Articles tagged with New York

Tags > N > New York

NY Senators: No Handout for Handout on Polluted Lake

New York senators have sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking it not to spend $120,000 in stimulus money on a … more…

$20 Million Settlement Sets New Ethic in Pension Deals

Twenty million dollars. That's what it cost the Carlyle Group to extricate itself from the growing investigation into corruption at t … more…

Fact-Checking Obama on That Job Count

In President Barack Obama’s news conference on Wednesday night, he said the $787 billion economic stimulus bill has already … more…

New Scandal: Pension Fund Pay to Play

The probe of an alleged pay-to-play scheme at New York's $122 billion pension fund looks like it may keep expanding, so we're slott … more…

Quick Picks: Car Czar’s Possible Movie Role and Lobbying Lost

Before Steven Rattner achieved the lofty title of car czar in the Obama administration, he may have been the "senior executi … more…

Quick Picks: Mortgage Scams and Tax Theft

Looking for a new job? Mortgage scammers have found a lucrative market in New York City: Prosecutors there tell the New York Times th … more…

As Crisis Loomed, Geithner Pressed But Fell Short

In September 2005, Timothy Geithner made one of his most visible moves as a supervisor of the U.S. banking system. He summoned the … more…

Quick Picks: NYC’s ‘Rubber Rooms’ and Medicare Fraud

Quick Picks focuses on a select few of the day's stories from "Breaking on the Web."

Clean Natural Gas? Not in My Backyard

Got bubbles? Alarms have been ringing for months about the risk that natural gas drilling poses to drinking water supplies, but recen … more…

NYC: Gas Drilling Will Raise the Cost of Water by 30 Percent

Using some of the strongest language yet regarding the impacts that natural gas drilling in New York state could have on New York Cit … more…

N.Y. Plans to Consider Law Limiting Natural Gas Drilling

New York City officials seeking a moratorium on natural gas drilling in the city's watershed have found an ally in the state legislat … more…

NYC Council to Hold Hearing on Gas Drilling Near City Water Supply

Sept. 4: This post has been corrected.

New York City officials who last month called for a ban on natural gas drilling near the cit … more…

Clinton Concerned About New York Drilling

There's a new player in the New York natural gas story we first reported in July: Senator Hillary Clinton, who has joined Gov. David … more…

State Environmental Dept. a No-Show at Drilling Meeting

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation backed out of a community discussion of gas drilling in Oneonta, N.Y. las … more…

Fractured Relations—New York City Sees Drilling as Threat to Its Water Supply

New York City officials have demanded a ban on natural gas drilling near upstate reservoirs because they fear the drilling could cont … more…

Breaking: NY Gov’s Office Questioned About Our Gas Story

For those interested: This evening, WNYC is planning to broadcast an interview with New York's deputy secretary for the environment, … more…