Crain's New York Business articles from February 2004

Crain's New York Business archives from February 2004

Leasing data sought; TOP OFFICE DEALS.(Real Estate)
February 2, 2004... Costar group inc. is compiling data on the largest building sales in the five boroughs of New York City during 2003. The list, which will include sales of office buildings, apartment buildings and hotels, will be published in the March 1 issue...

FreshDirect CEO bows out.(News)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Joseph Fedele stepped down as chief executive of FreshDirect, the online food-delivery company in Long Island City, Queens, that he co-founded in 2000. Mr. Fedele, who remains a large stockholder in the company, says he will continue to...

Investors return, restock market; Day trading, other retail activity on rebound; brokerages begin staffing up.(News)
February 2, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein The crowds are gathering. At Schonfeld & Co., the sort of place where anyone with $50,000 and nerves of steel can drop in and feverishly trade stocks all day long, the desks are filling up again. Just the other...

Stock Watch: Loews' big cleanup effort impresses investors; Insurance arm gets shot of cash; some fear more support needed.(Stocks)
February 2, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson The news in november that Loews Corp.'s third-quarter earnings had come in sharply below estimates produced an odd reaction. Shares in the conglomerate quickly gained 5% over the previous day's level, and they have...

RNC packs into 25 hotels; Largest convention delegations staying in the largest spots.(News)(Republican National Convention)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher The largest delegations to the Republican National Convention will be staying in the city's largest hotels, according to a list released Friday by the RNC. For example, the Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
February 2, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & Consulting AEG Partners: Warner A. Fite, 42, joined as managing director and head of the newly opened New York office of the Chicago-based strategic advisory firm. He was formerly principal at...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
February 2, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events February 3. Rotary Club of New York holds lunch on disease, crime and governmental control over drugs. 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., The Princeton Club, 15 W. 43rd St., second floor. Fee: $40....

New York, New York.(Briefs)
February 2, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Producer to the rescue To prop up its ailing morning news, WNBC lured Today supervising producer Kim Gerbasi back to her old job. Ratings for the local news, which have been declining for more than a...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Industry)(Ithaka)(Ida Mae Kitchen-n-Lounge )(Column)
February 2, 2004... Industry (food) (2) 509 E. Sixth St. (between Avenues A and B), Manhattan. (212) 777-5920. Lively modern American food and drink in a ski lodge setting makes this 2-year-old an East Village go-to for anyone who likes mixing fun and...

Game plan for stadium, Javits.(Viewpoint)(Jacob K. Javits Convention Center)
February 2, 2004... In football parlance, New York is in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter of the game that will decide whether the city and state will help build a $1.4 billion stadium for the New York Jets and undertake a significant expansion of the...

Silverstein preps for golden age at WTC; Firms express interest in his new buildings; decade-long game plan for site carries risks.(News)(World Trade Center)
February 2, 2004... Byline: christine haughney With the steel rising at 7 World Trade Center, developer Larry Silverstein says major financial and legal firms already are considering renting offices, convincing him he'll be able to fill that building, as well...

The city's lonely optimists.(Viewpoint, commercial real estate)
February 2, 2004... Byline: Greg David Those who fail to study history are condemned to relive it, goes the cliche. This truism is on the minds of many New Yorkers. The history of the 1990s is so fresh and painful that it is serving as a point of reference...

Drawn-out sagas; Illustrated graphic novels capture youth market.(News)
February 2, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm Upstairs at the West 82nd Street Barnes & Noble, backpacks lie strewn across the floor as a group of motley teenagers sits in a corner, eyes glued to books filled with black-and-white squares of illustrated text. ...

Yahoo! designing new site in Chelsea; Web firm may take office on Sixth Ave.; CB Richard Ellis' solid floor plan.(Real Estate)
February 2, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Yahoo! employees may soon be doing more shopping than Web surfing. The Internet powerhouse is negotiating to sublet 74,000 square feet of office space at 620 Sixth Ave., between West 18th and West 19th streets....

