Kathleen Horan

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In recent years, Coney Island has been known more for its boarded up buildings and steady decline than for its amusements. But that could change this Memorial Day, with the arrival of 19 new rides.

The city is leasing about six acres of land to a ...

Virgil Alderson's Manhole Cover Condom Wrapper

With Valentine's Day coming up, there may be no better time to remind you that the city's condom-wrapper design competition will climax soon. (Well, we couldn’t exactly resist).

Almost 600 people submitted ...

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The new chair of the New York State Liquor Authority is vowing to improve his organization. Dennis Rosen made the case last night at a "nightlife forum" on the Lower East Side. WNYC's Kathleen Horan reports on Rosen's first meeting with the general public since ...

Lorraine Gordon has been running the Village Vanguard for more than 20 years. But she's had a much longer relationship with jazz music.

Gordon wrote a book a few years ago with Barry Singer called "Alive at the Village Vanguard, My Life in and Out of Jazz Time." She details ...

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"I got mixed up with my husband, that's how I got mixed up with the Vanguard."

That's Lorraine Gordon, owner of the The Village Vanguard jazz club. Later this month, the legendary spot will celebrate its 75th anniversary. The former speakeasy turned variety venue eventually became ...

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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. is warning Haitians applying for Temporary Protected Status to beware of scams.

Following the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, the Obama administration announced that eligible Haitian nationals living illegally in the U.S. would be granted Temporary Protected ...

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City officials are planning an ambitious redesign of bus and bikeways on the East Side, from the tip of Manhattan to Harlem. The City Department of Transportation's Joseph Barr says the plan will include high-speed bus lanes and much more:

"Improving bus service is important, but ...

The unassuming sign next to the Waldorf Astoria's Tower elevators directed psychoanalysts and members of the media to a 30th floor cocktail party. In the well appointed suite, a few dozen people drifted between tables serving finger food, wine, and soda. The fete kicked off the annual National ...

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Six Long Island nail salon workers have filed a federal lawsuit against their employers for labor violations and racial discrimination. The workers say the owners not only failed to pay them minimum wage or overtime, but physically and verbally abused them.

Mika Nagasaki with the "Justice ...

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The city's fire department has a new leader, veteran smoke-eater Sal Cassano. He was sworn in by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as the city's 32nd Fire Commissioner on Monday.

Cassano says he'll focus on a new, risk-based inspection system for city buildings. He'll also update equipment including ...

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Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau is retiring after serving in his post for 35 years. He's prosecuted mob bosses, notorious killers, CEO's, and celebrities. And after so many decades - he's become a kind of celebrity himself. WNYC's Kathleen Horan sat down with Morgenthau for ...

District Attorney Robert Morgenthau has been in office since 1975 -- and he’s literally been in the same offices for all those years.

As anyone who has moved after a very long time knows, it can be quite a task.

This week, the eighth floor at 1 Hogan Place was ...

Need to say good riddance to bad memories from 2009?

Head to Times Square, where organizers of New York City's New Year's Eve celebration are setting up shredders today. The public will be able to dump everything from ...

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After much speculation about who would replace outgoing Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scopetta, a 40-year veteran with the FDNY, has been tapped to fill the post. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

REPORTER: Salvatore Cassano, who's currently the highest ranking uninformed officer in the department, has been named ...

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Workers who clean Broadway theatres have a new 3-year tentative contract.

REPORTER: The deal averts an unwelcome strike during the booming holiday season. The cleaners, porters and matrons are set to get an increased contribution to their pension fund and a six-percent raise. In addition, Hector ...

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The city's cab drivers soon won't be able to wear any "bluetooth" devices in their ears, let alone communicate with them. Taxi and Limousine Commission officials say the rule is necessary because the hidden headsets make it difficult to enforce the existing ban on all ...

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A New York State crime lab where a forensic analyst falsified test results for 15 years has called into question hundreds of closed criminal cases, and the standards for forensic testing itself.

An Inspector General's report says not only was the analyst unqualified to perform his ...

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The Manhattan District Attorney and the Justice Department have won a more-than-half-billion-dollar settlement from one of Switzerland's largest banks. WNYC's Kathleen Horan has more.

REPORTER: Credit Suisse has been under investigation for more than 2 years for doing business with countries subject to U.S. economic sanctions, ...

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The MTA is considering service cuts to bridge a nearly $400-million budget gap including a proposal that would eliminate free metro cards for students. And that has some subway and bus riders reacting with disbelief. Brooklyn's Theresa Twum says she dreads having to ask her ...

Kathleen Guzman has been an auctioneer and appraiser for 30 years. She's auctioned off everything from a watercolor by Monet to the Wizard of Oz's Ruby Slippers. She decided to put her experience to use volunteering at Housing Works after losing her full-time job earlier this year.

Listen to the ...