Crain's New York Business articles from December 2005

Crain's New York Business archives from December 2005

Best of Bob Lape.(Business Lives)
December 5, 2005... Recently reviewed steakhouses. Flames (21/2) 5 Gold St. (between Maiden Lane and Platt Street), Manhattan. (212) 514-6400. Westchester's star steakhouse hits the financial district with its USDA prime beef beautifully charred and...

How can you increase your credit score?(Business Lives)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... first, get credit reports and scores at www.annualcredit report.com. Reports are free; actual scores require a payment. To raise your score, pay credit and charge card bills on time and avoid collection actions. Next, lower your credit card...

Wall St. sells stealth; New systems offer greater secrecy and bigger profits.(News)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Aaron Elstein In the waning years of the Cold War, Fred Graboyes helped the Navy develop technology to keep its submarines from being detected by the Soviets. Now he's working with investors desperate to keep their trades hidden...

SECTARIAN DIVISIONS.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... The main line George Pataki, Stephen Minarik, Jeanine Pirro, William Weld and James Ortenzio As the governor's handpicked party chairman, Mr. Minarik is trying to keep everyone on the reservation behind candidates Ms. Pirro and Mr....

Home care for children hits capacity constraint; Alternative to hospitals seen as cheaper, better; NY offers new model.(News)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Gale Scott Suffering from muscular dystrophy, heart defects, reactive airway disease, sickle cell anemia and Down syndrome, 10-year-old Nadira Cheshire might easily have spent her life in an institution. Instead, Nadira is at...

South St. Seaport shored up; New owner turning around struggling mall; local residents coming to shop.(News)(South Street Seaport)(Company Profile)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Elisabeth Butler The ripe scent of fish guts is just beginning to fade at the South Street Seaport, and so are the worries of some nearby retailers. The mall now owned by General Growth Properties Inc. is on track to top $100...

Travelzoo's wild ride destined to end poorly; Growing competition, inflated share price are warning signs.(In the Markets)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Aaron Elstein Shares of Travelzoo Inc. have soared 37% in the last month, closing on Friday at $23.75, but investors hoping to hitch a ride on a fast-rising star should look elsewhere. The Manhattan-based Web site, which...

Licensing gets bag designer in gear; Deal gives Yasmena manufacturing chops to expand its market; preserving its options.(Small Business)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Victoria Rivkin Just two years after Emily Blumenthal launched her radical line of micro handbags, they began showing up on some of the most visible hands in the land, including those of Oprah Winfrey and Sarah Jessica Parker. ...

Brooklyn businesses pessimistic; Chamber members don't expect sales to rise in 2006; new Sunnyside station.(Neighborhood Journal)
December 5, 2005... Half of Brooklyn businesses are enjoying increased revenue this year, but most do not expect a robust 2006, according to the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce's annual survey of its members. Only 31% of the 177 businesses that responded...

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)(recruitment in Aronow Communications)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Byline: amanda fung WANTED: director of media relations COMPANY Aronow Communications JOB DESCRIPTION Oversee client relationships and ad campaigns for public relation firm MOST IMPORTANT TASKS Bring in new clients; expand...

Senate fears drive GOP squabbling; Pressure on Bruno builds to hold on to legislative majority.(News)(Joseph Bruno)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Anne Michaud When state Republicans meet next week, the party's squabbling over the 2006 races for governor and the U.S. Senate are likely to dominate the discussion. But an even bigger problem looms below the surface: the GOP's...

BLOOMBERG II: The Lineup.(Briefs)(Michael Bloomberg )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Musical chairs does not seem to be the game of choice for Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his top officials. The vast majority are likely to return for the mayor's second term, according to insiders, and the mayor himself said last week that he...

CRAIN'S PHOTO GALLERY; WEB FEATURE.(Real Estate)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Newyorkbusiness.com now includes a gallery of photos by Crain's award-winning staff photographer Buck Ennis. The collection features all photos published this year and will be updated each week. Photos can be searched by a person's name by...

