Marc Garber

Host, WNYC News

Marc Garber appears in the following:

3 Brooklyn Sites Up For Landmark Designation

Sunday, September 22, 2013

WNYC

Three sites in Brooklyn and one in Westchester County are being considered for designation as historic landmarks.

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WQXR's The Washington Report

Monday, August 19, 2013

WNYC

Marc Garber  talks with New York Times Chief Washington correspondent David Sanger about the dire situation In Egypt, the Edward Snowden situation, and what's on the President's agenda as he returns from vacation. 

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Cory Booker: Newark Mayor, US Senate Candidate, and Tech Entrepreneur

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

Newark, NJ Mayor Cory Booker holds a $1 million to $5 million stake in a tech start-up that curates videos on the web. That's just one of Mayor Booker's close ties to the tech industry, according to a report in The New York Times.

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A New York 'Middleman' in the Baseball Doping Scandal

Wednesday, August 07, 2013

The baseball doping scandal dominating sports headlines this week has put an employee of a prominent New York sports agency, ACES, in the spotlight. In an article in The New York Times Wednesday, Steve Eder delves into the role a so-called middleman, Juan Carlos Nunez, may have played in the unfolding scandal.

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Thousands To Ride In 5 Boro Bike Tour

Saturday, May 04, 2013

WNYC

The largest annual bicycling event in the U.S. happens Sunday on the streets of New York.

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Compost for the Community

Sunday, April 21, 2013

WNYC

A project aimed at improving soil and bringing fresh food production to underserved communities launches in New York City Monday.

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Secretary Hagel Goes to Afghanistan

Monday, March 11, 2013

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his first overseas trip to Afghanistan as head of the Pentagon. By most accounts, it wasn’t exactly a diplomatic success. In this week's Washington Report, David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, talks to Marc Garber  about the bumps and bruises from the trip, as well as the debate that is brewing over how much can be cut from the defense budget.

Commissioner Kelly Says Handguns Are the Issue

Sunday, January 27, 2013

WNYC

New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says handguns are overwhelmingly the main problem on New York City streets when it comes to gun violence.

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A Renewed Push for Paid Sick Leave Amidst Severe Flu Season

Sunday, January 13, 2013

WNYC

While staying home MAY be the best course of action when it comes to the flu, it's not a viable option for all New Yorkers.

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Killer Sentenced in '70's Cold Case

Monday, January 07, 2013

AP
WNYC

A serial killer already sentenced to death in California has received a prison sentence in New York after he admitted killing two other young women here in the 1970s.

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NY Senators Recommend Gun Control Measures to Veep

Sunday, January 06, 2013

AP
WNYC

As Vice President Joe Biden considers recommendations to curb gun violence, New York's two U.S. Senators are weighing in.

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Analysis: Is More Flooding the New Normal for NJ?

Friday, December 21, 2012

High wind and heavy rain caused delays at local airports, thousands of power outages throughout our region, and flooding in places along the shore in New Jersey Friday.

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OSHA Head on Hazardous Conditions Created by Sandy

Friday, December 07, 2012

The head of New York's agency in charge of workplace safety said he's concerned about the potential dangers lurking in the post-Sandy cleanup efforts.

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Program Offers Funds for Lost Wages During Sandy

Friday, November 16, 2012

WNYC

A federal program is making funds available to those who have lost wages or jobs as a direct result of Hurricane Sandy.

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City Sues for Access to Film Footage in Central Park Jogger Case

Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Lawyers for New York City are seeking access to footage gathered by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns for his movie about the five men exonerated in the Central Park Jogger rape case.

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The Food Emporium Goes to Market

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

WNYC

A&P is selling its Manhattan Food Emporium supermarkets.

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NYPD Official Testifies Spying on Muslims Did Not Generate Leads

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Unsealed court testimony shows  that despite more than six years of spying on Muslim neighborhoods, the NYPD's Demographics Unit has never generated a lead or triggered a terrorism investigation.

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Service Changes and Closures for 4th of July

Wednesday, July 04, 2012

The Fourth of July means changes for mass transit, trash collection and street cleaning. Here's what you should know if you're planning travel for today.

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Museums Free to Military Personnel and Their Families

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

The Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim and the New Museum are among the roughly 40 museums in New York City that will offer free admission to active-duty military service member...

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150 Cameras to Be Installed in Leiby's Brooklyn Neighborhood

Monday, May 21, 2012

The Brooklyn neighborhood where schoolbook 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky was plucked off the street and killed last summer will get 150 new surveillance cameras in his honor.

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