2011 – 2009 News Archives

11/27/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Heavy hitters enlisted to help the Catskills, by Lisa Fickenscher

11/20/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Diamond cutters wanted, by Erik Engquist

11/16/2011 Mid-Hudson News: Gitter announces formation of non-profit to promote the Catskills region

11/16/2011 New York Daily News: John Liu’s political future up in the air after fund-raising scandal taints mayoral campaign, by Erin Einhorn

11/15/2011 Newsday: $1.1M tax break for senior housing fixes, by Emi Endo

11/09/2011 BcCO’s “Blacking It Up!” podcast: GAC’s Lupe Todd discussing Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain’s communication problems with the show’s hosts Elon James White, L. Joy Williams and Aaron Freeman. The interview begins at 030:38 and runs through 039:14.

11/08/2011 The Republic: Cain fights to save campaign, calls accuser ‘a troubled woman,’ by Robin Abcarian and Michael Finnegan (Los Angeles Times)

11/07/2011 Thomson Reuters News & Insight: 42 state Supreme Court judgeships on ballot Tuesday, by Dan Wiessner and Joseph Ax

11/03/2011 The New York Times City Room: Politicians Demand a Panel to Investigate Police Corruption, by Rob Harris

11/03/2011 City Hall News: Manhattan Councilman Eyes A Run For Comptroller, by Andrew J. Hawkins

10/21/2011 Capital New York: Hakeem Jeffries musters a Bookeresque coalition for Congress: Reformers, machine and all, by Reid Pillifant

10/20/2011 WNYC News: As Protests Continue, Politicians Weigh in on Wall Street, by Arun Venugopal

10/18/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Protesters get personal to embarrass city’s titans, by Daniel Massey

10/18/2011 New York Post: REALTY CHECK, by Steve Cuozzo

10/15/2011 DNA Info: Bloomberg Averted Political Suicide in Zuccotti Park, Observers Say, by Jill Colvin

10/13/2011 The New York Times: Assemblyman Appears Ready to Join Race for Congress, by Kate Taylor

10/05/2011 The New York Times – City Room: Caring for a Crash Victim Who Wants Only to See His Family, by Anemona Hartocollis

10/04/2011 DNA Info: Testy Mayor Stays Cool on the Stand, Avoiding Potential Fallout, by Jill Colvin, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

09/30/2011 The New York Times: Stuck in Bed, at Hospital’s Expense, by John Leland

09/20/2011 City Hall News: Brian Ellner Considering Run For Manhattan Borough President, by Laura Nahmias

09/19/2011 City Hall News: Rising Stars Forty Under Forty – Lupe Todd, by Chris Bragg

09/09/2011 Associated Press: NY Comptroller gives an OK for a Catskills resort

09/08/2011 MidHudson News: State comptroller approves contract for Crossroads Ventures project

09/07/2011 Capital New York: The gentleman commissioner: Why NYPD controversies never seem to touch Ray Kelly, by Reid Pillifant

09/03/2011 The Wall Street Journal: 3 Governors, 3 Strategies In Flood Fight, by Jacob Gershman, Lisa Fleisher and Shelly Banjo

08/30/2011 New York Post: Extell builds another Midtown Hyatt hotel, by Steve Cuozzo

08/29/2011 DNAinfo.com: Mayor Bloomberg’s Response to Hurricane Irene Praised by His Critics, by Jill Colvin

08/26/2011 Los Angeles Times: No public transit in New York? Irene really is mean, by Geraldine Baum

08/26/2011 The Real Deal: Antiques Garage in Chelsea still looking for new space

08/25/2011 DNAinfo.com: Chelsea’s Antiques Garage To Stay Open — For Now, by Mathew Katz

08/23/2011 The New York Times: End Nears for a Market That Made a Scene, by Adriane Quinlan

08/21/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Vroom in New York for electric scooters, by Jeremy Smerd

08/19/2011 The New York Times – Real Estate: After Four Decades, Finishing a Planned City, by C. J. Hughes

08/10/2011 Fortgreene Patch: Once Its Victim, Jeffries Now Out to Support “Gerrymandering,” by Paul Leonard

