Recently added articles from Crain's New York Business:
Finance whiz to Forbes; Digital division woos entrepreneurial exec into tough category; growth a challenge.(Business Lives)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Amanda Fung Two years ago, Lisa A. Mogensen left her job as the top finance executive at TheStreet.com to start her own Web site. Inspired by her love of food, she launched TravelsinTaste.com, a dining journal that offers tips on some of the hottest ...
With its business humming along nicely, Time Warner Cable seems set to fly solo.(In the Markets)
Aug 25, 2008 ... With earnings climbing at a 20% annualized clip and subscribers signing up for new services at a similar pace, Time Warner Cable seems destined for a good reception when its spinoff from its parent is completed next quarter. The company has 15 million subscribers. The rub is that 40% of ...
Hospitals win patients, donors; Four thriving specialists dominate pediatrics.(Health Care Report)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Carolyn Colwell When 2-year-old Demi Kostaridis leaned over her newborn brother's incubator and sang "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,'' 10 top doctors went silent. Then, her mother remembers, they asked Demi to sing it again for the other babies in the neonatal intensive ...
Child obesity epidemic weighs heavily on NYC; Programs focus on behavioral change, physical activity; little data available.(Health Care Report)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Elaine Pofeldt If the fight against childhood obesity has a ground zero, maybe it is New York City. Everyone from teachers to foundations to the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is taking on the epidemic, in an area where nearly half of the ...
Nothing to sneeze at: hospital trips for asthma; City needs to prevent episodes, handle treatment through pediatricians, clinics.(Health Care Report)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Elaine Pofeldt To experts, one of the clearest signs of the flaws in New York City's health care system is the number of children with asthma who end up in the hospital. For years, kids here have been plagued by asthma rates much higher than the nation's. The ...
Bronx scrap yard to sprout green wall; Hunts Point gets a vertical garden to improve view and soak up runoff.(Neighborhood Journal)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Trees may grow in Brooklyn, but the Bronx will soon have something even greener and definitely more modern--a vertical garden that will soar 20 feet into the air and cover 9,000 square feet. The unusual design, in the Hunts Point section of the borough, is intended to obscure a fence that ...
Outbreak of refusals holds back vaccinations; More parents keep children away from shots; how to assuage health fears?(Health Care Report)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Elaine Pofeldt For years, Washington Heights pediatrician Berta Ramos-Ramirez has worked on convincing poor immigrant parents to make the time to get their children vaccinated. "I've seen every disease there's a vaccine for,'' she says. "They're not pretty.'' ...
2 WORLDS FOR KIDS' CARE.(Health Care Report)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Two years ago, conjoined twins separated by surgeons at Montefiore Medical Center's children's hospital returned for a fifth birthday bash. After the series of groundbreaking operations in 2003-04, they are doing well, the beneficiaries of some of the best children's health care in the ...
Preparing for battle over organizing bill; Law to help unions pits labor officials against employers.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Daniel Massey When mike fishman attends the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week, he won't be there just to support Sen. Barack Obama. The president of New York City's powerful building service workers union will also be fighting for a new law that would ...
Budget mess won't go away.(Viewpoint)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Only by the standard of New York state politics would the media call the Legislature's move to reduce next year's budget deficit by 20% an accomplishment. Make no mistake: Nothing important has been decided about the state's financial predicament. The state is still facing a ...
What do you think of Mayor Bloomberg's idea for windmills? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(Viewpoint)
Aug 25, 2008 ... 285 VOTES Date of poll: Aug. 20 19% He's full of hot air. No one wants to look at windmills on bridges and off the coast It's a great idea. It will lead to less dependency on ...
Architecture firm's designs underpin judicial reform; RicciGreene brings human approach to courthouses, jails.(Small Business)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Steve Garmhausen Architecture firm RicciGreene Associates is collaborating on a jail complex in Denver that's attractive enough to sit in the city's downtown core--right next to the U.S. Mint building. With its sleek design, and its absence of eyesores such as ...
Lehman Bros. has look of an unrewarding buy; Enormity of firm's woes dims any hope of a buyout premium.(In the Markets)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Aaron Elstein The saga of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. took another wild turn Friday, with its stock jumping 14% at one point amid talk that a Korean bank was considering acquiring the ailing Wall Street titan. Given that the company's stock was down 79% for ...
Executive Moves.(Business Lives)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: sarah studley Accounting & Consulting Friedman: David Schneyman, 46, was promoted to principal from affordable housing tax director. Russell Reynolds Associates: Peter Reichman, 46, was promoted to managing director, financial services, from ...
Composing his legacy; Music producer does battle with brain cancer.(Business Lives)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: SAMANTHA MARSHALL When the headaches started, Mike Kissel chalked it up to the stress and noise of gutting and rebuilding his new recording studio. The veteran musician and producer had secured a suite in the historic Brill Building, overlooking Times Square, and poured ...
ARTFUL DINING.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... The Museum of Arts and Design tapped veteran restaurateur Michael Weinstein, president of Ark Restaurants Corp., to run a dining spot featuring American food on the building's ninth floor, with views of Columbus Circle and Central Park. Mr. Weinstein will open the restaurant in ...
Q&A: Obesity is parents' newest worry; Wellness coach discusses mind-set to aid teens' health.(Health Care Report)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Wellness coach Ellen Goldman, who works with New Jersey and New York clients, is one of a growing number of professionals, from nutritionists to personal trainers to coaches, confronting obesity among teens and children. Crain's contributing editor Elizabeth MacBride asked her about this ...
Little museum takes giant step; After years of litigation, MAD ready for unveiling; still controversial.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar When holly hotchner became director of the Museum of Arts and Design 12 years ago, the tiny cultural institution was nearly bankrupt. Formerly known as the American Craft Museum, it lacked both visitors and deep-pocketed donors because so few ...
Airlines cut flights out of NY; Fewer passengers, higher fuel costs mean less service to smaller cities; fares up.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Hilary Potkewitz The airline industry is getting ready to ground thousands of air travelers who fly out of New York City area airports. Starting next month, nonstop flights between New York and 25 domestic and international cities will disappear, and service ...
Liquidnet ready to trade up; Growing dark-pool exchange prepares IPO as regulators eye market; patent fight.(News)
Aug 25, 2008 ... Byline: Aaron Elstein After tossing and turning in bed one night late in 1999, a bleary-eyed Seth Merrin rose and scribbled down a business plan for a new kind of Wall Street firm. The next morning, even he was surprised by the results. "It was all right there, ...