Stephen Nessen appears in the following:
How the Farm Bill Will Affect New Yorkers
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
After two years of delays, Congress is poised to vote on a nearly 1,000-page Farm Bill this week. The bill, which must be renewed every five years, would restore cuts to farm and nutrition programs, while slashing nearly $9 billion from food stamps over 10 years.
The new bill will ...
Police Release Sketch in Journalist Attack; Hate Crime Suspected
Monday, January 27, 2014
Randy Gener, 46, remains in intensive care at St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital.
Broadway Prepares for 'Super Bowl Boulevard'
Friday, January 24, 2014
The Super Bowl is being played in New Jersey, but New York City hosting the pre-game festivities known as the NFL Experience. And starting this Wednesday, 13 blocks of Broadway will be converted into Super Bowl Boulevard—but not everyone is cheering.
Family Fears Remains Belong to Missing Autistic Child
Friday, January 17, 2014
New York at Center of Very Profitable, Very Illegal Ivory Trade
Thursday, January 16, 2014
What Happens When 140-Year-Old Water Main Bursts
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Advocates Press for More School Spending
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Education activists are in Albany trying to pressure the governor to increase education funding in this year's state budget so that schools can get back to pre-recession levels.
New Plan to Buy LICH Preserves Some Health Services
Monday, January 13, 2014
The latest proposal would get rid of the hospital, but some medical services would still be available.
Cooper Union Tuition Plan Gets Final Approval
Friday, January 10, 2014
Five Neighborhoods Living 'Life in the Middle'
Thursday, January 09, 2014
Jim O'Grady and Stephen Nessen, WNYC Reporters, and Jenny Ye, WNYC data news producer, discuss WNYC's series "Life in the Middle," which is exploring five NYC neighborhoods where the median income reflects the city's median income.
The Middle Class Squeeze in Bedford-Stuyvesant
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
In this vast swath of brownstone Brooklyn, filled with Renaissance architecture and stained glass windows, even people in households making more than double the city's median income can hardly afford to stay put.
Medical Marijuana Boosters Not Cheering NY Law
Monday, January 06, 2014
Medical marijuana advocates are skeptical of the changes that would make the drug available in New York.
With No Review, New Skyscrapers Darken Central Park
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Mysterious Gambler Brings In Celebrity Chefs to Cook Dinner for Homeless
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
An anonymous donor who goes by the name "Robin Hood 702" has brought in a White House chef and the executive chef at of Rao's in East Harlem to cook a special Christmas dinner for 200 to 300 people at the New York City Rescue Mission in Chinatown.
Baby, It's Cold Outside: Coat Donations Down 35 Percent This Year
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Dozens of people lined up on a cold Christmas morning outside the New York City Rescue Mission in Chinatown hoping to find a donated coat that might fit and protect against the winter weather.
Here Are the Top-Earning College Presidents
Monday, December 16, 2013
Every year, the Chronicle of Higher Education combs through hundreds of private non-profit colleges' tax forms and releases a list of the top earning school presidents. For 2011, the latest year available, there were some surprises. The president of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, beat out Columbia University's president, coming in third place after the presidents of the University of Chicago and Northeastern University.
Cooper Union Tries to Chill Out Students, Via New Rules
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
After a tumultuous year where students occupied the president's office for 65 days, Cooper Union is revising its student code of conduct. A draft of the proposal would define "disruption" and "obstruction" — and their negative consequences — for the first time.
Some Citi Bike Commuters Laugh in the Face of Snow
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
This morning's wet snow has made the morning commute more of a slog than usual. But that hasn't stopped some New Yorkers from continuing to commute using the city's bike share program.
In Response to Stop and Frisk Allegations, Retailers to Post a 'Customer's Bill of Rights '
Monday, December 09, 2013
A coalition of major retailers and civil rights groups have co-written a "Customer's Bill of Rights," which the Retail Council of New York said will be posted in stores this week. The goal: to ensure black shoppers won't be racially profiled for making expensive purchases.
Half of Taxis to be Wheelchair Accessible in Next 7 Years
Friday, December 06, 2013
New York City announced Friday that half the city taxi fleet would be wheelchair accessible by 2020. The move is part of a settlement agreement in a major class-action lawsuit brought in 2011 that charged the city was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