08/04/2011 The New York Times: Striking Change in Bedford-Stuyvesant as the White Population Soars, by Sam Roberts

08/02/2011 Prospect Heights Patch: Brooklyn Relieved By Debt Deal, by Kristen V. Brown

07/29/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Extell lands loan for tallest residential tower, by Theresa Agovino

07/19/2011 The Real Deal: Carlton House to get two more stories, townhouse addition in conversion project, by Sarabeth Sanders

07/19/2011 Crain’s Health Pulse: Behavioral Health Merger

07/13/2011 The Queens Gazette: Annual Tour De Queens

07/13/2011 New York Daily News: Christine Quinn’s $4M war chest leads New York City mayoral wanna-bes, by Erin Einhorn

07/05/2011 WNYC: Post-Election Campaigning: Albany’s New Normal, by Bob Hennelly

06/30/2011 The New York Times: Once Again, Floor Plans Are Making the Sale, by Vivian S. Toy

06/29/2011 WNYC Radio: Who do Democrats Want to Replace Weiner?, by Stephen Reader

06/28/2011 The Wall Street Journal: Districts Held Hostage by Prisoners – GOP Lawmakers Claim State Law Allows a ‘Phantom Population’ to Dilute Voter Numbers Upstate, by Ashby Jones

06/27/2011 WNBC-NY: Andrew Cuomo is on Quite the Roll, by Gabe Pressman

06/26/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Base of black political power shifts from Harlem – Three young Brooklyn pols eager to climb leadership ladder, by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

06/24/2011 The Wall Street Journal: IN THE BOROUGHS – Neighborhood Newspeak, by Sumathi Reddy

06/22/2011 New York Daily News: Bogus parking placard allows advocacy group to park all over New York City without a single ticket, by Alex Katz and Erin Einhorn

06/21/2011 The New York Times: Bloomberg Move Exploits Taxi Industry’s Limited Reach, by Michael M. Grynbaum and Christine Haughney

06/20/2011 New York Daily News: Making the roads safe for all: Widow of biker struck on NYC streets backs Bloomberg’s bike lanes, by Mary Beth Kelly

06/20/2011 WNYC Radio The Brian Lehrer Show: The Long Way – Brooklyn Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, discusses which bills have passed, what’s still pending, and the political dynamics in Albany on this last day of the legislative session.

06/17/2011 The Wall Street Journal: Congressman Weiner Joins Jobless Ranks – Weiner Resigns After Weeks of Scandal, but Could Yet Rebuild His Career, by Michael Howard Saul

06/16/2011 The New York Times For Weiner’s Successor, Perhaps, Lame-Duck Status, by David W. Chen

06/16/2011 Politico: Succession talk swirls as Anthony Weiner quits, by Alex Isenstadt & David Catanese

06/16/2011 DouglastonPatch: Weiner Announces Resignation, by Matthew Hampton

06/16/2011 The Real Deal: Kevin Bacon’s days at the Empire State Building may be numbered

06/16/2011 DouglastonPatch: Weiner’s Out…Now What? Departing Congressman leaves a complicated political landscape in his wake, by Paul Leonard

06/16/2011 New York Daily News: Empire State Building lawsuit claims landmark’s owners trying to push Skyride operators out, by Trevor Kapp and Larry Mcshane

06/15/2011 The New York Times: At Empire State Building, a Feud Over a Virtual Tour of New York, by N. R. Kleinfield

06/14/2011 The New York Times: A Call to Shift Policy on Marijuana, by Jim Dwyer

06/14/2011 PolitickerNY: The Unknowable Anthony: Even In The Spotlight, Weiner Went It Alone, by David Freedlander

06/13/2011 The New York Times: Albany Money Flows to Clients of Firms Employing Legislators, by Thomas Kaplan

06/13/2011 NPR: Weiner Has Backing, But District Might Leave Him, by Joel Rose

06/09/2011 City Hall News: Winners & Losers, June 10th edition – Susan Lerner of Common Cause/NY named a winner, by City Hall

