Crain's New York Business back issues from March 2008:
Lawyer gets kick from double duty; Asuncion C. Hostin, 39.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: elizabeth macbride Managing director, Kroll Inc. Sunny hostin's life might best be summed up in small numbers: two jobs, two young children, five hours of sleep (if she's lucky.) The youngest managing director in the New York City office of ...
Celine Rattray, 32; Partner, Plum Pictures.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: robert hadad-zlokower Celine rattray has always been stubborn. At 15, she rented a room with another family rather than move from London to Bermuda, where her father had a new position. "My parents thought it was the worst trait when I was a child,'' Ms. Rattray says ....
Jane Wheeler, 39; Senior managing director, Evercore Partners.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: aaron elstein Jane wheeler was frankly appalled in the mid-1990s when Morgan Stanley assigned her to the team that advised stodgy banks. For an ambitious young dealmaker with an art history background and a taste for 18th-century Venetian sculpture, banks seemed prosaic ....
Gay marriage as a business issue.(Viewpoint)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Alair Townsend Alair Townsend is away. This column was originally published May 14, 2007. Gov. eliot spitzer has proposed legislation to allow gay couples to enter into civil marriages--the first governor in the United States to do so. Why should ...
Unions tackle rezoning; Threaten to oppose measures without a promise of livable wages; key plans at risk.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Daniel Massey At first glance, the city's complex land-use regulations might seem far removed from the bread-and-butter issues affecting workers. Look again. A coalition of unions is threatening to oppose rezoning measures citywide and potentially derail some ...
40s symbolize New York spirit; Editor's note.(New York's Rising Stars)(Editorial)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: Valerie Block What makes a Crain's "Forty under 40''? Every year, Crain's reporters and editors ask ourselves that question, and every year, we find a remarkable group of businessmen and businesswomen working in the most competitive city in the nation who answer it. ...
The mayor's next campaign.(Viewpoint)
Mar 03, 2008 ... With his long presidential flirtation put to rest, Mayor Michael Bloomberg faces a new problem: how to remain relevant in his 22 months as a lame duck. His future clout may depend entirely on whether he can convince the City Council and the state Legislature to approve his congestion ...
The Insider.(Viewpoint)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: erik engquist and anne michaud Search for tourism chief takes detour Finding a new chairman for NYC & Company, the city's visitor and tourism agency, might be more difficult than first thought. According to sources, former Deputy Mayor Daniel ...
WANTED: On-AIr Talent.(Business Lives)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: andrew buck statioN WRXP-FM 101.9 JOB DESCRIPTION Looking for on-air personalities who can communicate their passion for rock music while spinning a good playlist MOST IMPORTANT TASKS Hosting radio shows and writing online content and reviews ...
INSURANCE REFORM Money talks.(Viewpoint)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo says he has found the key to winning trial lawyers' support for comprehensive medical malpractice reform and says he doubts that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's lawsuit against health insurers will actually help consumers. Speaking last ...
Evgeny Nudler, 37; Professor of biochemistry, NYU School of Medicine.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: gale scott When the soviet union collapsed, Evgeny Nudler's world went down with it. "All my childhood experiences, all my good memories at the time were in Moscow,'' says Mr. Nudler, a soft-spoken man with a quick smile, whose modest manner belies his status ...
New destination at old crossroads; Allen & Delancey serves stylish American on Lower East Side; noise can intimidate.(Business Lives)(Restaurant review)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: bob lape Allen & delancey, a bright new culinary light on the Lower East Side, was almost a fast-food joint. After the condo conversion of a six-story building at the busy corner, a national chain wanted the ground-floor site of a former Salvation Army store. ...
Hot art market cools; Sales slowdown jeopardizes galleries as collectors shun younger artists.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar The art market frenzy that made art students into stars overnight, spawned scores of fairs around the world and turned young investment bankers into major collectors may be coming to an end. For the first time in years, New York dealers ...
