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new york now
May 17, 2002

Hosts Amy Miller and Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck bring you today's news, featuring politics in Newark, New Jersey, budget cuts for museums, and the future of US-Cuban relations. This broadcast also features reporters' final documentaries, about private investigators, ambulance drivers and the decline of the Russian mafia. Also, confessions of a female sportwriter, music junkie and a reluctant Latin lover. New York Now is a weekly production by student reporters in the 2002 Radio Workshop, taught by John Dinges and Barbara Mantel.

Listen to the entire brodcast here.

But first, the news. Greg Meyer has today's headlines.

The Future of Cuban-US Relations
Greg Meyer's interview a spokeswoman from the Cuban American National Foundation, the chief lobby for the Cuban exile community, on the future of the US embargo.

Museums Suffer Post - 9/11
Elizabeth Kramer reports on what city budget cuts will mean to cultural institutions.

A Plethora of Private I's
Stephanie Martin reports on how more people are choosing to become private investigators.

Russian Mafia
Lila Azam Zangeneh reports on why the Russian mafia is no longer thriving in New York City.

Noisy New York
Matthew Cole comments on how the sounds of the city can be just too much.

Respiratory Ills Among Immigrants
Immigrants who worked at ground zero are suffering breathing and respiratory problems. Amy Miller interviews an physician expert about the findings of a recent study.

Ambulance Drivers
How two ambulance drivers found redemption after the trauma of 9-11. Juliane von Reppert Bismarck reports.

Preventing Unwanted Puppies
A dog lover's perspective on spaying and neutering pets, with Patricia Nazario.

A "New" New Jersey?
After the recent New Jersey mayoral election, Janaya Williams looks at how to revive a city with a turbulent past.

From Music to Manhood
Greg Meyer takes a look back at his evolution from a music junkie to a working stiff.

Campaign Finance
The Rev. Al Sharpton and Mark Green debate the impact of campaign finance reform. Matthew Cole reports.

A Woman in a Man's Sport
Kerry Sheridan offers a perspective on being a female sportswriter, striving for equality in the men's locker room.

Loving Latins Again
A commentary from Luis Sarmiento on rescuing serenades from the Latin lover stereotype.

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