News from WNYC New York Public Radiolatest news from WNYC.orgPaterson Defends Push for AIG Bailout- September 17, 2008 New York's governor, David Paterson, says his conscience is "clear" over his push to have the federal government bail out insurance giant AIG. He says AIG's demise would have had "unpredictable" con....http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/109500 Court Oversight of Homeless Services Dept. Ends- September 17, 2008 Twenty-five years of court oversight has ended for the city's Department of Homeless Services. The city has reached a settlement with the Legal Aid Society, which sued during the Koch Administration ....http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/109496 Report Shows City Making Progress on Several Fronts- September 17, 2008 It was Mayor Koch who used to ask rhetorically "how am I doing" Thanks to the annual Mayor's Management Report it's possible to provide a pretty detailed answer. WNYC's Bob Hennelly has more from ....http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/109494 Gauging School Progress- September 17, 2008 Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg rolled out the second round of progress reports on the citys public elementary and middle schools. Overall, the grades improved greatly from last year. But the reports...http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/109415 Is Stuy Town a Money Loser for Tishman- September 17, 2008 Tishman Speyer and BlackRock realty paid $5.4 billion to purchase Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village on Manhattans East Side. The deal was touted as the most expensive real estate deal in Am....http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/109404 You Built It (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 17 September 2008)- September 17, 2008 New York State Governor David Paterson talks about the deal to rescue insurance giant AIG from bankruptcy. New York State Assemblyman Richard Brodsky says the new Yankees Stadium was built with a lot of public moneywithout a lot of public benefit. And: writerphilosopher Bernard-Henri Levy on why he thinks the political left is in troubleand what can be done to save it.http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/2008/09/17 Port Authority Approves Freedom Tower Contracts- September 16, 2008 Despite the current global financial turmoil, the Port Authority's Board of Commissioners went ahead today and approved several key contracts for the construction of the Freedom Tower. WNYC's Bob He....http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/109346 'Piss Christ' Artist Returns- September 16, 2008 Photographer Andrs Serrano first became a household name in the late 1980s. One of his photographs, "Piss Christ," showed a crucifix immersed in the artists urine. The late Senator Jesse Helms t....http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/109315 Advice for Job Seekers: Don't Wait- September 16, 2008 Thousands of people in New York City are expected to lose their jobs in the coming weeks, as Lehman Brothers goes through bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch is absorbed by Bank of America. To talk about t....http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/109240 |