Lisa Chow

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Christmas shopping is probably the last thing on your mind right now, unless you are a buyer who stopped by The New York International Gift Fair, where store owners met their wholesale suppliers this week. For WNYC's Main Street series, reporter Lisa Chow went to ...

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Following the mid-air collision, officials say the Federal Aviation Administration should better regulate the city's airspace. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

REPORTER: The elected officials picked the perfect spot for their news conference, near the heliport on west 30th street. The helicopter noise was so loud at ...

On the heels of this weekend's helicopter/plane collision, a group of New York legislators called today for greater FAA regulation of New York City's airspace. WNYC reporter Lisa Chow was there. Also: Jeff Smith, chairman of the Eastern Region Helicopter Council, talks about what it's like to fly ...

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Some investors are jumping back into Manhattan real estate, buying properties at huge discounts from the boom years. Last week, the private equity firm Fortress bought a nearly 600-unit condominium project in midtown Manhattan for a fraction of the price the developer paid in 2005. ...

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Private Equity firm Fortress buys Kent Swig’s 597-unit condo project overlooking Central Park. Guest: Greg David, editorial director of Crain's New York Business.

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Financial industry watchers expect new limits on executive compensation by end of year. Guest: WNYC’s economics reporter Lisa Chow.

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An investigation into corruption at the New York State pension fund has raised questions about the fund's dealings with Wall Street. Federal and state regulators are examining how the pension fund chooses its private money managers. Last month we reported on the tangled relationships between ...

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A recap of the investigations into corruption at the New York State Pension fund. Guest: WNYC’s economics reporter Lisa Chow.

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The House passes a bill to restrict Wall Street pay. Guest: Greg David, editorial director of Crain's New York Business.

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A new report from the New York Attorney General's office shows that several troubled banks gave out big bonuses last year, even as they were bleeding money and taking taxpayer funds. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

REPORTER: The state attorney general Andrew Cuomo had one clear message. ...

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The president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank tried to dispel fears of inflation today. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

REPORTER: With the Fed pouring billions of dollars into the financial system, will the US face a massive inflation problem down the road?

President of the New ...

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Buyers with cash. It’s their heyday. Guest: WNYC’s economics reporter Lisa Chow.

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President Obama’s health care plan and its impact on New York City. Guest: Greg David, editorial director of Crain's New York Business.

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The New York State pension fund is one the largest investors in the country, moving billions of dollars each year in and out of Wall Street. That movement of money is now under investigation. State and federal regulators have been examining how the pension fund ...

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The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Regional Center Program. Guest: Stephen Yale-Loehr, adjunct professor at Cornell University Law School and the co-author of Immigration Law & Procedure Treatise.

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Mayor Bloomberg lost at least $8.5 million in the stock market last year, according to heavily edited 2008 tax returns released today. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

REPORTER: Only the mayor knows how much he lost last year. As usual, his tax returns were redacted to avoid ...

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Manhattan prosecutors have charged 13 people in a $100 million mortgage fraud case. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

REPORTER: This is how the scheme allegedly worked, according to the indictment. Prosecutors say the mortgage company, AFG Financial Group, targeted homeowners at risk of foreclosure.

The company recruited so-called ...

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Advocates for the unemployed say the political stalemate in Albany has cost jobless New Yorkers more than $250 million in new unemployment benefits.

Andrew Stettner is deputy director of the National Employment Law Project. He says a bill to raise jobless benefits, from $405 to $475 ...

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One of the largest institutional investors in the US, the New York State pension fund, says it's pulling $86 million out of companies doing business in Iran and Sudan. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli manages the pension fund, which represents the retirement savings of more than ...

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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday on a case that pitted state attorneys general against national banks and their federal regulator. In a five to four decision, the Court ruled that states can enforce their own fair-lending laws against national banks, if they go through the ...