Crain's New York Business articles from April 2004

Crain's New York Business archives from April 2004

Small Business: Need for connection feeds online business networks; Members log on for advice, clients.(Small Business)
April 5, 2004... Byline: jeremy quittner With business picking up, Laura Allen decided that the time had come to look for a larger office. But for such a key commodity, she needed leads from people she could trust. To find her space, Ms. Allen,...

New York's housing bubble.(Viewpoint, apartment-buying)
April 5, 2004... Byline: Greg David A Crain's staffer is searching for a bigger apartment to buy in Manhattan, and her tale of woe is all too common. Stuck living in her small one-bedroom co-op since she got married two years ago, she is more eager...

Yankees, Mets pitch city on new stadiums; Teams step up projects after Jets' coup; Mike sets some rules.(News)
April 5, 2004... Byline: anne michaud The New York Yankees and the New York Mets baseball teams are revving up their plans for new stadiums in the wake of the $600 million in city and state funds promised to the New York Jets. Sources say the Yankees...

Strong quarter for NY firms.(News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... In the first three months of the year, the Bloomberg/Crain's New York Business Index, which comprises 200 area companies, far outperformed the broader indexes. Led by strong rebounds in the shares of companies like Lucent and Toys "R'' Us, and...

Lease-less dealers cope so sales won't tank; Pricey balloon loans pick up slack after leasing firms leave; market share shifts.(Special Report: New York's Auto Business)
April 5, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez When legislators failed to throw out New York's onerous vicarious-liability laws last year, car leasing companies threatened to abandon the state rather than be held responsible for damages in accidents involving...

Name-dropping is de rigueur in any book about Elaine's.(Viewpoint, Elaine's restaurant)
April 5, 2004... Byline: James Brady Like Rick's Place in Casablanca, everyone comes to Elaine's, which, coincidentally, is the title of A.E. Hotchner's latest book, about the Second Avenue restaurant with the yellow awning, its shrewd, tough, lovably...

Inside dish.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Looking for mexican in Manhattan or Greek in greater New York? Go to the Crain's New York Business online Dining Guide to search our database of eateries for free. The guide links to critic Bob Lape's reviews of metro area restaurants,...

Out for the count; New TV ratings method is assailed, but most agree that change is needed.(News)
April 5, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm Somewhere in the metropolitan region known as the New York Designated Market Area, an 18- to 49-year-old male is pushing a button on an odd little remote control as he sits down to watch television. Elsewhere in the...

J.P. Morgan draws the line on more low-income lending; Activists hope to delay Bank One merger if they don't get concessions.(News)
April 5, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson Convinced that its merger with Bank One Corp. will sail over regulatory hurdles, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is refusing to commit to increased low-income lending in New York. The stance is frustrating activists who...

Grease Monkey Evolution Battle; Technician shortage blamed on outmoded stigma; training center aims to fix the problem.(Special Report: New York's Auto Business)
April 5, 2004... Byline: shira boss-bicak Before 6 a.m. on any weekday, groups of young men-and a few women-line up at various locations in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. They're waiting to board shuttle buses to New Jersey, where they are studying to...

Mall fulfills Harlem's auto motive; Big market supplies ideal urban site.(Special Report: New York's Auto Business)(harlem auto mall-a megadealership)(Potamkin Development Co.)
April 5, 2004... Byline: stan luxenberg With its economy improving, Harlem has attracted national businesses, including chain clothing stores and banks. Now a suburban-style car dealership is coming to the neighborhood. "Some car dealers still think of...

Tight legroom cramps growth of Javits show; Sponsor spins wheels until expansion.(Special Report: New York's Auto Business)
April 5, 2004... Byline: victoria rivkin The sponsor of one of the oldest automobile shows in the world is working hard on a redesign. The Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, which will open its New York International Auto Show this week,...

Big players circle local dealers; Consolidation is only matter of time, though operating costs here are high.(Special Report: New York's Auto Business)
April 5, 2004... Byline: daniel gross In an era in which large chains dominate everything from restaurants to home improvement stores, New York's auto business remains largely in the hands of smaller independent operators. Of the 250 member-owners of the...

