Arun Venugopal appears in the following:
Changes Might be Coming to 9/11 Ceremony
Monday, September 10, 2007
New York, NY —
The reading of the nearly three thousand victims' names is currently a fixture of the annual remembrance of Nine Eleven in New York City....but Mayor Bloomberg is in favor of future mayors changing that, and other aspects of the ceremony.
BLOOMBERG: I don't know what great ...
Residents Unhappy with Columbia Expansion
Thursday, August 02, 2007
New York, NY —
Columbia University already owns over half the properties in the area near the Hudson River, between about 125th and 135th Streets. This is the part of Manhattan it wants to remake into a high-tech additional campus.
REPORTER: The planning process is underway, but it's moved past ...
Columbia Presents Expansion Plan
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
New York, NY —
Columbia University presented its plan to remake a 17 acre area of Harlem to the city planning commission. The ambitious plan met got mixed reviews. WNYC'S Arun Venugopal was there.
The star of the presentation was the Italian celebrity architect Renzo Piano. He laid out his ...
Students Perform Shakespeare on the Subway to Raise Money
Thursday, June 21, 2007
They're not selling candy, not even for a basketball team or to stay out of trouble. No, theater students Peter Vack and Troian Bellisario are raising money on the subway by performing Shakespeare. It's their summer job. They're both theater students at the University of Southern California. They spoke to ...
Community Offer Competing Expansion Plans for Columbia University
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
New York, NY —
Columbia University and an uptown community board have presented two competing visions for the future of West Harlem. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more on the City Planning Commission's review.
REPORTER: Columbia says its proposal will transform what it considers an under-used area into a gleaming, 17 ...
Regional Leaders Request PA Transparency
Monday, June 18, 2007
New York, NY —
Governors Jon Corzine and Eliot Spitzer want to make the Port Authority more open to public scrutiny. WNYC'S Arun Venugopal has more.
The Port Authority has a $5 billion annual budget, which it uses to run airports, tunnels and bridges throughout the region. But just how ...
Financial Peek at Chase Deal
Friday, June 15, 2007
New York, NY —
JP Morgan Chase is latest corporation to move back downtown. It's set to develop a 1.3 million square foot tower on the former site of the Deutsche Bank building, which is currently being torn down. WNYC'S Arun Venugopal has more.
JP Morgan Chase is spending $2 ...
Con Ed Makes $1.4 Billion in Improvements
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
New York, NY —
Con Edison says it's ready for the summer heat. The utility says it's made a number of improvements, especially in Queens and doesn't expect any repeats of last year's blackout. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.
Con Ed is on a spending spree. The company is making ...
Columbia Expansion Faces Neighborhood Controversy
Friday, June 01, 2007
New York, NY —
Columbia University's proposal to transform a large section of upper Manhattan is about to become official. On Monday, the land-use review process, known as ULURP, is set to begin. But the timing of the announcement has opponents of the plan crying foul. WNYC's Arun Venugopal ...
Controversial Vote on Street Naming
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
New York, NY —
Today, the City Council votes on renaming streets across the city after Alvin Ailey, Jerry Orbach and others. But one proposed name change, in honor of controversial black activist Sonny Carson, has been removed from the list. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.
REPORTER: Sonny Carson was ...
Lawsuit Hits FDNY
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
New York, NY —
The Fire Department is being sued by the US Department of Justice for failing to hire enough blacks and Latinos. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.
The lawsuit contends that entrance exams administered by the fire department in 1999 and 2002 kept minority recruitment disproportionately low. Just ...
Contraceptive Use Increases
Monday, May 21, 2007
New York, NY —
Emergency contraception, commercially-known as Plan B, is now available in nearly all pharmacies in the city. That's according to a survey commissioned by the City Council. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.
The survey found that 94% of pharmacies now carry Plan B over the counter, compared ...
Pakistani Rape Victim Comes to US to Speak Out for Women's Rights
Friday, May 18, 2007
New York, NY —
Five years ago, in a village in Pakistan, an event took place that would eventually make news around the world. A tribal council decreed that a woman named Mukhtaran Mai had to be raped multiple times. The sentence was carried out, but instead of staying ...
Indian Mangos Reach New York
Saturday, May 12, 2007
New York, NY —
It's taken a few thousand years but the journey of the Indian mango to the New World has finally come to an end. The first shipment of USDA approved mangos recently arrived at JFK airport. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more on the excitement the mango's ...
Electrocution Caused Death of Track Worker
Thursday, May 03, 2007
New York, NY —
Danny Boggs, the subway track worker who died last week, was electrocuted. That's according to one official in the Transport Workers Union who’s close to the investigation. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.
According to the official, Boggs was struck by a train and lost his arm, ...
Queens Neighborhood Picked for Renovation
Wednesday, May 02, 2007
New York, NY —
Willets Point, near Shea Stadium, will undergo a major makeover if the city gets its way. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.
The city is hoping to transform what is currently a bleak industrial zone marked by auto repair shops, into a mixed-use neighborhood with thousands of ...
Subway Workers Respond to Death
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
New York, NY —
Subway workers are mourning the death of one of their own - the second track fatality in less than a week. But track workers say the dangers will continue until management makes some serious changes. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.
REPORTER: For some track workers, this ...
Lawyers Challenge Judge’s Videotaping Decision
Thursday, April 26, 2007
New York, NY —
The city's lawyers return to court today to tell a federal judge he was wrong. In February, the judge ruled that a decades-old settlement - part of what's known as the Handschu case - prohibits the police department from filming protests unless they suspect a ...
Sharpton Holds What Some Call "Faux Primary"
Thursday, April 19, 2007
New York, NY —
Its day two of the National Action Network's annual convention, presidential contenders and prominent media personalities spent the day grappling with the state of Black America. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more from midtown.
Today's program is jam packed with presidential contenders or their proxies. Governor Bill ...
WTC Foundation Closes in on Goal
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
New York, NY —
The World Trade Center Memorial Foundation is getting close to its fundraising goal. It's now raised $300 million for the construction of the memorial. WNYC's Arun Venugopal has more.
The foundation has raised $165 million just in the last six months after Mayor Bloomberg took charge ...