Verena Dobnik

• New York City hospitals tossing junk food

  By Meghan Barr, Verena Dobnik  |  September 25, 2012

  Mayor Michael Bloomberg is aiming to banish sugary and fatty foods from both public and private hospitals.

• Noisy union members gather outside NY utility HQ

  By Verena Dobnik  |  July 2, 2012

  As Manhattan streets heated up, so did the tempers of union workers locked out of more than 8,000 Consolidated Edison jobs - workers concerned about their pensions.

• Union plots next move as NY utility talks collapse

  By Verena Dobnik  |  July 2, 2012

  Talks over issues including pension benefits, health care and wages have kept Con Ed workers off the job during the massive heat wave.