Tracey Samuelson

The Senate is debating a bill this week that would make it easier for small, privately-held companies to go public, as part of a package of legislation to promote economic growth called the JOBS Act.

A Goldman Sachs employee marked his final day of work on by publicly ripping the bank for prioritizing profits over clients.

New York City experienced record-breaking job growth in January. Employers added 31,200 jobs — the highest one month gain in the last 23 years — according to analysis of New York State Labor Department by the real estate firm Eastern Consolidated.  

The average Wall Street employee took home a cash bonus of just over $120,000 last year, down 13 percent from 2010, according to an estimate released Wednesday by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that a lawsuit against Goldman Sachs may proceed as a class action.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Wednesday that nuclear reactors in parts of the United States might be more vulnerable to earthquakes than previously thought.

For 14 years, Peter Manuel has been a subway train conductor, making announcements in a deep baritone on nearly every route in the city.

Right now, under our feet, below the streets we walk on, workers are building the tunnels that bring the city water, take away our sewage and even move us around. Most of the action t...

It's an iconic part of the New York skyline, those wooden water towers that top the roofs of most buildings. In the ongoing series Working New York, WNYC takes a look at one man who b...

Carter Emmart is not only in charge of the universe — the eccentric former astrophysics major can spout off the names and positions of stars and constellations upon request.

Jim O'Brien stood a mattress on its end and ran his hands over the piping at its corners.

Dialect coach Susan Cameron said she can't ride the bus or subway without tuning in to all the conversations around her because she's fascinated by the small quirks of pronunciation that give away a person's background.

As piano tuner for Steinway & Sons, Ismael Cunha's role as a concert technician at Carnegie Hall means he must keep the pianos in pitch-perfect condition.

As a captain with the Staten Island Ferry, Jim Parese has an office with a view and counts vistas of the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline as a regular part of his day on the job.

Countless children dream of being a ballerina when they grow up, but very few will ever become professionals. Most all of us ever see of ballerinas is the finished product — the tutus...