City sidewalks, busy sidewalks; 'Tis the season to be overcrowded; NY, businesses seek ways to cope with record numbers of tourists.
December 5, 2005... Byline: Lisa Fickenscher As tourists joust for prime tree-viewing spots at Rockefeller Center and shove their way into Macy's and Bloomingdale's, the city is fighting to reclaim every possible inch of sidewalk and street space to make room...

SHOULD COMMUTERS PAY? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(In the Markets)
December 5, 2005... Commuters to New York City should pay a tax, according to the Crain's online poll. Here's how 1,441 visitors to NewYorkBusiness.com answered: "This tax was never onerous, at .0045%! It was eliminated to curry favor with upstate voters,...

Past & Future.(In the Markets)
December 5, 2005... Last week, investors gave Carl Icahn's latest, greatest efforts to force a breakup of Time Warner Inc. a huge collective yawn. Mr. Icahn enlisted the aid of a top investment bank and added new details to his plans to release shareholder value....

Music company finds harmonious arrangement; BMG Columbia House signs on at 1 Penn Plaza; Fishs Eddy swims away.
December 5, 2005... A newly established music company has found a home at 1 Penn Plaza. BMG Columbia House, which was created last May when BMG Direct acquired Columbia House Co., has leased 105,000 square feet at the building near Penn Station. The new home...

NY's airports at their limit; PA considers fourth airport, redirecting traffic; would have to expand charter.(News)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Tommy Fernandez New york's three major airports are busy places. Roughly 98 million travelers and 2.8 million tons of cargo passed through them in the 12 months that ended in September. They handled more than 1,600 flights a day...

Disasters hit NY charities' holidays; Tragedies add up to worst year ever for less exotic causes; wealthy aid big groups.(News)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar New york area charities that assist the poor and the sick are having a decidedly un-merry holiday season, as one natural disaster after the next has siphoned away donations. Organizations helping victims...

REPRINTS OF CRAIN STORIES.(Calendar/Datebook)
December 5, 2005... 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...

Financial Web spinner; MarketWatch GM will take on rivals by enhancing site, increasing audience.(Business Lives)(general manager Maria Molland)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Amanda Fung With rolodex in hand and 10 years of Internet business development experience behind her, MarketWatch Inc. General Manager Maria Molland intends to dethrone Yahoo Finance as the top financial news and information...

Developers facing new City Council X factor; Incoming speaker, members may not readily approve BJ's, other big projects.
December 5, 2005... Byline: Erik Engquist While builders were assured a City Hall ally for the next four years by the re-election of development-friendly Mayor Michael Bloomberg, they face an unknown--but probably more hostile--reception from the next City...

Subway phone plan in peril; Bidders insist MTA rules make project unviable; financers mulling pullback.(metropolitan transportation authority)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Amanda Fung The metropolitan Transportation Authority has extended the deadline for proposals to bring wireless phone use into the city's 277 subway stations for a second time amid mounting concerns over the plan's financial...

New York, New York.
December 5, 2005... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Banned player's new game plan Philadelphia eagles star receiver Terrell Owens (left) has a lot to say, and his career with the Eagles is over for saying it. But now the recently suspended touchdown...

Checking 9/11 air; Landlord testing is inconsistent; some tenants monitor their own spaces.
December 5, 2005... Byline: Julie Satow At 90 church st., landlord Boston Properties conducts regular tests to assess the air quality to reassure tenants that the building is clear of any lingering toxins released four years ago by the collapse of the World...

Canine care.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Byline: tom fredrickson Dan Carmichael, 42, veterinary dentist affiliated with The Center for Specialized Veterinary Care in Westbury, L.I., and The Animal Medical Center in Manhattan. RARE BREED Dr. Carmichael is one of three...

NINE VERY GOOD LIVES.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2005... Stories of demanding and eccentric clients are fast becoming legendary in the private jet industry. Lorraine Hawkins, senior charter representative for Jet Aviation Business Jets, recently had a customer who chartered a plane to transport her...

Wanted: a GOP with ideas.
December 5, 2005... The state republican party seems determined to tear itself apart as it tries to settle on candidates for the 2006 races. It's time for someone in the GOP leadership to remember how the party won the governorship 11 years ago. Otherwise, the...