True Confessions; Honorees share hidden talents, leisure passions and silly secrets.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Kathryn Carter rode a Harley-Davidson through Montana's Glacier National Park Carley Roney's wedding day was a disaster: The DJ didn't show, the AC broke down and the paella made guests sweat Evgeny Freidman was a ball boy at the U.S. Open Ken Davenport ...
Kathryn Carter, 38; Executive vice president, Soccer United Marketing.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: elizabeth macbride Asked to describe her sales technique, Kathy Carter jokes that most of her early clients bought sponsorship deals so she would stop calling them. Ms. Carter, executive vice president of Soccer United Marketing, doesn't take herself too ...
Executive Moves.(Business Lives)(David K. Moffat joined Huron Consulting Group)(DeVries Public Relations promoted Stephanie Smirnov)(Amalgamated Bank promoted Louis DeLuca)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: sarah studley Accounting & Consulting Huron Consulting Group: David K. Moffat, 45, joined as managing director. He was formerly president and chief operating officer at GCom2 Solutions. J.H. Cohn: Larry Ziff, 45, was named principal and continues ...
Marginal slacker makes ad splash.(New York's Rising Stars)(OMD's Scott Hagedorn)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: amanda fung Scott Hagedorn, 37 Managing director, East Coast, OMD When scott hagedorn graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in advertising during the recession of 1992, there were no jobs. To make a quick buck, he ...
Michelle Peluso, 35; Chief executive, Travelocity.(New York's Rising Stars)(Travelocity.com Inc.)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: amanda fung Entrepreneurship runs in Michelle Peluso's family. Her grandparents owned a motel, and her father ran an environmental engineering company. When faced with paying for her own expenses as a youngster, she followed suit. "I could have flipped ...
Jason Hirschhorn, 36; President, Sling Media Entertainment Group.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: amanda fung Three years ago, the idea of cutting up movies like The Godfather into short scenes that could be shared on the Web seemed preposterous. Tom Freston, the former chief executive of Viacom, "looked at me like I was nuts'' when I suggested it, recalls Jason ...
Michael Steib, 31; Director of TV advertising, Google.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: robert hordt In his senior year at the University of Pennsylvania, Michael Steib was preparing to take the Law School Admission Test when a fraternity brother threw out an important notice, thinking it was junk mail. Mr. Steib missed the registration deadline. But he ...
Maurizio Miglietta, 38; Director, trauma surgery, NY-Presbyterian/Columbia.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: gale scott Dr. maurizio miglietta believes things happen for a reason. He says that explains why he survived a jetliner crash at one, being run over by a car at eight, and, at 10, escaping unhurt when a gas stove exploded, badly burning another boy. "I was ...
Free-falling dollar injects fresh vigor into Becton-Dickinson's export earnings.(In the Markets)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Talk about aging stars performing like youngsters. Becton-Dickinson, the 111-year-old medical equipment maker, sets the standard. Its shares have risen 19% in the past year and are still rated as a "buy'' by most analysts. A weak dollar has given overseas sales of hypodermic needles and ...
At Deadline.(Late News)(Pace University is closing its Manhattan facility)(Verizon Communications Inc's plans for new franchise)(FreshDirect is waiving delivery fees )
Mar 03, 2008 ... Seeking to boost a lagging economy, Queens mall owner Damon Hemmerdinger planned to pass out $100 bills to patrons at his Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale last weekend. The son of MTA Chairman H. Dale Hemmerdinger was going to give out $20,000 and is hoping other mall owners will follow ...
Clarification.(Corrections)(Correction notice)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Massivemedia Inc., a company that projects ads on the sides of buildings, says it pays the owners of those properties for ...
Financial firefighter; Chief needs to keep securities trade group together during Wall Street's credit crisis.(Business Lives)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Aaron Elstein Crisis on Wall Street is nothing new to T. Timothy Ryan. As a teenager, he joined his father, who was chief of a downtown New York Fire Department precinct, to help put out blazes in the financial district. Though he swapped a firefighter's ...
