Entire Program - February 20, 2009

Samantha Fields reads today's news.

Saving meets chic as an industry known for excess adapts to the credit crunch. Kathleen Brooks reports.Saving meets chic as an industry known for excess adapts to the credit crunch. Kathleen Brooks reports.

Two crane collapses on Manhattan's East Side killed nine people last summer. New safety measures for construction sites followed and are now in effect. But it is debatable whether construction is any safer. Eleanor Boudreau reports.

Animal rights activists are chomping at the bit to get rid of horse-drawn carriages in Central Park. Brad Davis reports.

New York City's paved streets might not look green, but they're better for the environment than you think. Jenny Shalant has the story.

A billion dollars of stimulus money is devoted to training for green jobs. Maura Walz spoke with Mijin Cha at Urban Agenda about the money.

 Laura Nahmias talks about working for a mini-Madoff.

At least one solid measure of the economy floats: shipping on cargo ships. Fewer and fewer of these floating freighters are sailing into New York and James Walsh says that means stormy economic times ahead.

Marine Olivesi has these developments.

In the shriveling economy, women are having a much easier time holding on to their jobs than men. Kathleen Brooks takes a look at why.

France's finance minister, Christine Lagarde, is in New York today. Her message to America: restructure the foundation of your financial industry.

Ever gone crazy waiting in line for something? Try experiencing culture-shock, too. Marine Olivesi comments.

Today, Borough President Adolfo Carrion said goodbye to the Bronx. President Obama appointed Carrion to head up the new White House Office of Urban Affairs. James Walsh has the story.

When wallets hurt, people want belly-laughs at the movies. As Chana Dorrough reports, tragedy is in demanded only in good times.

Communication giant Facebook made a lot of users angry this week. Host Eric Eagan spoke with UPenn professor Joseph Turow. Turow says it was all a miscommunication.

Musicians wake up one morning, only to find they can't play. Adi Narayan reports on the condition and what experts are doing about it.

President Obama is reaching out to Muslim countries and improving the lives of Muslims in New York.