06/08/2011 The New York Times: Talk Builds on Challengers and a District Vulnerable to Elimination, by Javier C. Hernandez

06/08/2011 Newsday: New photo adds pressure on Weiner to quit, by Yancey Roy

06/08/2011 The Washington Post: Weiner’s sex scandal casts elected officials, New York in damaging light again, by Associated Press

06/07/2011 Los Angeles Times: Pressure on Rep. Weiner unrelenting, for now, by Kathleen Hennessey, Lisa Mascaro and Geraldine Baum

06/07/2011 Newsday: Lerner: Remember why we have pensions, by Susan Lerner

06/07/2011 New York Daily News: Huma Abedin is notably absent from husband Anthony Weiner’s tearful sexting confession, by Erin Einhorn

06/07/2011 City Hall News: For Weiner, Re-election Prospects Bad, 2013 Prospects Even Worse, by Chris Bragg

06/06/2011 International Business Times: For Weiner, The Race to Keep His Congressional Seat Has Already Begun

06/06/2011 International Business Times: For Weiner, The Race to Keep His Congressional Seat Has Already Begun

06/05/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Will success spoil Crown Heights? Residents protest efforts to subsume Brooklyn neighborhood into ritzier Prospect Heights, rename parts of area ‘ProCro.’, by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

06/05/2011 Staten Island Advance: Staten Island culture faces financial crisis, by Deborah E. Young

06/04/2011 Huffington Post: AP Interview: Ex-IMF chief case spotlights NYC DA, by Jennifer Peltz

06/02/2011 New York Daily News: Shoppers see big improvements at Queens’ Rockaway Shopping Center, by Lisa L. Colangelo

06/01/2011 The Real Deal: No-go ProCro – Brooklyn pols take aim at real estate, by Katherine Clarke

06/01/2011 The New York Times: Governor Nominates Developer to Lead Thruway Authority, by Thomas Kaplan

06/01/2011 New York Post: A rent-law windfall for the wealthy?, by Andrew Hoffman

05/31/2011 New York Daily News: Calling area between 2 Brooklyn neighborhoods ‘ProCo’ is Heights of foolishness: politician, by Erin Durkin

05/27/2011 Times Union: Ethics reform’s up to legislative leaders, by Susan Lerner

05/26/2011 FortGreene-ClintonHill Patch: Spreading The Word About Child Abandonment Law Among At-Risk Teens, by Paul Leonard

05/25/2011 Downtown Express: High-tech wellness center open for business, by Marissa Maier

05/24/2011 New York Post: Albany out to boo$t malpractice lawyers, by Brendan Scott

05/22/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Budget cuts endanger cultural groups, by Miriam Kreinin Souccar

05/20/2011 Downtown Magazine NYC: Sheldon Silver Honored At Opening of Downtown Hospital’s Health and Wellness Center, by Nardos Mesmer

05/17/2011 New York Post: Page Six – We hear that Isabella Rossellini screened “My Dad is 100 Years Old” and “Animals Distract Me” at the New York Institute of Technology…

05/17/2011 New York Daily News: The NYPD’s reefer madness – Marijuana busts give thousands a record they don’t deserve, by Bill Hammond

05/16/2011 The New York Times: Once a Bustling Automobile Row Anchor, Now Empty, by James Barron

05/05/2011 WFAN Sports Radio 66AM – B&C Morning Show: Len Berman ‘Spanning The World’ With Carton

05/03/2011 Business Insider: The 10 Most Powerful People In New York Real Estate – #6. Gary Barnett, President of Extell Development Company, by Julie Zevelof

05/01/2011 Crain’s NY Business: What He’s Reading: Transportation Alternatives’ Paul Steely White, by Jeremy Smerd

05/01/2011 Crain’s NY Business: Hakeem Jeffries makes the case for affordable housing by Hakeem Jeffries

04/28/2011 FishbowlNY: Former WNBC Veterans Form New Website–Buzz60.com, by Jerry Barmash

04/27/2011 Los Angeles Times: Trump’s flirtation with presidential bid gains traction, by Matea Gold and Geraldine Baum

04/27/2011 The New York Post: Local news vets in new Web launch, by Michael Starr

