Unemployment Rates Spike Across Tri-State Area

Despite an aggressive campaign of job creation, a new report shows that New York City’s unemployment rate has risen to 10 percent– the same rate seen during the height of the recession in September 2009.

The rise had James Brown, the principal economist with the New York Labor Department, explaining the details of labor growth and stagnation, reported WCBS 880?s Marla Diamond.

“A lot of the growth in New York City has [...]

The two MEN who competed against hundreds of women for spots on NFL cheerleading squads

When James Brown sang ‘It’s A Man’s Man’s Man’s World,’ he was not talking about cheerleading, but that didn’t stop two would-be pioneers from attempting to break the sport’s gender barrier.

Among hundreds of women vying for spots on the cheerleading squads of two professional football teams are two men, hell-bent on picking up pom poms for the teams next season.

One of them, Sacha Heppel, was hoping over the weekend to [...]