Sara Queen, 39; Senior asset manager, Brookfield Properties Corp.(New York's Rising Stars)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: theresa agovino Sara queen once envisioned herself the next Diane Sawyer. But writing too many articles about cats stuck in trees as an intern at her local Florida newspaper nixed that ambition just as she was developing a sharp interest in economics. A ...
Joe Chan, 36; President, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership.(New York's Rising Stars)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: erik engquist As a high school wrestler, Joe Chan endured a grueling regimen of diet and dehydration to stay in his 119-pound class. The agony paid off with a state championship and a spot on his college team. Mr. Chan is still svelte at 170 pounds but is a ...
Matthew Higgins, 33; Senior vice president of business operations, New York Jets.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: anne michaud When matthew higgins graduated from high school, he didn't have the luxury of attending college full-time. He went to Queens College at night while working to help support his ailing mother. She died on the day that 26-year-old Mr. Higgins was ...
Mother's milk; Working women pump it up to keep nursing.(Business Lives)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar A few years ago, Judy Musa was in the company ladies' room when her boss and some co-workers walked in and found her with her shirt off. She wasn't changing her clothes. Her surprised colleagues at public relations firm CRT Tenaka found ...
Rudy, private practitioner; Legal, consulting practices changed since his departure.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Hilary Potkewitz Former new york mayor and presidential wannabe Rudy Giuliani returns to work this week at his law firm, Bracewell & Giuliani. The man whose commanding early lead in the polls quickly evaporated as primaries began, is looking forward to being ...
Astoria Financial poised to reap wages of thrift; Conservative lender dodges subprime bullet; rate cuts fatten margins.(In the Markets)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Hilary Potkewitz For years, Astoria Financial has been derided as old-fashioned, plain-vanilla or even worse. Now, its very conservatism is being cited as the thrift's greatest asset--as the reason why its shares have risen 14% this year while those of larger, glitzier ...
Koreans shift eastward from Flushing; Expand along Northern Blvd.; helped by networks that offer support.(Small Business)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Cara S. Trager Spurred by soaring retail rents in its longtime enclave in downtown Flushing and by a steady migration of Koreans toward the Long Island border, the Korean small business community in Queens has expanded eastward in recent years. Along a ...
Phil Shawe, 38; Co-chief executive, TransPerfect Translations.(New York's Rising Stars)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: erik ipsen While working at Sears, Phil Shawe read all the reviews on the appliances he sold, shared his insights with customers and even told them that they could phone him at home with any questions. No wonder he quickly became the top salesman in Sears' entire ...
Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss, 32; President, Shoshanna.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: erik ipsen On the fourth floor at 231 W. 39th St.--past PT Jeans, B&T Printing and the freight elevators--is a minor miracle: a successful garment manufacturer run by a woman who never took a course in business or fashion or showed any inclination to run her own firm ...
Khajak Keledjian, 35; Chief executive, Intermix.(New York's Rising Stars)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: elisabeth butler cordova In 1993, when many of his peers were perfecting their keg stands, 19-year-old Khajak Keledjian quit college to launch a chain of fashion boutiques. He opened his first Intermix shop on Fifth Avenue and stocked it with edgy clothes that encouraged ...
CNN rides elections to victory over Fox; Key ratings surge on political coverage; will the gains last?(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Matthew Flamm For the past few months, people across the United States have taken part in a closely fought contest, full of twists and turns, that has finally produced an unexpected winner. That's right: There's a new front-runner in the cable news race. ...
The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events March 4 Vera Institute of Justice holds lecture on integrity, public trust and prosecution. 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Harvard Club, 35 W. 44th St. Free. (212) 376-3081. March 4 Asian Women in ...
Revamped AOL just can't get any respect; Despite investments, company stuck in fourth place.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Amanda Fung When a microsoft corp. executive didn't acknowledge AOL as an online advertising competitor in a recent industry conference, AOL Chief Executive Randy Falco was miffed. He said the software giant made a mistake by overlooking the Time Warner unit. ...
Game time.(Business Lives)(Zenbu Media's Steve Bernstein)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli Steve Bernstein, 47, is ready for some Big Apple competition. The Brooklyn native, founder and president of Zenbu Media, has created the Battle for Manhattan, a two-week sports contest that he hopes will become an annual event. It starts March 30. ...
