New York Economy

Keeping Local Business Afloat

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Long Island Retail, Long Island Boat Show, Long Island, Consumer Confidence, Boating, New York Economy, Economy, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Cash-Mob, Boating Business, Consumer Spending, Boat Shows, Local Business, New York News
Lita Smith-Mines

"I came here to spend money!" exclaimed a visitor to the recent Long Island Boat Show. She told me that she received her first raise in three years and she was embarking on a one-woman operation to help our local economy.

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Interactive Light Show To Illuminate Lower Manhattan

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Tourism, Community Board 1, New York Economy, New York City Tourism, Ny News, Financial District, Light Show, NY Around Town, Lower Manhattan, Interactive Light Show, New York News

The city is planning to pull out all the stops for a new Lower Manhattan revitalization project that hopes to bring an interactive light display to th...

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Bloomberg Supports Study That Shows Higher Wages Will Kill Jobs

Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Bloomberg, High Wages, Annabel Palma, G. Oliver Koppell, Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, New York Economy, Comptroller-John-Liu, City Council, New York News

Would an increase in wages lead to a stronger economy for New Yorkers? According to a study commissioned by the Economic Development Corporation th...

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Four Principles for Governor Cuomo's Regional Economic Development Councils

Elizabeth Lynam | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Economic Development Councils, Andrew Cuomo, New York Economy, Economic Development, Bob Duffy, New York Power Authority, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Open for Business, Job Creation, New York News
Elizabeth Lynam

The governor and lieutenant governor are to be commended for attacking the problem with gusto, but they face sizable challenges in cleaning up New York's economic development efforts.

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Saving New York City in 1975: Carey Could Teach Congress Today

Robert L. Dilenschneider | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Governor Carey, Congress, Public-Private Partnership, Debt Crisis, Super Committee, Budget Crisis, New York City, New York Economy, Economy, New York Economic Crisis, Politics News
Robert L. Dilenschneider

The nation's current crisis mirrors the situation 36 years ago when New York City teetered near financial collapse, unable to borrow from a banking community that correctly believed the city was broke.

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Why I'm Running for Putnam Valley Town Board

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Putnam County News and Recorder, 2011 Election, Controlling Urban Sprawl, Economic Crisis, Economic Recovery, Putnam County, Suburban Sprawl, Putnam Valley, New York Economy, Local Elections, New York News
Jay Michaelson

Putnam Valley is hurting, and unless I choose to remain willfully ignorant of reality, I can't help but notice. We can and ought to do something to revitalize our town center and help people get back on their feet.

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Paradise Lost

Henry J. Stern | Posted 08.16.2011

Read More: Buffalo, Mt. Morris, John Giardino, Tim Russert, Ontario, Oakville, Upstate New York, Martin Van Buren, Grover Cleveland, Jonathan Cohen, New York Economy, New York Jobs, Upstate New York Jobs, New York News
Henry J. Stern

There is a cloud hanging over upstate New York. Many of the 62 counties which comprise the state are an economic wasteland. There is not enough business activity to provide jobs for the population.

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NYC Prices Up By 14% Since Last Year

nypost.com | ISABEL VINCENT and MELISSA KLEIN | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: New York City Economy, New York Rent, New York Gas Prices, New York Economy, New York Prices, Ny News, New York City Rent, New York News, New York News

The price is not right. In addition to skyrocketing rent and gas prices, New Yorkers are being nickel and dimed to death, shelling out 21 cents mor...

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I'd Miss Eli Manning: So Would NY's Economy

Amy Traub | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Football, New York Giants, NFL Lockout, Eli Manning, New York News, New York Economy, Corporate Greed, New York News
Amy Traub

Just as I was anticipating a 2012 repeat of the thrilling 2008 Super Bowl win, I instead face a season bereft of Eli Manning, and a situation that looks eerily similar to the chronicles of corporate greed.

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The Signs, They Are A-Fadin'

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Retailers, Commack, Economic Downturn, Small Business, New York Economy, Advertising, Recession, Chinese Food, Funny Signs, Style News
Lita Smith-Mines

Maybe there were bigger priorities than reenergizing the CHIN above the store that now proclaimed it sold ESE FOOD. If the cooks couldn't be paid, the restaurant would surely go under.

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New 'Excelsior' program will benefit all of New York

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Empire Zones, Tax Incentives, Excelsior-Jobs-Program, Competitiveness, New York Economy, David Paterson, New York State, Buffalo, Economic Development, Research and Development, Cleantech, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

The Buffalo News published this op-ed on June 28, 2010 Every region of New York State has a lot to gain from Albany's recent decision to adopt Gov. D...