Personal touch drives sales of luxury mobiles; Standard ad tactics miss small target.(Special Report: New York's Auto Business)
April 5, 2004... Byline: robin sanders Not all car buyers are equal-a fact that isn't lost on the purveyors of ultraluxury cars in New York. Merchants of cars that retail for more than $100,000 recognize that blaring car commercials and newspaper...

Goldman thrives on gambling binge; Profits from trading soar; analysts worry about risks.(News)
April 5, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein Even by the lofty standards of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., times are good. The elite securities firm earned a record $1.3 billion last quarter, and its stock price has risen more than 50% in the past year, to $105.95 at...

Airlines gearing up; Carriers add flights; delays loom for summer.(News)
April 5, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez New York's skies and runways are about to get crowded again. Several big airlines are planning to boost the number of their New York flights by as much as 10% this summer. Meanwhile, discount carriers continue...

At Deadline.(Late News, Sam Flax)
April 5, 2004... Ferrer not convinced about a Jets stadium fernando ferrer, a former and possibly future mayoral candidate, says he is very skeptical about a Jets stadium on Manhattan's West Side. The stadium will compete with Madison Square Garden for...

City Opera seeks WTC dance mate; Looks to team with American Dance Festival; move creates rivalry with Joyce.(News)
April 5, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar The New York City Opera is working on a plan with the American Dance Festival to develop a dance season for the weeks when the opera is on hiatus as one way to bolster its proposal for a home at Ground Zero....

New York, New York.(Briefs, The New York Sun)
April 5, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Holding out a ray of hope When The New York Sun began publishing two years ago this month, people questioned whether anyone would read it. The big question now is whether advertisers will buy enough...

GOP convention traffic could jam up retailers; Tight security will close streets around Madison Square Garden.(News, Grand Old Party)
April 5, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Signs that security for the Republican National Convention will be even tighter than originally feared have retailers surrounding Madison Square Garden worried that the event will be a bust and not a boon. Many...

New Executive: Devoted to downtown; Tribeca Film Institute added to resident's impassioned mission in lower Manhattan.(Profiles)
April 5, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar Madelyn wils is usually seen sucking on a cough drop. The TriBeCa native has had a sore throat ever since dust clouds exploded over downtown on Sept. 11, 2001. It is a constant reminder of what happened...

Never far removed.(Small Business, networking)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... One of the most popular features on networks designed for entrepreneurs is something called "degrees of separation,'' which works on the simple assumption that everyone is connected to everyone else through friends or acquaintances. Some...

Hospital salaries info.(News, Crain's Health Pulse fax)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Crain's New York Business is offering reprints of its six-part series on top executive salaries at New York area hospitals, originally published in the daily Crain's Health Pulse fax. The set includes information on both administrators and...

Reprints of Crain stories.(News)(Brief Article)
April 5, 2004... Crain's new york business offers reprints of the articles it publishes. To obtain an estimate of the price and the turnaround time for a reprint, please contact Lori Noffz at Reprint Management Services, (717) 399-1900, ext. 104, or...

Mired in woes, Chinatown alters traditional ways; Year of redefinition, big marketing campaign.(News)
April 5, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Once, Nancy Tang's store, Beauty Design Jewelry, did a booming business selling elegant cocktail rings for upward of $900. No more. Today, the top seller is a white-gold necklace with a diamond-studded pendant,...

Harlem's office revival stumbles on steep costs; Tenants resist hefty rents and build-out costs; high rates of vacancy and disrepair.(Real Estate)
April 5, 2004... Byline: christine haughney As a neighborhood basking in revitalization, Harlem sounded like the perfect destination for a burgeoning nonprofit like the Posse Foundation. The group, which helps inner-city students get into top...

Gifford Miller speaks out on issues facing the city; crain's forum, april 22.(Profiles)
April 5, 2004... City council speaker gifford Miller will discuss the city's upcoming budget, his disagreement with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on how to cut property taxes, and other major city issues at the next Crain's New York Business breakfast forum, on...