Advice for renting a hamptons house.(Business Lives)
Mar 03, 2008 ... The early bird catches the worm. The earlier you start looking for your summer rental, the more selection you'll have, though at a higher price. Some people play Russian roulette and wait to see what's available at the end of the renting season--Memorial Day--when ...
WILL BETTER BARISTAS FIX THE STARBUCKS BRAND? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(Viewpoint)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Starbucks closed its stores last week for three hours to improve barista training. But more than half ...
Dionne Mack-Harvin, 35; Executive director, Brooklyn Public Library.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar When dionne Mack-Harvin moved to New York from South Carolina with her mother at age 11, she used the city's libraries as an excuse to get out of the house. Little did she know that two decades later she would become the first ...
Carley Roney, 39; Editor-in-chief, The Knot Inc.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli Some may call it ironic that self-dubbed "alternabride'' Carley Roney, who wore a vintage minidress to her own wedding and booked the venue at the eleventh hour, runs online wedding-planning sensation The Knot. Ms. Roney calls it perfect ....
Scion creates her own sweet spot; Dylan Lauren, 33.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: lisa fickenscher Chief executive, Dylan's Candy Bar Dylan lauren's appearance on the Oprah Winfrey Show in January wasn't her first big break but rather a reflection of how far she has come. Her six-year-old sweetshop business is so successful that retail ...
James Gersten, 38; President, Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: lisa fickenscher Job offers come often and easily to James Gersten, whose resume lists a veritable Who's Who of the hospitality industry. After just one lunch meeting, Smith & Wollensky founder Alan Stillman hired Mr. Gersten a decade ago to spearhead the ...
Teen rapper takes off; Jesse Itzler, 39.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: hilary potkewitz Co-founder, Marquis Jet Jesse itzler makes an unlikely airline executive. As a teenage rap artist in the 1980s, he landed two songs on MTV. After his first 15 minutes of fame, he wrote jingles for radio commercials and the theme ...
Michael MacDougall, 37; Partner, TPG.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: aaron elstein No one likes paying the monthly electric bill, but Texas residents were fed up after utility TXU Corp. boosted rates seven times in five years. So when Michael MacDougall and his team at private equity firm TPG acquired TXU last year in the ...
Banks put brakes on branching out in NYC; Market saturation, credit crunch are factors; retail rents could come down.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Cordova The great Manhattan bank branch boom is over. Financial players that paid top dollar to rent hundreds of retail locations, pushing out neighborhood coffee shops, florists and fashion boutiques, are ending their shopping spree, real ...
Charissa L. Fernandez, 33; Chief operating officer, The After-School Corp.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: anne michaud Charissa fernandez had a nerdy dream in high school: She and two girlfriends wanted to open their own accounting firm. She laughs now, thinking back on her teenage passion for math, but she's grateful that she has been able to put it to work for ...
Pilar Guzman, 37; Editor-in-chief, Cookie magazine.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: kira bindrim Pilar guzman's youngest son goes to bed at 7:30 p.m., and she's always there to see him fall asleep. The editor-in-chief of Cookie magazine makes no exceptions when it comes to putting family first. Besides, when you're the brains behind a hit parenting ...
Dropout rate sets off alarms; City, nonprofits try new programs to stem the problem.(News)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: Samantha Marshall On a recent wintry Friday morning in the Bronx, a group of teens from Youth Voice and the Smith High School step team took the stage to dance and rap to a rendition of James Brown's "Don't Be a Dropout.'' They were performing for about 300 ...
In their own words; Forty under 40 videos.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... To learn even more about this year's 40s, check out their video interviews at www.crainsnewyork.com/40under40. In concise, informative clips, our 40s tell their own stories and offer some surprising details about their hopes, dreams and plans. ...
Music maker- cum-peacemaker; Mark Pitts, 37.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: samantha marshall President of urban music, Jive Records/Zomba Label Group Waking up the notorious b.i.g. after a heavy night of pot smoking was never easy. But that didn't stop Mark Pitts, the late rap legend's manager, from once soaking a washcloth in cold ...