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How to Kill 100 Jobs in New York City

Sean Basinski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Artists, Street Vendors, Parks, Union Square, Central Park, New York Parks Department, Unemployment, New York Economy, Parks Department, Battery Park, Video, New York News
Sean Basinski

The Parks Department has proposed new rules that would lead to a 75-80% reduction in art vendors in Union Square Park, Central Park, and Battery Park. More than 100 people are expected to lose their jobs.

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Comprehensive Immigration Reform to Create Jobs and Secure our Future

Reshma Saujani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona Legislature, Immigration Reform, New York Economy, DREAM Act, Great Recession, Economy, H1-B, Economic Crisis, Visas, Immigration, Arizona, Job Creation, New York, New York City, East Village, Home News
Reshma Saujani

James Madison once wrote, "America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged immigratio...

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Good, Bad and Ugly in Financial Reform

Kathryn Wylde | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kathy Wylde, Competitiveness, New York Economy, Derivatives, Senate Banking Committee, Regulatory Reform, Credit Rating Agencies, Resolution Authority, Chris Dodd, Volcker Rule, New York, New York Federal Reserve Bank, New York News
Kathryn Wylde

With health care out of the way, regulation of the financial industry tops the reform agenda in Washington. New York has a lot on the line.

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Empire State of Security

Reshma Saujani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, New York Economy, National Security, Homeland Security, Research and Development, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Innovation, Clean Energy, Information Technology, Biotech, Green Energy, G-20, New York City, Econony, New York News
Reshma Saujani

What's so disturbing about a bustling tech company in the middle of rural India? The danger is that the US today risks losing the high tech race to emerging economies.

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Children Almost Half Of New York's Growing Homeless Population

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Homeless, New York Homeless Children, New York Shelters, New York, New York Economy, New York Housing, Impact News

NEW YORK -- Kariana, aged three, has a lonely existence in the New York homeless shelter her parents moved into last year. Lonely, but not alone -- th...

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Paterson's 2010-2011 Budget Proposal Highlights

NY Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Economic Crisis, New York Economy, New York State Budget, David Paterson, Paterson Budget, Paterson Budget Proposal, New York News

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New York State Senate Approves Budget Deficit Plan

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Economic Crisis, Budget Deficit, 2.8 Billion, New York Economy, David Paterson, New York State Senate, Budget, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's Senate has joined the Assembly in approving a measure to reduce the state's budget deficit by about $2.8 billion. But...

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How Deep Is New York's Deficit?

timesunion.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Budget, Special Session, New York Economy, New York Deficit, David Paterson, New York Budget Deficit, Albany, New York News

Gov. David Paterson has threatened, scolded and tried to cajole legislators into addressing the state's growing budget deficit. But despite his Monday...

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Paterson: 'We Are Out Of Time'

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Albany, Paterson, New York Economy, David Paterson, Budget Cuts, Economic Crisis, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — Unable to get the Legislature to agree on how to address a $3.2 billion deficit, New York Gov. David Paterson said he's taking $1...

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Paterson Ends Deficit Negotiations As Senate Claims Progress

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Albany, New York Economic Crisis, Deficit, Sheldon Silver, Paterson, New York Economy, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — In the latest episode of Albany's failure to address a worsening state deficit, Gov. David Paterson declared negotiations with th...

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Paterson: We

nytimes.com | DANNY HAKIM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Paterson Economy, New York Economy, New York Financial Crisis, Budget Crisis, Albany Special Session, David Paterson, New York News

Gov. David A. Paterson took the rare step on Monday of addressing a joint session of the Legislature during its traditional off-season and used the sp...

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Governor Paterson Wants To Change Business Tax Breaks Program

AP | MICHAEL VIRTANEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Business, Empire Zones, Business Tax Breaks, Excelsior Jobs Program, New York Economy, New York, Economy, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Paterson administration wants to change the way New York businesses get tax breaks for job creation, proposing credits for re...

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Paterson: 'Cutting Now Will Be Less Damaging Than Gutting Later'

nytimes.com | JEREMY W. PETERS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Albany, Governor David Paterson, New York Economy, David Paterson, Budget Cuts, New York Economic Crisis, New York, Carl Kruger, New York News

Gov. David A. Paterson took to the radio, trying, in interviews on half a dozen stations, to add a sense of urgency to the budget negotiations, and re...

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Reihan Salam: How To Save The Country From

forbes.com | Reihan Salam, | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Detroit Automakers, New York Economy, Mayor Bloomberg, Economy, Detroit, Nevada, Florida, Arizona, Michigan, Michigan Economy, Business News

Just as the roughly $3 trillion spent on the former East Germany didn't stave off economic collapse, federal bailouts won't bring back Detroit. As Mic...

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