Top-grossers starring NYC.(News)
December 5, 2005... king kong, which premieres today in Times Square, seeks to become the highest-grossing movie ever set in New York--even if this New York was created on a soundstage in New Zealand. Here are the 10 highest-grossing movies set in the city.

The Insider.
December 5, 2005... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud Carrion may get a loud Bronx cheer Bronx borough President Adolfo Carrion, who supports the plan for a new Yankee Stadium, will face a difficult crowd at a Dec. 12 public hearing. A growing number...

Two Cocos and a Barbra.
December 5, 2005... Byline: James Brady Last monday was one of those special New York nights, warm as September and dry, and I went over to Columbus Circle where Christmas shoppers and the idle swarmed the shops and arcades of Time Warner Center. On the...

First class isn't good enough; Chartered jets no longer just for the superrich.
December 5, 2005... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar Jason, a 35-year-old media executive, took his wife to St. Martin for their anniversary last year. But the romantic week in the Caribbean didn't even come close to the thrill of getting there. The couple...

Steak, with side of architecture; Capital Grille stands out with personal service, exceptional wine selection.
December 5, 2005... In vince flynn's new best seller, Consent to Kill, lethal protagonist Mitchell Rapp calls Capital Grille "bulletproof.'' He means that there are no chinks in its edible armor. One does not argue with assassins, licensed or not. "This is...

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)(Becky Chidester joins Young & Rubicam Brands)(Joseph W. Hill joins Halcyon Asset Management)(John Osborne joins Mionetta USA)
December 5, 2005... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli Accounting & consulting PricewaterhouseCoopers: Richard L. Bennett Jr., 38, joined as director in the insurance risk management solutions practice. He had been senior vice president and client executive at...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar)
December 5, 2005... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events december 6 Center for New York City Affairs holds forum on out-of-school time. 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 55 W. 13th St., second floor. Free. (212) 229-5418 or...

Eminent domain revisited up close and personal.(Viewpoint)
December 5, 2005... Byline: Greg David The once esoteric legal doctrine of eminent domain has put me in the middle of an unusual lobbying blitz. On one side are people who support important development projects like the Nets arena in Brooklyn or the expansion...

Time Warner battle heats up.(Briefs)
December 5, 2005... Byline: from staff reports and bloomberg news reports Billionaire investor Carl Icahn stepped up his campaign to make Time Warner Inc. spin off its cable unit and buy back more company stock. Mr. Icahn said his investor group, which...

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)(Marsh USA Inc. appoints Joseph A. Castellano)(La Agencia de Orci & Asociados appoints Jose Gonzalez)(Cravath Swaine & Moore appoints Joel F. Herold)
December 12, 2005... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting Marsh USA Inc.: Joseph A. Castellano, 46, joined as senior vice president and Northeast practice leader, construction consulting. He was formerly a director at Navigant Consulting....

this week's events.(Calendar/Datebook)
December 12, 2005... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli december 13 Camba Small Business Services holds workshop on credit repair and money management. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., 884 Flatbush Ave., second floor, Brooklyn. Free. Registration required. (718)...

Groups align against land bill; NY players join opposition to measure restricting eminent domain.(News)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Anne Michaud Major business groups and lobbyists for the city and state are mounting a campaign to block federal legislation to curtail the use of eminent domain. The Senate is expected to consider a House bill early next year...

Conversion makes art mover move; Atelier 4 leaving Brooklyn for Queens; retail tenants anchor near Seaport.(Real Estate)
December 12, 2005... The demand for Brooklyn condos has claimed a longstanding commercial tenant. Atelier 4, which specializes in the moving and storage of fine art and antiques, has left Dumbo for Long Island City, Queens, where it has leased 40,000 square feet...

The Insider.(Briefs)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Erick Engquist and Anne Michaud Queens borough president takes on hospital commission Queens borough president Helen Marshall (below) believes the state hospital restructuring commission will unfairly target the borough for...

Past & Future.(In the Markets)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... "Buy on the rumor; sell on the news,'' is one of Wall Street's enduring refrains. It certainly seems to be happening at Archipelago Holdings, whose high-flying shares dropped 4% last week after its much-anticipated merger with the New York...

