Andrea Bernstein

Last night was a big night for the Republican presidential candidates. Fred Thompson was on NBC's Tonight Show, and the rest of the candidates debated on Fox. Steve Kornacki, columnist for the New York Observer, and WNYC reporter Andrea Bernstein, pick the highlights and the low points of the night.

Senator Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill are appearing at a series of campaign rallies in the key primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa this weekend. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

BERNSTEIN: Even though labor-day is the usual start to a general election campaign, Senator Clinton is pushing the tradition ...

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Public Schools open for the year today. Improving public school education has been a theme of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s tenure. But as more families become interested in public education – and with more and more housing being built – the question of where to place ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency has approved another delay in the clean up of PCBs from the Upper Hudson River.

If the EPA had held the General Electric company to its orignial plan, the Hudson River clean up would have been underway for a year now. ...

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A draft environmental review of the proposed Atlantic Yards arena high rise project finds the massive development would have little impact on the environment or city services. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

REPORTER: The 4000 report finds the 16 high rises and Nets arena would have a ...

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There’s a contested U.S. Senate race in New York this year. But you wouldn’t necessary know it by watching Hillary Clinton. In New York, Clinton’s been keeping strictly to policy and constituent service. Beyond the state’s boundaries – every appearance causes wild speculation. WNYC’s Andrea ...

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A year ago today, the International Olympic Committee chose London to host the 2012 Olympics. The vote marked the end of a ten-year, $30-million effort to bring the Olympics to New York. But while Olympic dreams have faded, the bid itself left a lasting mark ...

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The first residential tower on the Williamsburg waterfront resulting from that neighborhood's recent rezoning is on its way up. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

REPORTER: It was once a sugar refinery. But now this plot of land with a head-on view of the Empire ...

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Mayor Bloomberg will be convening an international conference of large cities trying to reduce global warming. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

Because of their density and high use of mass transit, cities tend to be more environmentally efficient than suburbs or rural areas. Now the Bloomberg ...

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The Municipal Art society says the Brooklyn Atlantic Yards project violates accepted planning principles as currently envisioned. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

REPORTER: Broadening the debate over the proposed arena/high rise project beyond the borders of Brooklyn, Kent Bartwick, head of the the civic planning group ...

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William Weld, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts, is abandoning his quest to be the next governor of New York.

REPORTER: When Weld got into the race last summer, there was a golden-boy quality about him. Rudy Giuliani was said to be backing the bid, as ...

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In an unofficial kick-off to his campaign for Governor, Eliot Spitzer has been on a bus tour through 16 counties. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein rode the bus and filed this campaign notebook.

REPORTER: Jumping off his campaign bus, arriving at rally after rally this week, Eliot Spitzer ...

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WNYC has learned that the city Department of Transportation is quietly considering a plan to open parts of the city's parkways to small trucks. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

Parkways were originally designed for pleasure driving, and current rules exclude all commercial vehicles. But the city has ...

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The city council is set to pass tough new lobbying restrictions today. But critics say a loophole in the bill won't sufficiently curtail lobbyists power. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

The new law will restrict lobbyists access to lawmakers and will prevent them from freely wandering ...

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The last time anybody asked the residents of Brooklyn whether they wanted a basketball arena and high rise project at the Atlantic Yards, more Brooklynites than not said “WHY NOT”? But an increasing number of influential individuals and groups in the brownstone neighborhoods nearby are ...

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Architect Frank Gehry today unveils new designs for the 22-acre Atlantic Yards high rise and arena complex. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has more.

Last summer, Gehry leaked a set of designs to the New York times that startled many Brooklynites, who hadn't quite realized the development included ...

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A little more than a week after Jane Jacobs died, planners, activists and thinkers have been debating her legacy. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein has been listening in. She filed this report.

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The Port Authority is poised to ratify a deal today with developer Larry Silverstein over control of the World Trade Center site. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

The deal brings to a close months of raucous negotiations over control of the new office towers. Under the agreement, ...

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Developer Larry Silverstein says he's agreeing to all the major points of a deal outlined by New York, New Jersey, and the Port Authority for control of the World Trade Center site. WNYC's Andrea Bernstein reports.

Standing in front of the long silver column of the ...

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City residents are aiming to build an 11-mile network of bikeways and parks in an unexpected place – the South Bronx. And they’re taking as their inspiration from another city you might not immediately think of – Bogota, Colombia. WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein has this report.

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