New York Recession

Watching The Effects Of The Economic Collapse From Yankee Stadium

The National | David Samuels | Posted 11.03.2009 | New York


New York City has been battered and bruised by the economic crisis, but now the Yankees are headed to the World Series. In a season at the team's new ...

Hamptons Real Estate On The Upswing

Crain's New York Business | Amanda Fung | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


Home sales in the Hamptons--Long Island's beach oasis for the rich and famous--are making a comeback. Sales rose 32% during the third quarter from the...

Despite Market Risks, Foreign Buyers Find Bargains In New York City Real Estate

Crain's New York Business | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York


An Israeli firm's deal to buy HSBC Bank USA's headquarters at 452 Fifth Ave. for $330 million signals that foreign investors see Manhattan real estate...

Nicholas Cosmo: Ponzi Schemer's Bail Is Reconsidered After Violating Terms Of Release

AP | Posted 10.09.2009 | New York


CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A federal judge says a New York businessman accused of orchestrating a $413 million Ponzi scheme has violated conditions o...

Zagat Survey: More New York City Restaurants Opened Than Closed Last Year

Crain's New York Business | Lisa Fickenscher | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York


New Yorkers are eating out and spending less on restaurant meals, but the dining scene here is hardly fizzling, according to the 2010 Zagat New York C...

'Great Recession' Hitting New York Hard: Report

WXXI | Karen DeWitt | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York


ALBANY, NEW YORK (WXXI) - A new report finds that while New York has been hit hard by the so-called "Great Recession," federal stimulus monies have bu...

Page One Doesn't Reflect the Times

David Jones | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York


David Jones

It would be nice to see a discussion about the serious implications this recession is having on those who aren't six-figure Wall Street types. It would be good for all New Yorkers.

Black Unemployment In New York Grows At Alarming Rate

New York Times | PATRICK McGEEHAN and MATHEW R. WARREN | Posted 08.13.2009 | New York


Unemployment among blacks in New York City has increased much faster than for whites, and the gap appears to be widening at an accelerating pace, new ...

Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 08.02.2009 | New York


Dan Collins

There are some stories that you just don't know how to respond to. Consider today's news about plummeting real estate prices in Manhattan.

New Yorkers Work Like Crazy And Are Highly Neurotic

Crain's New York Business | Elizabeth MacBride | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York


New York workers are the most productive in the nation by a wide margin: 37% more productive than the average American worker, as measured by dollars ...

How To Survive The Recession

Elizabeth Donoghue | Posted 08.01.2009 | New York


Elizabeth Donoghue

There is a new strain of inconvenience which is lasting longer than a subway interruption. It's financial. Here are a few suggestions for living wisely in New York in these times.

Some Rich New Yorkers Still $helling It Out

New York Times | CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY | Posted 07.13.2009 | New York


In the blocks around Bloomingdale's on the East Side of Manhattan, where ladies who lunch often head afterward to the showrooms of furniture and fauce...

Recession Hits Outer Boroughs

Crain's New York Business | Hilary Potkewitz | Posted 07.13.2009 | Local


For more than a year, economists have been saying that the recession hit New York City late in the game, but recent data from TransUnion shows that po...

New York Bars Fight Recession Hangover With Free Drinks

New York Post | REBECCA ROSENBERG | Posted 07.09.2009 | Local


Bars are so desperate for customers that some are not only offering booze on the cheap -- but are also giving it away. ...

A Woman at the Edge

Nick Turse | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Nick Turse

There is an increasing number of women caught between violence in the home and the violence of being moneyless, powerless, and alone in the world.

A Woman at the Edge

Nick Turse | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics


Nick Turse

There is an increasing number of women caught between violence in the home and the violence of being moneyless, powerless, and alone in the world.

A Tsunami of Hunger

Nick Turse | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


Nick Turse

The new working poor, as well as more families with young children, are threatening to overwhelm New York City's last hunger safety net.

Totally Retail Therapy Deprived: New York Is No Fun Right Now!

Betsy Perry | Posted 03.20.2009 | Style


Betsy Perry

These days, I'm noticing a lot of salesmen standing around wishing me a good day. FYI -- it would be a good day if I could actually buy something.