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Money Talks

Listen to the entire 2005-10-12 broadcast.

Cabs May Strike Over City Plan to Require GPS
     Elizabeth Baclar reports on New York City taxi drivers' threat to strike if the city refuses to impose a fuel surcharge for fares and abandon its plan to require global positioning devices in every taxi. Transcript

Hybrid-Electric Cars Approved as Taxis
     Kerstin Costa reports on how the New York City Council and Taxi and Limousine Commission aim to reduce pollution and gas use by approving the use of hybrid-electric cars as Taxis. Transcript

Busted Fire Hydrants Cost the City Big Bucks
     Tom Lane talks with a Washington Heights community board member about her proposal to build more sprinkler systems in an effort to stop residents from opening fire hydrants to cool off. Transcript

Seniors Unaware of Medicare's New Plan For Prescription Drugs
     Derek Tang visits the Elmhurst-Jackson Heights Senior Center and finds out residents know little about "Part D", Medicare's new prescription drug coverage program. Transcript

Garbage Stink Up Brighton Beach
     Olga Kuznetsova visits local businesses in Little Russia who are fed up with smelling garbage in their neighborhood and are taking steps to clean it up. Transcript

Street Vendor Crack Down in Queens
     Erika Beras reports on how the city is getting tougher on sidewalk vendors and food truck operators in Queens, enforcing regulations and increasing fines for license violations. Transcript

East Harlem Hopes Automall Will Hire Locally
     Alessandro Rampietti investigates an East Harlem automall developer's promise to hire local residents when it opens next month. Transcript

Harlem Renovates Mart 125
     Elsa Heidorn reports on a 4.4 million dollar project to renovate an empty retail space across from the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Transcript

Greenroof Graces Hunts Point Building
     Kendra MacLeod looks into whether rooftop gardens are a cost-effective way for the city to deal with urban environmental issues. Transcript

South Bronx Combats High Teacher Turnover
     Nina Gregory reports on a new program in the South Bronx that recruits experienced teachers and pays them become mentors to new teachers. Transcript

Bush Proposes African Burial Ground as National Monument
     Nneka Nwosu looks into President Bush's proposal to make the gravesite of over 400 slaves in lower Manhattan, a National Monument. Transcript

The Crew

Broadcast Hosts: Derek Tang & Sherpem Sherpa
Executive Producer: Elsa Heidorn
Senior Producer: Olga Kuznetsova
Managing Editor: Nina Gregory
Assistant Editor: Erika Beras
Board Operator: Thomas Lane
Studio Producer: Alessandro Rampietti
Newscaster: Claudine Frank
Webcaster: Kendra MacLeod
Advisors :
June Cross

Kerry Donahue

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