Ilya Marritz

Ilya Marritz appears in the following:

Financial 411: Never Believe The Hype

Friday, November 27, 2009

Greg David of Crain’s New York Business on why stories about holiday shopping are usually wrong.

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Financial 411: Married to the Store

Thursday, November 26, 2009

A husband and wife go into business together, and are forced to cut their spending at home. Jenny Brundin of member station KUER in Salt Lake City in Utah.

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Financial 411: Fare Game

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains why bus operators are offering $1 tickets to destinations around the northeast.

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Financial 411: Nets Gain

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

The state’s highest court OKs the use of eminent domain to clear the way for the Atlantic Yards project. WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman explains.

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Financial 411: Rumble in the Belly

Monday, November 23, 2009

As record numbers of New Yorkers show up at soup kitchens, the federal government is spending much more on food aid. Guest: Joel Berg, New York City Coalition Against Hunger..

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Financial 411: Ticket to LaGuardia

Friday, November 20, 2009

Why is Goldman Sachs offering tuition to classes at LaGuardia Community College? Greg David of Crain’s New York Business explains.

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Ms. Smith Says She WILL Go To Washington

Thursday, November 19, 2009

In March, President Obama nominated NYS Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith to be Solicitor in the United States Department of Labor. Basically, top cop for Employer violators of labor laws.

But Senator Mike Enzi (R-NV) has promised to block her advancement to the job over inaccurate statements she made (and ...

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Financial 411: Prognosis: Two More Years Without New Cranes

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Developers expect only projects that already have financing to go ahead. Guest: WNYC’s Lisa Chow covers the 42st Annual Capital Markets Conference sponsored by the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

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City Falls Behind Nation in Economic Recovery

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

New numbers show New York City lags behind the rest of the country in emerging from the recession.

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City Lags Behind Nation in Economic Recovery

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

New numbers show New York City lags behind the rest of the country in emerging from the recession. In the third quarter, the American economy grew 3.5 percent, but the city's economy continued to shrink at a rate of 1.6 percent, according to Comptroller William ...

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Financial 411: Ship To Shore

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Almost 15,000 Americans declare earnings from their offshore accounts in a big IRS amnesty. Charles Falk, a tax attorney for some of them, explains why so many are turning themselves in.

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Financial 411: Retail Politics

Friday, November 13, 2009

Costco opens in East Harlem, and a controversial mall plan in the Bronx. Guest: Greg David of Crain’s New York Business.

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Financial 411: From Freak Show to Fancy Hotels

Thursday, November 12, 2009

WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman explains the city’s ambitious plans for Coney Island.

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Financial 411: From Bayji to Billing

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

What can be done to fix the VA benefits system and ease returning veterans' financial transition? Guest: Carolyn Schapper, National Guard interrogator and human intelligence specialist.

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New Yorkers Speak Out at Gas Drilling Hearing

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Nearly a thousand New Yorkers turned out last night for the chance to comment on the record on natural gas and drinking water. State regulators have offered a plan to allow gas drilling near the city's upstate reservoirs. The event in lower Manhattan was a ...

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Financial 411: Bike Biz is Counter-Cyclical

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports that bike lanes provided an economic stimulus in the recession.

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Public Forum on Catskills Gas Drilling Tonight at Stuyvesant HS

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The debate over gas drilling in the Catskills is coming to New York City. This evening, a state agency will host a public forum on plans to oversee drilling in the formation known as the Marcellus Shale. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: The closest part ...

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Cycling = Ka-Ching!

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

An economy that's headed downhill is not a good thing. But a bicycle going downhill picks up speed. And the bicycle business has been up in the past year. As WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports, it's counter-cyclical.

REPORTER: Starting a business last spring was a foolish thing ...

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Financial 411: Wall Street Money and Nonprofits

Monday, November 09, 2009

The Harlem Children’s Zone, and the promise and peril of being popular in the financial services industry. Guest: WNYC’s Beth Fertig.

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Financial 411: Is Insider Trading Pervasive At Hedge Funds?

Friday, November 06, 2009

Greg David of Crain’s New York Business is beginning to think so, in light of recent busts by the US Attorney’s office.

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