Dealers run low on fuel for marketing; Carmaker funds don't go far in NY; lobby for fair share.(Special Report: New York's Auto Business)
April 5, 2004... Byline: jeremy quittner Car dealers in the New York City area love to brag about the fact that theirs is the single largest automobile market in the country-so much for car-obsessed L.A. They are equally vocal with their complaints...

Publisher's growth, downtown longevity a textbook case; Secular division spurs Sadlier's Wall Street expansion; midtown remains Sybase camp.(Real Estate)
April 5, 2004... Byline: christine haughney For nearly two centuries, investment banks have swallowed up the real estate around religious publisher and fellow financial district tenant William H. Sadlier. But in the current market, the tables have turned....

Spice boys pepper the city with their Indian notions; Cafe Spice's site in midtown, `best buy' Mirchi in Village are informal hot spots.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
April 5, 2004... Byline: bob lape When exploring the width and depth of the treasure trove of tastes that makes New York unique in the culinary world, I must have periodic curry fixes. Here are two restaurants-one new, another retooled-where flavors sing,...

NY on wrong road with liability.(Viewpoint, vicarious liability)
April 5, 2004... New York is now the only state in the nation with the legal doctrine known as unlimited vicarious liability. Late last month, New Yorkers learned the exact cost of this legal quirk: an additional $500 every time someone wants to lease a new...

Government Alert: Street furniture operators hire lobbyists to pave way; City issues lucrative RFP; program renewal.(Briefs)
April 5, 2004... Bidders for the city's lucrative street furniture franchise have hired a bevy of high-powered lobbyists to plead their cases with City Hall. Promoting Viacom Outdoor is James Capalino, a former commissioner in the Koch administration....

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
April 5, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli This week's events April 6, 13, 20. American Woman's Economic Development Corp. holds three-part business planning course. 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., 216 E. 45th St., 10th floor. Fee: $60 members, $80...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
April 5, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli architecture & design Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering: Joseph F. Galea, 45, joined as managing principal. He was formerly partner-in-charge of office operations and design at Frank...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)
April 12, 2004... Other restaurants opened this year that are recommended by Bob Lape: Asiate 2 stars Mandarin Oriental hotel, 35th floor, Time Warner Center, 80 Columbus Circle (entrance on West 60th Street), Manhattan. (212) 805-8881. All of Central...

Advertising Week festival aims to strengthen sector; Organizers make case for city support.(News)
April 12, 2004... Byline: claire atkinson Advertising Week, the American Association of Advertising Agencies' ambitious attempt to focus attention on the industry, is finally gaining traction. It is also emerging as a jumping-off point to build support for...

Taxes are what's holding us back.(Viewpoint)
April 12, 2004... Last week, the Tax Foundation updated its analysis of the most taxing states in the nation. It found that New York imposes the heaviest burden, with 12.9% of all income going to state and local governments. It's easy to dismiss such...

Biggest spenders in Albany.(Viewpoint)
April 12, 2004... Byline: Alair Townsend Now we know how much lobbyists spent to influence state government last year (see the Web site of the New York Temporary State Commission on Lobbying). I focused on interests that spent $250,000 or more. That list of...

Real estate news online.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... crainsny.com, the web site for Crain's New York Business, offers three exclusive features in its "Real Estate''

Residential conversion drives parking garages into a jam; Operators compete for fewer lots; rents surpass office rates.(Real Estate)
April 12, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez Drivers love to complain about the high cost of parking in Manhattan-but experts warn that these grumbles will turn into outright shrieks of fury over the next few years. The competition for space is fierce....

Cap on visas keeps out foreign tech workers; Number of H1-B's has been slashed by two-thirds; firms apply for next batch.(News)
April 12, 2004... Byline: cara s. trager FivePoints Compliance Inc., a Manhattan technology company, is worried about losing a systems engineer who has been with the firm just three months-and not because he's job-hunting. Rather, the employee, a...

Correction.(Corrections)(Correction Notice)
April 12, 2004... The head of SL Green Realty Corp.'s New York office is Marc Holliday, president and chief executive. The incorrect executive was named in the April 5 list of New York's largest commercial property managers.