Dethroning builder may not speed WTC; Infrastructure needs will hold up project for months even if others join Silverstein.(News)(World Trade Center)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Julie Satow Pressure mounted last week on World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein to give up some control over Ground Zero, but sidelining him may not accelerate the rebuilding process at all. That's because the pace...

SHOULD PIRRO QUIT RACE? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(In the Markets)
December 12, 2005... Jeanine Pirro should drop out of the race for U.S. Senate, because she can't win, according to the Crain's online poll. Here is how 1,146 visitors to NewYorkBusiness.com answered: "What's the appeal of being on the short end of a landslide...

Owners' burden of riches; As buildings' values rise, firms debate choice: stay put or sell?(Small Business Report)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Andrew Marks jim mitchell is losing patience. Each week, he gets 10 calls from people who have no interest in doing business with his small, 107-year-old construction company. They just want to offer him eight-digit sums for...

At Deadline.(Late News)
December 12, 2005... Manhattan's Duane Reade drugstore chain is starting several walk-in medical clinics in the city staffed by nurse-practitioners. The clinics, which will be open seven days a week, will offer customers age 2 and up an array of medical services....

Seedco to grow NY lending; Nonprofit launches unit with increased loan funding; 3 programs for NYC.(New York)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Tom Fredrickson Building on the success of its Sept. 11 loan program, Manhattan-based Seedco has established a stand-alone unit to make loans to small businesses and community groups. Seedco, a national nonprofit that advises...

hidden gems for ringing in the New Year.(Business Lives)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... a great place to watch the ball drop is the brand-new Top of the Rock observation deck at Rockefeller Center. And the Rainbow Room has a less expensive restaurant, the Rainbow Grill. For those who want to avoid midtown altogether, Canal Room, a...

HSBC, BofA TAKE WIDE LEAD AS 2 BIG NY BANKS SHRINK.(Small Business Report)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... for the third year running, SBA lending has surged in New York. In dollar terms, the rise was led by HSBC, which bettered last year's performance by $26 million. Bank of America also posted very strong growth. Meanwhile, the city's two largest...

Queens landowner ready to deal; Far Rockaway mall development likely; S.I. building standoff.(Neighborhood Journal)
December 12, 2005... Everyone in Queens real estate and government circles knows Rita Stark. She owns numerous parcels of land and properties throughout the borough--properties that have gotten in the way of new development projects. Now, after years of being...

Answer lady.(Business Lives)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Byline: samantha marshall MARIA WITTORP-DEJONGE, 38, chief concierge at five-star St. Regis Hotel, overseeing a staff of 10; concierges in the city can earn as much as $100,000, plus tips. CREED "The answer is yes; now what was the...

WANTED: Director for Performing Arts Center Project.(Business Lives)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar ORGANIZATION Lower Manhattan Development Corp. JOB DESCRIPTION Oversee the planning and construction of the performing arts complex to be built at Ground Zero MOST IMPORTANT TASKS Develop a timeline,...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
December 12, 2005... Byline: edited by Lisa Fickenscher Small playwright lands big name Not many first-time playwrights get an Emmy and Golden Globe winner to act out their scripts. But 9-year-old Andy Reyes got Edie Falco (above). As part of an...

Tricks for striking right life and work balance; Being selfish can pay personal and corporate dividends.(Small Business Report)(Mary Pisarkiewicz OF Pisarkiewicz Mazur & Co.)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Tina Traster Mary Pisarkiewicz has a secret. The only way she's able to pull off a juggling act that includes owning a business, doing volunteer work and being the mother of two is by beginning each day with 30 minutes of yoga and...

Growth Tales.(Small Business Report)(Absolute Pianos)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Lisa Goff Piano store hits high note in Harlem The three partners who opened Absolute Pianos in East Harlem in September all learned their trade in the elegant showrooms of midtown's "piano row'' along West 57th and West 58th...

Heavy capital spending weighs down Verizon; Payoff on $16 billion fiber system slow; cell phones shine.(In the Markets)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Tom Fredrickson When verizon Communications Inc. dialed Wall Street's favorite number last week, announcing plans to save billions of dollars by cutting managers' pensions, investors simply yawned and hung up. News that Verizon may...

