan to allow gas drilling near its upstate drinking water reservoirs. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more. REOPRTER: City officials ask....
Where's the Beef?
The Brian Lehrer Show
November 02, 2009
Author of the bestselling novels Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer, discusses his new work of non-fiction, Eating Animals, and his attempt to resolve the issue of meat-eating versus vegetarianism.
Upcoming event with Jonathan Safran Foer:
November 16, 2009
Barnes and Noble Union Square, 7pm.
Bike Lanes: A Ride Down Grand Street
October 29, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg has been redefining New York’s streets as places to walk and ride bicycles, not just drive. He’s turned Times Square into a pedestrian zone, introduced traffic calming measures a....
Chesapeake Energy Abandons Plans to Drill in NYC Watershed
October 28, 2009
An energy company is giving up its plans to drill near the city's upstate reservoirs, citing concerns over the safety of drinking water. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more. Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energ....
City Disagrees with Albany About Gas Drilling Near Reservoirs
October 24, 2009
The Bloomberg administration says Albany's plan to allow natural gas drilling near drinking water reservoirs would leave the water supply open to contamination. WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports the city a....
David Byrne on City Cycling
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 22, 2009
Back in the 1970s biking around NYC may not have been cool, but David Byrne was doing it and hasn't stopped since. The former Talking Heads frontman proclaims his love for two-wheeled transport in his new book, Bicycle Diaries.
Junior Omnivores
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 22, 2009
Michael Pollan, food activist and author, explains the personal and global health implications of food choices to a younger audience in his new book,The Omnivore's Dilemma for Kids: The Secrets Behind What You Eat.
Wild Life on the 7 Line
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 21, 2009
Janette Kim, director of the Urban Landscape Lab at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and Glen Cummings, founder of the graphic design firm MTWTF, talk about Safari 7, the reading room and podcast tour of the “political ecology” along the 7 subway line, from Times Square to Flushing Meadows.
Visit the Safari 7 reading room at Studio X, 180 Varick Street, Ste. 1610, in lower Manhattan.
Wild Life on the 7 Line
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 21, 2009
Janette Kim, director of the Urban Landscape Lab at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, and Glen Cummings, founder of the graphic design firm MTWTF, talk about their podcast safari along the 7 subway line from Times Square to Flushing Meadows.
30 Issues Day 20: Green Jobs, Recycling, Renewable Energy Policy
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 16, 2009
How green are the candidates? Miquela Craytor, executive director of Sustainable South Bronx, discusses the New York City mayoral candidates' records and Ed Rodgers, NJN News environment correspondent and public affairs producer, discusses the New Jersey gubernatorial candidates' records on green jobs, recycling, and renewable energy policy.
City Launches Gowanus Cleanup
October 10, 2009
The city is launching a $150 million project to clean up Brooklyn's foul-smelling Gowanus Canal, hoping to head off a move by the federal government to add the waterway to its Superfund list. REPORT....
The Road to Renewable Energy
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 12, 2009
Environmental journalist Amanda Little discusses her new book, Power Trip: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells--Our Ride to the Renewable Future
Event
Discussion, Q&A, and book signing: October 14th at the New York Public Library on Mulberry Street at 6:30PM.
Heavy Winds Knocked Out Power, Downed Trees
October 08, 2009
The clean up continues today after heavy winds took their toll on the New York metro region yesterday. City Parks Commissioner Adrien Benepe says the city's 311 hotline received around a 1,000 calls....
Drilling for Gas Upstate and New York City's Water
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 06, 2009
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica reporter (and author of the newly published book China’s Great Train) returns to discuss the draft environmental review of natural gas drilling upstate and its impact on New York City’s water.
City Study Says Drilling Near Reservoirs is Risky
October 05, 2009
The Paterson Administration is preparing to green-light natural gas drilling near the city's reservoirs upstate. But a report commissioned by the city says drilling could contaminate the public water....