04/24/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Former WNBC reporters Minton, DeDapper launch Zazoom, by Matthew Flamm

04/18/2011 Gotham Talk Radio/AM970: Brooklyn Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries draws the line on Gerrymandering

04/11/2011 Desmogblog: Gas Industry Spent Record Amount of Money Lobbying To End New York Fracking Moratorium

04/11/2011 The New York Post: Pedal pushing – How NYC’s busy biking booster rolls from 9 to 5, by Victoria Grantham

04/10/2011 The New York Daily News: Controller John Liu’s pension report lays blame at Wall Street fat cats, by Adam Lisberg

04/08/2011 WNYC Radio: Natural Gas Industry Has Sharp Increase in Lobbying Dollars, by Ilya Marritz

04/07/2011 AM New York: Cathie Black debacle could be lasting bruise for Bloomberg, by Erik Ortiz

04/06/2011 The Journal News – Politics on the Hudson: Silver, Good-Government Groups Support AG In Defending State, by Joseph Spector

04/03/2011 The New York Post: Eggs & toast of the town for elite – Celebrities and bigwigs at the Regency’s breakfast of champions, by Ginger Adams Otis and Claire Atkinson

03/28/2011 The Wall Street Journal: Vornado Project Hits Hard Spot, by Eliot Brown

03/26/2011 Politico: Geraldine Ferraro dies at 75, by James Hohmann & Jonathan Martin

03/22/2011 WNYC Radio: The Brian Lehrer Show: New York State Budget – New York State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, representing central Brooklyn (D-57) and New York State Senator John J. Flanagan (R-2) discuss the budget negotiations in Albany.

03/21/2011 New York Daily News: Lawyer pol John DeFrancisco urges attorney malpractice fee boost, by Kenneth Lovett

03/16/2011 City Hall News: Carl Kruger’s “Polar Opposite,” Liz Krueger Takes On A New Role And New Challenges, by Jon Lentz

03/16/2011 New York Daily News: Brooklyn pol Hakeem Jeffries calls for moratorium on school closures, by Glenn Blain

03/11/2011 The New York Times: Newest City Council Member Is Learning on the Run, by Javier C. Hernandez

03/11/2011 Crain’s Insider: At a Glance -Hired, By George, by Erik Engquist and Jeremy Smerd

03/11/2011 New York Daily News Storm over Queens homeless shelters: Probe supports residents’ complaints of overcrowding, by Clare Trapasso

03/11/2011 Crain’s Insider: At a Glance -Hired, By George, by Erik Engquist and Jeremy Smerd

03/11/2011 Crain’s Insider: Goo-Goos pounce on latest scandal, by Erik Engquist and Jeremy Smerd

03/01/2011 The Real Deal: Rounding out Riverside South, by Ed Lieber

03/01/2011 The New York Observer: How Hakeem Jeffries Became the Barack of Brooklyn, by David Freedlander

02/21/2011 NBC New York: NY Sitting on Mountain of Unspent Earmarks, by Chris Glorioso

02/15/2011 New York Post: Gem Tower is set to rise, by Steve Cuozzo

02/11/2011 New York Post: Page Six – Hole-in-one ace sues for $1M, by Emily Smith

01/30/2011 Crain’s New York Business: Movers & Shakers: New chief for New School, by Miriam Kreinin Souccar

01/14/2011 City Hall News: Weathering The Storm, After three months of hard knocks, Bloomberg plots his comeback, by Edward-Isaac Dovere

01/12/2011 The New York Times: Charter School Cries Foul Over a Decision to Close It, by David W. Chen

01/10/2011 WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show: Halted Development Update – New York State Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D-57), who represents central Brooklyn, discusses efforts to meet the demand for affordable housing in New York City.