How to take advantage of the rebound.(Special Report: Small Business)(Brief Article)(Column)
April 12, 2004... This story is the fourth in a series of articles designed to help small business owners seize the opportunities created by the economic rebound. Earlier pieces, published in Crain's monthly small business special reports, provided pointers on...

Government Alert: 3 street-wise firms fight for bus shelter contract; $1 billion franchise; zoning problem.(Briefs)(Brooklyn Brewery)
April 12, 2004... City hall observers are predicting an intense battle among three companies for the $1 billion street furniture franchise: J.C. Decaux, Viacom Outdoor and Clear Channel Outdoor. According to the conventional wisdom, Viacom has an edge, if...

Turning from Albany.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... Sen. Charles Schumer's on-again, off-again flirtation with the 2006 governor's race appears to be off for now. Mr. Schumer downplayed his interest to reporters at the Inner Circle dinner earlier this month, and insiders say his wife, New York...

Seeking distinguished entrepreneurial firms; SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS.(Special Report: Small Business)
April 12, 2004... Crain's new york business is seeking nomina-tions for its ninth annual Small Business Awards. The six winners will be recognized for their entrepreneurial excellence. The winners will have distinguished themselves by demonstrating a...

New Executive: Trump has broker fired up; Real estate pro mixes charm and chutzpah to lease retail space for The Donald.(Profiles)(Mogull Realty Inc)
April 12, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Speaking from experience, Kim Mogull has some boardroom advice for Donald Trump's chosen apprentice. Ms. Mogull, the newly appointed exclusive retail broker for Trump Plaza and 40 Wall St., says his new sidekick...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
April 12, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events April 13. 92nd Street Y holds investment strategies program. 8:15 p.m. to 9:45 p.m., 1395 Lexington Ave. Fee: $25. (212) 415-5500. April 13. Association of Real Estate Women holds...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
April 12, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli advertising & communications CO-OP: Stephen Axthelm, 49, joined as marketing director and affiliate partner for Access Media, newly created positions at the advertising company. He was formerly managing...

After long freeze, hiring heats up; City gains 22,700 jobs in first 2 months of this year; a long way from peak level.(News)
April 12, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson New York City's economy has gone from being on the mend to going on the march. In January, some employers staffed up in anticipation of a rebound, hiring salespeople who could stoke revenues from the cool embers...

Bloomingdale's SoHo gamble; Debut of store has brokers and retailers buzzing with deals; testing new concept.(News)
April 12, 2004... Byline: louise kramer Just weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attack, some power players in real estate and fashion gathered for their regular tennis game at designer Tommy Hilfiger's home in Greenwich, Conn. At the time, SoHo, one of...

At Deadline.(Late News)(Futterman & Associates )
April 12, 2004... Builders make plans for liability insurance the state's builders plan to launch their own liability insurance company within eight weeks. New York State Builders Association Executive Director Philip LaRocque says that the group has...

Insurer merger talks cause agita; WellChoice-Oxford combo worries consumers, Spitzer; merger makes sense.(News)
April 12, 2004... Byline: gale scott When WellChoice holds its annual meeting on May 19 at the Times Square Hilton, board member Lou Tomson will represent the New York Public Asset Trust Fund. As part of the conversion of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield...

Stock Watch: Amerada Hess investors risk getting barreled over; Stock gushes with price of oil, but management questions linger.(Stocks)
April 12, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson The share price of amerada Hess Corp. has gushed like a wildcat oil strike in the last year, but analysts have their doubts. True, the price of what Amerada produces, oil, has climbed by nearly a third in the...

Free two-week trial of daily Health Pulse; FAX OFFER.(News)
April 12, 2004... Crain's new york business offers free two-week trial subscriptions to its daily Crain's Health Pulse fax. The Pulse fax covers the business of health care, supplying information on mergers, contracts, executive appointments, regulatory actions...

Insurance hikes ease, ending 2-year crunch; Rates cut by up to 20%; some miss out.(News)
April 12, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez After two years of absorbing steep increases, local businesses are finally getting a break from their insurance carriers. Premiums for a wide range of policies have stabilized, and in many cases, they have tumbled...