Trouble comes to paradise: Dreesen's store up for sale.(Viewpoint)
February 2, 2004... Byline: James Brady When God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden, the unhappy couple journeyed somewhere "east of Eden,'' hoping to replicate paradise. Which is when, or so we are told, they founded the Hamptons. It was a place where...

Australians jump into NY property shark tank; Tax benefits, lack of domestic deals bring investors to town; are they savvy enough?(Real Estate)
February 2, 2004... Byline: christine haughney With their pension funds growing and their domestic pool of available real estate shrinking, Australian investors are queuing up to be the next major international buyers of Manhattan office buildings. In...

Small Business: Large order can become too big a deal; Careful oversight is needed to make hefty contract a catalyst, not a catastrophe.(Small Business, Zweave and Princess Knitwear Inc.)
February 2, 2004... Byline: jean ende As a longtime serial entrepreneur, Laura McCann thought she had seen just about every problem out there, from recessions to balky investors to technological glitches. But as president of Zweave Inc.-a Manhattan-based...

MTV wannabe Fuse wins fans with just music; Network draws young viewers, advertisers.(News, music channel)
February 2, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm Executives at the all-music cable television network Fuse feel they've plugged into something big. On warmer days, crowds of teenagers gather outside the window of Fuse's new, $12 million street-front studio, on...

Area auto dealers blow own horns.(News)(key statistics for 2002)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... New York area auto dealers sell more than $19 billion in new cars a year, employ more than 28,000 people and generate almost $1 billion in sales tax revenue for state and local governments. These statistics come from an economic impact...

Rosier outlook for gays in NYC; Firms learn value of fostering rights.(News)
February 2, 2004... Byline: samantha marshall The oak-paneled Park Avenue offices of international law firm Torys couldn't have seemed stuffier. So when Amrit Midha let slip during his job interview for a paralegal position that his gay lover was a lawyer, he...

Newcomer serves multicourse deal; At Ian, Brooklyn boy makes name for himself; menu has Hawaiian lilt.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
February 2, 2004... Byline: bob lape The new restaurant ian exemplifies a solid trend remaking dining habits on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Neighborhood restaurants are emerging so well-grounded in quality and value that their allure reaches well beyond the...

Breaking news from Crain's Web site; FREE E-MAIL ALERTS.(News)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... To stay on top of breaking news, sign up for free e-mail news alerts from Crainsny.com, the Web site for Crain's New York Business. Crainsny.com offers a daily summary of news stories and news alerts by industry, including real estate,...

VCs gaining optimism, affinity for new firms, IT; Willing to increase funding, risk.(News, venture capitalists)
February 2, 2004... Byline: anita jain Last year, venture capitalists showed a clear preference for putting their cash in biotechnology firms and later-stage companies in the New York area. This year, says a new survey, they'll begin to return to information...

CLARIFICATION.(Corrections)(Brief Article)
February 2, 2004... CB Richard Ellis and Cushman & Wakefield Inc. both worked on the deal to find new office space for New Visions for Public Schools at 320 W. 13th St. The references to the brokers were incomplete in the Jan. 19 issue.

Fairway sets course for more metro markets; Hires investment bank after proving itself outside city; produce or perish.(News)
February 2, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher Fairway Markets has hired an investment banking firm to help raise money for an ambitious expansion in the New York metropolitan area. Famous for its discount prices and gourmet foods, Fairway hired Morgan...

At Deadline.(Late News)
February 2, 2004... Duane Reade may be back in Cohen fold the cohen family, which sold the Duane Reade drugstore chain for about $240 million in 1992, is planning to re-enter the retail drugstore business in New York City and may even launch a bid for Duane...

City, state eye an end run on stadium funds; Work behind the scenes to give $600 million; approach raises opposition.(News)
February 2, 2004... Byline: anne michaud City and state officials are working to give the New York Jets an estimated $600 million in government funding for their stadium on Manhattan's far West Side-without a vote in the City Council or the state Legislature....