01/09/2011 Crain’s New York Business, Letters to the Editor: Call it sci-finance, Apply liberally, by Nada Marie Anid, Dean, School of Engineering & Computing Sciences, NYIT

12/28/2010 New York Daily News: Baby it’s cold outside! At least three snowbound expectant moms go into labor during blizzard, by Alison Gendar & Bill Hutchinson

12/20/2010 The New York Times: Council Approves West Side Apartment Towers, by Charles V. Bagli

12/15/2010 The West Side Spirit: Riverside Center Clears Hurdle, by Dan Rivoli 

12/09/2010 Streetsblog.org: City Council Jacks Riverside Center Parking Supply Back Up to 1,500 Spaces, by Noah Kazis

12/08/2010 Crain’s New York Business: Extell clears Council hurdle for UWS high-rises, Theresa Agovino

12/08/2010 The Wall Street Journal: Upper West Side Project Passes Council Vote, by Eliot Brown

12/08/2010 The New York Times: Bridge and Tunnel Types, by Michael M. Grynbaum

12/06/2010 The Wall Street Journal: Vote Could Mark End of Long Quest for Project, by Eliot Brown

11/29/2010 The New York Times, The City Room Blog: Thank the Academy? Ravitch Would Rather Plead Poverty, by Sam Roberts

11/24/2010 The New York Daily News: Pigheaded Mayor Bloomberg made ill-informed choice when naming Cathie Black as schools chancellor, by Adam Lisberg

11/19/2010 The New York Post: Plans for $400M posh hotels in Catskills still alive, by Associated Press

10/29/2010 The Wall Street Journal: Battery Park City Rolling On, by Shelly Banjo

09/26/2010 New York Magazine: The Anti-Trump, by Gabriel Sherman

09/16/2010 Your Neighborhood, Your News/yournabe.com: Longtime Assemblyman Aubry retains his seat in Dem primary, by Rebecca Henely

09/15/2010 The New York Times: In House Race, Maloney Defeats Primary Rival, by Jennifer Medina

09/15/2010 The Queens Courier: Jeffrion Aubry remains the Democratic choice, by Aisha Al-Muslim

07/08/2010 The New York Times’ The Local Fort Greene/Clinton Hill: Assemblyman Jeffries Kicks Off Subway Office Hours, by Patrick Wall — Cuny J-School

06/28-07/11/2010 Crain’s New York Business: 25 People to Watch – Hakeem Jeffries, by Erik Engquist

06/28-07/11/2010 Crain’s New York Business: 25 People to Watch – Gary Barnett, by Theresa Agovino

06/17/2010 The Wall Street Journal: ERs Fill Up Downtown, St. Vincent’s Closure Increases Crowding, by Suzanne Sataline

06/14/2010 Legislativegazette.com: Bill on governor’s desk would help incarcerated mothers stay moms, by Faith Burkins-Gimzek

06/10/2010 New York Daily News Bronx Edition: Despite returning to their jobs, workers at Co-op City still in talks with management

05/28 – 06/03/2010 Downtown Express Storied NY Downtown Hospital is ready for anything, by Nikki Dowling

05/25/2010 The New York Times: Building a Tower of Luxury Apartments in Midtown as Brokers Cross Their Fingers, by Charles V. Bagli

05/23/2010 The Wall Street Journal: Greater New York Watch, New York Lawmakers Join Fight Against Frisk Database, by Joel Stonington

05/19/2010 The New York Daily News’ The Daily Politics: Maloney V. Saujani: The Drill-Down, by Celeste Katz

05/19/2010 The Wall Street Journal: Maloney’s Poll Shows Big Lead, by Michael Howard Saul

05/18/2010 The Village Voice: Wall Street Runs for Congress, by Tom Robbins

05/12/2010 The Wall Street Journal: Developers Challenge Cuomo, by Craig Karmin

05/10/2010 The New York Times: Appraisal – The Perils of Promoting Schools as Amenities, by Christine Haughney

05/05/2010 The New York Times: The New School to Build a Multipurpose, 16-Story Building, by Charles V. Bagli

04/28/2010 The New York Times: The Upper West Side Gets New Glass Rental Towers, by C. J. Hughes

10/12/2009 The New York Times: After Generations in Spotlight, Harlem Slips as Center of Black Politics, by Nicholas Confessore

09/01/2009 The New York Times: City Seeks to Turn Stalled Projects Into Moderate-Income Housing, by Christine Haughney