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Financial 411: The $600 Trillion Question
by Lisa Chow
February 08, 2010
WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains stalled efforts to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market. ....
Winning App Helps NYers Make Sense of City Data
by Lisa Chow
February 05, 2010
City officials want to make it easier for you to get around town, and they want technology to help you do it. So last fall, Mayor Bloomberg released 170 data sets to software developers around the c....
Financial 411: Creditors Take Control of Largest Real Estate Complex in NYC
by Lisa Chow
January 25, 2010
WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez and Lisa Chow report on the decision by Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Realty to give up Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. ....
Rise in NYC Unemployment Explained
by Lisa Chow
January 22, 2010
The city's unemployment rate jumped from 10 percent to 10.6 percent last month, the highest in 16 years. WNYC's Lisa Chow explains why. REPORTER: It's kind of almost an accounting problem. There was....
Paterson Proposes Small Fixes to Raise Funds
by Lisa Chow
January 20, 2010
Gov. David Paterson says he has some small ways to raise funds for the state. These include boosting alcohol sales, expanding gambling, and allowing Ultimate fighting matches in New York. The govern....
Financial 411: Taking “The Street” to Madison Avenue.
by Lisa Chow
January 18, 2010
WNYC's Lisa Chow reports on the challenges of workplace diversity. ....
'Sully,' Passengers, and Crew Celebrate Anniversary of Hudson Jet Landing
by Lisa Chow
January 15, 2010
There was applause for Captain Chesley Sullenberger as the pilot walked into a Midtown breakfast on the first anniversary of US Airways Flight 1549's landing in the middle of the Hudson River. "On J....
Financial 411: Wall Street Under Oath
by Lisa Chow
January 12, 2010
The titans of Wall Street are in Washington tomorrow to answer questions from members of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Guests: Richard Sylla, of NYU Stern School of Business, and Simon Jo....
Financial 411: Making Gambling Profitable Again
by Lisa Chow
January 11, 2010
WNYC’s Lisa Chow reports on New York City Off-Track Betting Corporation’s plan to restructure itself and emerge from bankruptcy protection. ....
OTB Asks for a Break
by Lisa Chow
January 08, 2010
The Off Track Betting Corporation is pressing state lawmakers to change a mandate that requires it to pay most of its revenues to the racing industry, the city, and the state, before it pays its own ....
2009: A Buyer's Market For Manhattan Real Estate
by Lisa Chow
January 05, 2010
2009 was the year of the falling Manhattan real estate market. The sales price of a typical Manhattan apartment was 810-thousand dollars by the end of last year, down more than 20 percent from the ho....
Sober Note to Start Bloomberg's Third Term
by Lisa Chow
January 01, 2010
Mayor Bloomberg's inauguration speech today at City Hall is expected to touch on crime, innovation, and a commitment to the city. The ceremony will be toned down compared to Bloomberg's previous inau....
Bloomberg Signs Oath of Office for Third Term
by Lisa Chow
December 31, 2009
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the oath of office for his third and presumably final term today, before the city clerk at City Hall. He also paid the clerk a $9 fee. In 2001, when he was first sworn ....
Battle Over Fees Could Take Fox Off Time Warner Cable
by Lisa Chow
December 30, 2009
Fox TV shows including House, American Idol, and The Simpson's, could be the first casualties of 2010 for many cable customers in our area. Fox and Time Warner Cable are engaged in a very public batt....
Unemployment Rate Drops in City
by Lisa Chow
December 17, 2009
The city's unemployment rate has fallen to 10 percent, matching the national unemployment rate. That's according to new state labor department figures, which show the state's jobless rate improving f....
Mad Men Take Hit: NY Ad Spending Down As Much As 15 Percent
by Lisa Chow
December 14, 2009
New York's advertising industry took a big hit this year with total ad spending estimated to be down as much as 15 percent. It's causing some executives to rethink their approach. WNYC's Lisa Chow re....
Paterson Warns of 'Fiscal Disaster'
by Lisa Chow
December 09, 2009
Gov. David Paterson says New York has just $3 million in cash on hand and he will decide this week what payments to defer so the state can stay solvent. "We are in a very deep quagamire," Paterso....
NY Fed Prez Blasts Compensation of Bailed-Out Bankers
by Lisa Chow
December 08, 2009
The president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank says he finds it "deeply offensive" that some of the very same individuals and banks that helped bring about the financial crisis are benefiting fro....
Store Owners Hold Their Breath, Eye December Sales
by Lisa Chow
December 07, 2009
Many boutiques are closely tracking their sales numbers as December is often a make or break month for those stores that rely on big holiday sales. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports. REPORTER: Charles Branst....
Guilty Plea in NYS Pension Probe
by Lisa Chow
December 04, 2009
An investment manager has pleaded guilty to bribing managers of New York State's pension fund, in order to get its business. Elliott Broidy, chairman of Markstone Capital Partners, made nearly $1 mil....
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