Robert Lewis

Reporter, WNYC News

Robert Lewis appears in the following:

Gun Groups to Sue New York Over Assault Weapons Ban

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

WNYC

Gun groups plan to sue the state of New York over a new gun control law.

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#CoastCheck: Making Money Off Sandy

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Janet Babin checks in from the next stop on her road trip from Cape May to Montauk. Also, WNYC's Robert Lewis discusses his reporting on what companies have gotten lucrative contracts post-Sandy -- and the economics of a disaster.

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Disaster Inc: Some Companies Win Big Post-Sandy

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

WNYC
One person’s disaster is another's opportunity. + Comment | Your Post-Sandy Sentiment+ See | Sandy by the Numbers+ Follow | #CoastCheck Road Trip

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Gun Show a Test Case for New York's New Gun Control Laws

Monday, January 28, 2013

Earlier this month New York became the first state to pass comprehensive gun control measures in the wake of December's tragic shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. But that hasn't stoppe...

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Some NY State Contractors Win Big With Sandy

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

WNYC

The New York state comptroller's office on Wednesday released a list of contracts and payments the state made in the two months after Sandy hit.

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Gawker Posts Names of NYC Gun Permit Holders

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

WNYC

Weeks after The Journal News made the controversial decision to publish the names and addresses of pistol permit holders in Rockland and Westchester counties, a celebrity and entertainment website has released the names of people licensed to own a gun in New York City.

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Push to Reform LIPA Comes After Years of Inaction

Tuesday, January 08, 2013

WNYC

A commission Governor Andrew Cuomo formed after Sandy is calling for the privatization of the Long Island Power Authority — the embattled authority his father, then-Governor Mario Cuomo, formed more than a quarter-century ago. That would be a dramatic reform to a state-run power company that has been troubled since its inception. But while many have cheered the march toward action, some have also questioned why it took so long.   

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Commission Urges Cuomo to Privatize LIPA

Monday, January 07, 2013

A New York state commission is calling on the governor and legislature to privatize the Long Island Power Authority.

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Little New York Regulation of Rifle Used in Deadly Shootings

Wednesday, January 02, 2013

WNYC

Almost 19,000 New Yorkers applied for a handgun license in 2009. The state police know who they are, the type of gun they own and where the guns were sold. But when it comes to rifles like the one used to kill 20 first-graders in Newtown, they haven’t got a clue.

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Moreland Commission Cancels Public Hearings

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

The state panel charged with investigating how power companies performed during Sandy made last-minute cancellations to the public hearings that were to take place Wednesday night and...

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State Officials Mull End of LIPA

Thursday, December 20, 2012

WNYC

State officials are working on plans to overhaul and possibly kill the Long Island Power Authority two months after Sandy knocked out power for nearly a million customers – almost all of Nassau and Suffolk counties.

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Long Islanders Ask Commission to End LIPA

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Many Long Island residents and officials want the state to reform - possibly even get rid of - the Long Island Power Authority. They voiced their frustrations at a public hearing on Long Island Tuesday night.

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Question and Answer Session

Friday, November 20, 1964

Recorded during a symposium on the Moscow Art Theatre, speakers answer questions from Stella Adler and other audience members about Stanislavski's method of acting.

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