Docs Prescribe Spas; By adding health and beauty regimens to medical treatments, physicians distinguish their practices and open up sizable new revenue streams.(Special Report: Small Business)(Juva)
April 12, 2004... Byline: Judy Temes At juva on east 56th street, the music is new age, the atmosphere is subdued and the smell of scented candles hangs heavy in the air. But this is no ordinary day spa. Yes, Juva offers the usual seaweed body wraps,...

Toy stores thrive on tiny scale; Indie shops survive big boxes thanks to charm, uniqueness.(Special Report: Small Business)
April 12, 2004... Byline: steve garmhausen If people think that a toy store named Dinosaur Hill is just the place to buy Barney-the popular, plush-purple T. rex-they had better think again. "My customers are parents who have largely opted out of...

Telling Tales.(Special Report: Small Business)
April 12, 2004... Byline: Lisa Goff New magazine does it for teens At age 23, kiante young has already established himself as an expert on the local inner-city teen market. Now he's launched his own magazine, Young & Doin'it, to reach a readership he...

NYC players cue up online music services; Offer legal downloading; will many pay?(News)(New York companies)
April 12, 2004... Byline: anita jain These days, when kids want to download Usher's latest hit, they may consider Kazaa, where they can get "Yeah!'' without putting down a penny. Moments later, after pondering those nasty lawsuits the music business...

Midtown media cover downtown ground; Newsweek, Hachette, others investigate lower-rent options; Lefrak refills building.(Real Estate)
April 12, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Some major publishers are considering packing up their pens and notepads and heading downtown to find cheaper rents. City Economic Development Corp. President Andrew Alper recently met with a half-dozen...

Hiring right candidate takes lots of preparation; Growing firms have many routes, options for successfully adding staff.(Special Report: Small Business)
April 12, 2004... Byline: tina traster There is nothing quite like a good demonstration. Just ask Don Winter. He had been thinking about expanding his marketing team for several months when a sales representative walked into his Manhattan-based...

Depression treatment seen as career obstacle; Workers fear that use of employer programs carries stigma; help often sought too late.(Workplace)
April 12, 2004... Byline: samantha marshall Social worker hollis Even spends most of her time talking with J.P. Morgan Chase employees about their depression. As the manager of the bank's employee assistance program, or EAP, she knows that depression is the...

Manhattan College team makes grade on, off court.(Viewpoint)
April 12, 2004... Byline: James Brady A typical power lunch at The Four Seasons. There were Dr. Kissinger, who's put on a few pounds, Sandy Weill, ex-Bloomie's chief Marvin Traub, Felix Rohatyn with top PR guy Howard Rubenstein, and at my table, enjoying...

Husband-and-wife bistro gives TriBeCa a bouquet; Murphys' Landmarc serves food that's good to eat every day; low wine prices.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
April 12, 2004... Byline: bob lape Though he seldom dons leathers these days, "Motorcycle'' Marc Murphy is still zooming along a remarkable culinary path, with two new babies occupying full-throttle attention. Each was conceived with his wife, Pamela...

Checking on checkups; Insurers use data to improve care; too intrusive?(News)
April 12, 2004... Byline: samantha marshall United Healthcare nurse Liz Beckingham couldn't figure out why one of the insurance company's members had asthma that was so out of control that it put her in an emergency room at least once a month. After...

Nonprofit hails new director for hardy children's charity; Will help Hale House rebuild after scandal; mag's Goodwrench.(Workplace)
April 12, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar It has been three years since Hale House was scarred by a scandal that shook up the entire nonprofit industry. Since then, the Harlem charity for abandoned babies has made big strides. Hale House has...

Gifford Miller speaks out on issues facing the city; crain's forum, april 22.(News)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... City council speaker gifford Miller will discuss the city's upcoming budget, his disagreement with Mayor Michael Bloomberg on how to cut property taxes, and other major city issues at the next Crain's New York Business breakfast forum, on...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
April 12, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Kerry chairs unseat Bush Sen. John Kerry's Wednesday night fund-raiser at the Sheraton New York Hotel has turned into a veritable who's who of the Democratic party's biggest cash cows. Among the 28...

