Melinda Katz

Primary Voting Tip Sheet

New York Times | Michael Barbaro | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York


After four years of fund-raising and campaigning, candidates for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, distract attorney and City Council will face Dem...

New York City Elections: Real Estate's The Hot Issue

Gotham Gazette | Courtney Gross | Posted 11.13.2009 | Home


The real estate market is reeling but that has not stopped the industry from doling out $2.5 million to candidate for citywide office this year and mo...

New York Elections Cheat Sheet

Our Town | Charlotte Eichna and Dan Rivoli | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home


During the past few months, these papers have provided ongoing coverage of the various candidates vying for office this fall, as well as overviews of ...

We Must Say "No" to Death Bonds

Melinda Katz | Posted 11.08.2009 | New York


Melinda Katz

Wall Street has realized that the desperately ill are willing to sell their life insurance policies at a deep discount to get the money they need for their final expenses, a practice bankers call "life settlements."

My Conversation with Geraldine Ferraro

Melinda Katz | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics


Melinda Katz

Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro, the first female Vice Presidential candidate and my greatest inspiration, also happens to be my friend and neighbor.