A deadly diagnosis; Breast cancer advances bypass black women.(News)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Samantha Marshall Monique thomas pestered her doctor for months when she found a lump in her breast before he agreed to refer her for further testing. Even though she had a family history of breast cancer, he assumed her problem...

Trying to restore glory; InterContinental vet returns to NY hotel with marching orders to revive the Barclay.(Business Lives)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Lisa Fickenscher Leland lewis may have only six weeks under his belt as general manager of the InterContinental The Barclay New York hotel, but he is hardly a newbie at the 79-year-old property. He met his wife, Melanie, there...

Earthy Greek in East Village; Pylos offers careful comfort food under clay ceiling; wine choices all Hellenic.(Business Lives)
December 12, 2005... The greco-roman war for the hearts and wallets of New York diners is heating up. Italians have numerical supremacy, of course, but the Grecians are multiplying fast. In the past few years, we've seen Milos kick off the format of fresh fish...

Rock of ages; Loyal to music of their youth, boomer fans fill seats for vintage acts.(Business Lives)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Matthew Flamm Last january, when tickets went on sale for the historic reunion concert by the British power trio Cream, Alain Begun didn't waste any time. At 3 a.m., when sales started in the United Kingdom, the Ladies' Home...

WTC quarrel deconstructed.(Viewpoint)(World Trade Center)
December 12, 2005... The bloomberg administration and the Port Authority spent last week trying to pressure Larry Silverstein to agree to a deal under which the developer would give up his exclusive right to rebuild the World Trade Center. Mr. Silverstein, in turn,...

iVillage victorious; Dot-com survivor aimed at women now makes money; bite-sized buy?(News)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Amanda Fung Clara is a young executive who has no problem with wearing hot pink midcalf boots and a bright orange miniskirt to work. Those who disagree with her fashion sense are free to weigh in. A two-minute video allowing...

Law franchise faces losing case; We The People runs into challenges on services, fees; some units closed.(Small Business Report)(We The People USA)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Steve Garmhausen When we the people usa held a meeting in August to pitch its daring concept of franchised legal services stores to potential owners, 75 people showed up at its East Side location. "We had expected maybe 15 or...

remembering the 1980 strike.(News)(Transport Workers Union and Metropolitan Transportation Authority)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... On april 1, 1980, 5.4 million subway and bus riders were stranded when 33,000 transit workers went on strike. Workers biked, ferried, drove and walked to their jobs. The transit workers didn't return until April 12, after a settlement was...

Property game: One weighs, one plays; Printer awaits chance to relocate; furniture firm is gung ho.(Small Business Report)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Andrew Marks A combination of rich offers and the belief that the real estate market may be at or near a peak is driving many small business owners to investigate the possibility of turning their real estate holdings into mountains...

Morgan's bet: bonuses now, results later; CEO Mack invests in staff despite poor profits, stagnant stock; shareholders skeptical.(Chief Executive Officers)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Aaron Elstein This thursday will be the most important day of the year for Morgan Stanley's thousands of investment bankers and traders. That's when they'll get a gilded reminder of what makes Wall Street such a special place to...

Task completed, a Marine moves on.(Viewpoint)
December 12, 2005... Byline: James Brady As i loitered this fall on East 40th waiting for the afternoon Jitney to East Hampton, a man I didn't know came up. "You know what I like about your column: You put things into a historical prospective.'' "Thanks,...

Rap executive fave flava again; Big labels court newly vindicated Lorenzo; helped by street cred boost.(News)
December 12, 2005... Byline: Samantha Marshall The music world wrote off Irving "Gotti'' Lorenzo and his label, The Inc. Records, months ago. Nearly three years of heat from the feds cost the executive millions of dollars in legal expenses and hurt sales....

AG DREAMS Uphill battles.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... The crowded field of those hoping to succeed state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer was pared last week, but two of the remaining candidates are stepping up their efforts. Republican state Sen. Michael Balboni of Garden City, L.I., says he...

nyc recovery BACK on the job.(News)(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... The recovery continued in 2005, with the city expected to add 40,000 jobs for the year. On Jan. 2, Crain's will publish a special report on the 2006 economy featuring articles on which sectors will be the strongest, the clout of the city's...