City's kitchen crusader; Sarumathi Jayaraman, 32.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: lisa fickenscher Co-director, Restaurant Opportunities Center United Receiving hate mail is the worst part of Saru Jayaraman's work as an advocate for low-wage restaurant workers. "I sometimes feel threatened,'' she says. "But I can take the potshots if it ...
Dreaming up a public park; Robert Hammond, 38.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: anne michaud Executive director, Friends of the High Line When robert hammond was in eighth grade, he became fascinated with communist Russia. So his parents packed him off in the summer of 1987--before his senior year in high school--to live by himself in ...
ADVICE FROM BUSY MOMS WHO PUMP.(Business Lives)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Invest in or borrow a double pump--doing both sides simultaneously halves pumping time. In advance of visiting an off-site location, research the availability of a lactation room or other facilities. (For example, Javits Center bathrooms don't ...
John Caplan, 37; Chief executive, Ford Models Inc.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: elisabeth butler cordova It's hard to get John Caplan to brag about his accomplishments. When asked about how he turned Ford Models Inc. into a global brand for fashion and beauty, as well as a YouTube phenomenon, he's quick to point out that he "stands on the shoulders ...
Mikael Johnson, 38; Global chair of alternative investments, KPMG.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: samantha marshall Listening while his London colleagues discussed their favorite soccer teams at dinner, Mikael Johnson felt lost. So before the next visit, he made sure to bone up on the English Premier League and pick a team to follow. "I wanted to find ...
New York, New York.(Briefs)(WNBC-TV's news program's share dropped)(Statue Cruises' new service)(Starwich Salads and Sandwiches' cooking lessons)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Lotta shakin'at K-Rock Jazz station cd 101.9 has flipped to rock. Now, rumors are swirling that rock station WXRK-FM might go country. Dismal ratings and word that the contract for morning hosts Opie and Anthony (right) will be up in ...
Doing a 360 out of the projects; Chris Lighty, 36.(New York's Rising Stars)(Violator Management/Brand Asset Group)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: samantha marshall Founder and chief executive, Violator Management/Brand Asset Group As the eldest of six kids with a single mother who worked several jobs to survive in the Bronx River Projects, Chris Lighty was a caretaker at a young age. That responsibility ...
Brooklyn crafts artisan showcase; New flea market designed to give boost to Fort Greene neighborhood.(Neighborhood Journal)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Flea markets have a reputation for being the last refuge of yesteryear's chintzy clothing and banged-up furniture. The sponsors of the Brooklyn Flea, planned for Fort Greene, aim to turn that reputation on its head. The market is being billed as a way to boost local artisans and at the ...
Frederic de Narp, 38; Chief executive, Cartier North America.(New York's Rising Stars)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: elisabeth butler cordova Frederic de narp is one of those handsome, confident people who unabashedly go after what they want and usually get it. His successful career track started when he paused briefly, at age 17, to choose between becoming an antiques ...
Evgeny Freidman, 37; Chief executive, Taxi Club Management Inc.(New York's Rising Stars)(Brief article)
Mar 03, 2008; ... Byline: erik engquist In his senior year at Skidmore College, Gene Freidman intervened when two female students were being harassed at a bar. He took a beer bottle to the face. Surgeons used 400 stitches and barely saved his left eye. Hospitalized for a month, the ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Playing both sides.(Briefs)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: from staff reports and bloomberg news reports The New York Philharmonic gave performances in North and South Korea last week, a move that many hope will ease tensions between the longtime Cold War rivals. The Philharmonic opened each show with the host country's national ...
Nancy Dubuc, 38; General manager, The History Channel.(New York's Rising Stars)
Mar 03, 2008 ... Byline: matthew flamm Born in the Fordham University dorms to two soon-to-be-married students, Nancy Dubuc grew up along with her parents--and thus absorbed the lessons that would ensure success in the seat-of-the-pants world of cable television: how to improvise and adapt. ...