Ilya Marritz appears in the following:
Harlem Housing Complex Auctioned for $125M
Friday, March 12, 2010
New York, NY —
One of the city's biggest private housing complexes is changing hands. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more on the foreclosure auction of the Riverton Houses in Harlem.
REPORTER: Before the auction, there was speculation about who might bid and how high the price could go. In the ...
Financial 411: A Big Bank Failure, a Small Bank Failure.
Friday, March 12, 2010
New York, NY —
What we learned from the Autopsy of Lehman Brothers, plus the shutdown this week of developer Shaya Boymelgreen’s LibertyPointe Bank. Guest: Greg David of the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.
Financial 411: The Life And Death of NYC Real Estate Deals
Thursday, March 11, 2010
New York, NY —
WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman on the groundbreaking for the Nets Arena, and WNYC’s Ilya Marritz on the foreclosure auction for the Riverton Apartments.
Financial 411: An App For That
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
New York, NY —
The makers of games for handheld devices are making millions, 99 cents at a time, as WNYC’s Lisa Chow reports.
Financial 411: Fannie’s and Freddie’s Future
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
New York, NY —
With banking reform in the works, how come there’s no plan yet for overhauling the mortgage market? Guest: Alyssa Katz, author of Our Lot: How Real Estate Came to Own Us.
Financial 411: Where to Put the Consumer Financial Protection Agency?
Friday, March 05, 2010
New York, NY —
Schumer says Treasury, Dodd says Fed. CUNY’s Greg David says it depends on which one you trust less.
Financial 411: Haiti’s Textile Dreams
Thursday, March 04, 2010
New York, NY —
Some Haitians believe a trade deal will the U.S. is the key to getting their country out of poverty. Planet Money’s Adam Davidson and Chana Joffe-Walt explain.
Financial 411: The Economic Case for Locally-Grown
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
New York, NY —
Reuters’ finance blogger Felix Salmon says it makes sense to watch food-miles, even if you aren’t concerned about climate change.
Financial 411: Paterson Ends His Campaign
Friday, February 26, 2010
New York, NY —
CUNY’s Greg David on Gov. Paterson as lame duck, and Cuomo’s record on business.
Stimulus Watch: Slow Progress in Weatherizing Homes
Friday, February 26, 2010
New York, NY —
The economic stimulus enacted one year ago contained a huge grant to weatherize homes. But this week, two government reports highlighted New York's slow progress in the program.
New York plans to use its $400 million federal grant to make 45,000 homes more energy efficient. But ...
Financial 411: Sugar and Taxes
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
New York, NY —
New York's health commissioner, Dr. Richard Daines, wants a tax on soda to fight obesity.
Financial 411: Bathroom Break
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
New York, NY —
New York City’s 5,000 street food vendors say the city is overzealous in enforcing bathroom breaks. WNYC’s Arun Venugopal reports. Also: Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Wall Street bonuses.
NY State Plans to Close Parks in Budget Crunch
Friday, February 19, 2010
New York, NY —
State parks officials are proposing shutting Brookhaven State Park in Suffolk County, and 40 other parks throughout New York, in an effort to bridge an $8.2 billion budget deficit.
They also want to slash services at 23 other parks. Jones Beach would lose its Fourth ...
Liu Proposes Changes to NYC Pension Fund Management
Friday, February 19, 2010
New York, NY —
The manager of New York City's $98 billion pension fund, City Comptroller John Liu, says he wants to revoke a ban on middlemen who arrange private equity deals.
The ban went into effect last spring in response to an alleged kickback scheme at the state pension ...
Financial 411: Duane Reade Changes Hands
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
New York, NY —
WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains Walgreen’s’ acquisition of the iconic New York drugstore. Also, Andrea Bernstein on what the economic stimulus has accomplished in our area.
Financial 411: Bananas and Gold
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
New York, NY —
Thousands of mortgage brokers have had to invent new careers for themselves. WBUR’s Curt Nickisch reports.
Financial 411: Money, Politics, and the $177 Bagel Sandwich with Soda.
Friday, February 12, 2010
New York, NY —
CUNY’s Greg David explains what else is in the Larry Seabrook indictment. Plus: questions over the Aqueduct casino contract, and the cost of snow.
Financial 411: A Better Bottom Line? Move the Printer!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
New York, NY —
An efficiency expert explains how businesses can save money and time. The Planet Money team speaks with Matt LeBlanc.
Improper Influence? Menendez Sought to Help Failing Bank
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
First BankAmericano, based in Elizabeth, NJ, was one of 140 banks the FDIC took over last year, and one of just two in the New York metro area. As I reported last December, the bank was sunk by an un-diversified portfolio consisting mostly of real estate loans.
Today, ...
Small Biz Owners Line Up for Loans
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
New York, NY —
After record profits for Wall Street in 2009, the Obama administration is making Main Street and small businesses a focus in 2010. In downtown Manhattan, there was a government-sponsored matchmaking event for small businesses and banks. WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports there was attraction, if not ...