The Insider.(Briefs)
December 19, 2005... Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud No meeting of minds on convention center The $1.4 billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which was approved by the state Legislature one year ago, is more than $200 million...

Thinking big in B'klyn; Community hospital aims to compete with Manhattan's best; plans ad effort.(News)
December 19, 2005... Byline: Gale Scott As a midsize, independent hospital with strong ties to its Orthodox Jewish neighborhood, 702-bed Maimonides Medical Center is seen by many as simply a busy community hospital. It leads the state in births--6,300 a...

Trader bargains for bigger space; Liquidnet gets tech upgrade, expands on Seventh Avenue; Apple's eyes peeled.(Real Estate)
December 19, 2005... Liquidnet inc., an electronic trading firm, has agreed to stay put in midtown and expand its office space. In return, its landlord is promising to upgrade the building's technology. The firm has taken 40,000 square feet at 498 Seventh Ave.,...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
December 19, 2005... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Time Inc. to punt Pop Sci? Last week's firings of 105 top staffers at Time Inc. may not be the only changes taking place at the No. 1 magazine publisher. Popular Science, part of the Time4Media...

Two train shops take different tracks; One pushes Internet sales; the other tries to broaden its appeal.(News)
December 19, 2005... Byline: Cara S. Trager Truth be told, when Ralph Israel was trying to find a home for his model railroad shop about five years ago, he didn't look around much. He knew it had to be stationed on West 45th Street between 6th and 7th...

Foot Locker steps up; Seeks to lure women, men without losing teenage boys; foreign stores hit pricey wall.(News)
December 19, 2005... Byline: Elisabeth Butler Claire graham winced slightly as she pulled on a pair of chocolate-and-beige Puma sneakers. The Foot Locker on East 42nd Street had just sold out of the trendy shoe in her size, and she had asked to try on a...

Ex-publisher rolls dice; Former Warner exec turned literary agent throws life's savings into new business.(Business Lives)
December 19, 2005... Byline: Matthew Flamm After more than 30 years at the same company, Laurence Kirshbaum might not seem like the restless type. But as happy as he was running the Time Warner Book Group, he realized that he'd rather be a novice literary...

WANTED: president and CEO.(Business Lives)
December 19, 2005... Byline: amanda fung COMPANY Westwood One Inc. JOB DESCRIPTION Oversee one of the nation's top suppliers of radio content MOST IMPORTANT TASKS Strengthen revenues and continue to leverage subsidiary Metro Networks/Shadow Broadcast...

Big corporations buoy pet causes; Firms mount image-boosting efforts; most post growth in giving.(Report: Corporate Giving)
December 19, 2005... Byline: Jeremy Quittner pfizer inc., founded in Brooklyn in 1849, is one of New York's oldest companies. Today, it is also the largest corporate charitable giver in the United States. The pharmaceutical firm's contributions are...

WILL THE DOW FINISH THE YEAR ABOVE 11,000? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(In the Markets)(Brief Article)
December 19, 2005... New Yorkers are almost equally split on how the Dow Jones Industrial Average will finish in 2005, according to the Crain's online poll. Here's how 219 visitors to NewYorkBusiness.com answered: "Above 11,000. Yet another reason to give...

Safeguarding good times.(Viewpoint)
December 19, 2005... The mere threat of a disruptive transit strike understandably put New Yorkers on edge, but the city is ending the year on an upbeat note. Here are some reasons to be optimistic about 2006, along with some ideas for how the city can avoid...

Book of Lists next week.(News)
December 19, 2005... This is the last regular issue of Crain's New York Business in 2005. Crain's will publish its annual Book of Lists next week. Regular publication resumes Jan. 2 with a special Economic Outlook report. The Crain's staff wishes everyone a happy...

Revived A&P ready to fill its basket; Stock soars with financial overhaul; it eyes Pathmark.(News)
December 19, 2005... Byline: Aaron Elstein A&P's shelf-life seemed perilously short early last year, when the grocer was teetering on the brink of bankruptcy. Yet in a remarkable turnabout, the company today shines like a polished Granny Smith. New York's...