Cargo gains show fine deportment.(News)(Brief Article)
April 12, 2004... The global economy may raise fears about U.S. jobs being sent overseas, but it is clearly boosting economic activity at New York and New Jersey ports. Statistics released last week show that the amount of cargo handled rose 12% last year and...

Election to shake local scene.(Viewpoint)
April 19, 2004... Byline: Greg David Many presidential campaigns are spent obscuring the differences between the candidates. Not this time. John Kerry and George W. Bush are offering the nation a distinct choice. The result will be momentous-and not just on...

Inside dish.(Dining/Restaurant Review)
April 19, 2004... looking for mexican in Manhattan or Greek in greater New York? Go to the Crain's New York Business online Dining Guide to search our database of eateries for free. The guide links to critic Bob Lape's reviews of metro area restaurants....

Stock Watch: Deal for more stores jogs Foot Locker shares; Retailer extends reach; high-end athletic shoes back in style.(Stocks)
April 19, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson Foot locker inc. has had quite a sprint. In the past year, the Manhattan-based athletic shoe and apparel retailer's stock has shot up 164% from its 12-month low. It closed last week at $26.24. But stock in...

Companies face big hit from options expenses; Proposed accounting rule change could cut earnings significantly; investors might bolt.(Finance)
April 19, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein It took doubleclick inc. five years to turn a profit. It could take only an instant to wipe it all out. The culprit: a controversial new accounting rule that would require companies to start treating stock options...

Correction.(Corrections)(Correction Notice)
April 19, 2004... TheLadders.com recently received $635,000 from a group of private investors, including executives at Google and DoubleClick. The source of the funds was misstated in the April 12 "New York, New York'' column.

Athletic league's game plan still a winner with city youth.(Viewpoint)
April 19, 2004... Byline: James Brady Is the Police Athletic League still around? Well, yes it is. Not only is PAL still around, it's 90 years old and will be celebrating the fact on Aug. 11 in Central Park with what's being billed as "the largest birthday...

Small Business Awards.(Small Business)
April 19, 2004... Crain's new york business is seeking nomina-tions for its ninth annual Small Business Awards. The six winners will be recognized for their entrepreneurial excellence. They will have distinguished themselves by demonstrating a pattern of growth...

New Executive: Shifting gears for a spell; Scholastic flies in auto parts exec to financially fix the house of Potter.(Profiles)
April 19, 2004... Byline: andrew marks Even before mary winston's first day of work at Scholastic Inc., the newly installed chief financial officer discovered that there is something magical about working for the educational and entertainment company best...

4 NY biotechs emerge as drugs near approval; Phase III products close to market; raise big cash, have investors in place.(Special Report: Technology)
April 19, 2004... Byline: judith messina When Eyetech Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s stock shot up 54% on its first day of trading in January, it was a sign that investors were taking notice that a series of New York biotech companies are on the verge of gaining...

Pfizer formulates plan for more space; Gets 3 additional floors on E. 42nd St.; designer fashions long-term agreement.(Real Estate)
April 19, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Major corporations with excellent credit and growth prospects can make their landlords move mountains-or at least other tenants-to keep them satisfied. When pharmaceutical behemoth Pfizer Inc. wanted to rent...

S.I. economic conference; conference, april 27.(News)(Staten Island Economic Development Corp.)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... The city's top economic development official, the head of a fast-expanding bank and the editor of Crain's New York Business will highlight the annual Staten Island Economic Development Corp. conference on April 27. The all-day event will...

District attorney rivals emerge.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Insiders say that Leslie Crocker Snyder's decision to challenge Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau in the 2005 primary could open the door to other Democrats who did not want to be the first to announce a challenge to the seven-term...

NYC hotels register gains; Occupancy hits 85% for March; average room rates rise 5.5%.(News)(Brief Article)
April 19, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Hoteliers are stepping into a strong spring, with hotel occupancies for the month of March at nearly 85%-their highest level for any March since 1969. Overall occupancy and room rates for the first quarter,...

At Deadline.(Late News)
April 19, 2004... Japanese retailer debuts in SoHo a hip japanese retailer called A Bathing Ape, known for its limited-edition clothes with a simian theme, has selected SoHo for its first U.S. store, slated to open this fall. The company has signed a...