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February 2, 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...

New Executive: Tending to Bronx hospital; Our Lady of Mercy chief must find cure for losses, build up community presence.(Profiles)(Biography)
February 2, 2004... Byline: mary sisson In 1969, richard celiberti's number came up, and he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Armed with an accounting degree from New York University, he decided to apply for a commission to the Army's finance corps. In case...

Government Alert: Tight race spurs NY primary action; With stakes higher, state party moves to slate debate; loan fund proposed.(Briefs)
February 2, 2004... The state democratic party is working on setting up a debate next month in New York among the party's presidential candidates. The move comes as the highly competitive race between the leading candidates increases the possibility that the March...

Finding right PR firm requires lots of work; Different specialties, approaches make selection process difficult.(Small Business's public relations, Crumbs Bake Shop)
February 9, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez With business at crumbs Bake Shop's two Manhattan locations going gangbusters, opening more stores seemed a natural thing to do. But when plans grew to include multiple locations and a possible wholesale...

Building prices itself into the market; Once-spurned Class B lowers rent, raises clamor; firm finds easy way in.(Real Estate)
February 9, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Businesses are making deals on the second-rate offices that they snubbed through the economic downturn, giving brokers and landlords hope that the market is poised for a rebound. Five tenants have agreed to...

Stock Watch: Marvel's new game plan lures investors into web; Video game deal may take years to pay off; earnings hinge on movies.(Stocks)
February 9, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez News of a licensing pact with a leading game maker sent the stock of Marvel Enterprises Inc. rocketing off like the X-Men's supersonic stealth plane, but experts say that investors would be wise not to follow in the...

Dean leading Democrats in New York fund raising; But no one can keep up with Bush.(News)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... Byline: anne michaud Howard Dean raised more money in New York than did any other Democratic presidential candidate last year, with a surge in contributions in the fourth quarter. The former Vermont governor took in $2.7 million in the...

How to take advantage of the rebound.(Small Business)
February 9, 2004... This story is the first of a series of articles designed to help small business owners seize the opportunities created by the economic rebound. Future pieces, to be published in Crain's monthly small business special reports, will provide...

Deal makes AmEx bigger cardplayer; Chance to market through MBNA appeals to investors; debit cards MIA.(News)
February 9, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein David Hendler remembers fighting over a $300 check at a restaurant with a couple of friends recently. Mr. Hendler took out his credit card and offered to pick up the tab, but one pal, a doctor, insisted he would pay...

GreenPoint Financial ripe for the picking.(News)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... GreenPoint financial Corp.'s announcement last week that it was exploring a possible sale sent shares of the $22 billion-asset thrift soaring. The news also intensified takeover talk surrounding other area banks. Attracted primarily by...

Morgan-Bank One merger won't chase off many jobs; Cuts aimed at areas with limited local impact; banks' plans may spur NY growth.(Workplace)(Chicago's Bank One)
February 9, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson Big bank mergers are usually bad news for employees, resulting in huge numbers of workers getting laid off. When Chase Manhattan combined with Chemical Banking in 1995, for example, 12,000 jobs were put on the...

Black films find greener pastures; NY moguls, festivals aid mainstream push.(News)(Hip-hop moguls)
February 9, 2004... Byline: catherine curan Insiders in the world of black film have a term for the period from Martin Luther King Jr. Day to the end of February: black alley. That's because films with predominantly black casts are often released during...

Having your spending, taxes too.(Viewpoint)(Column)
February 9, 2004... Politicians love to give new meaning to the phrase "Have their cake and eat it, too.'' In the late 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson established the pattern. Defense spending soared because of the Vietnam War, while the War on Poverty...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
February 9, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Hotel adds to breakfast roll State Comptroller Alan Hevesi had to wait 15 minutes to be seated last week, and so did Larry King. That's because mornings at The Regency hotel-the birthplace of the power...

Big guns steal the intellectual property show; Suits surge but boutique domain shrinks.(News)
February 9, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez In its crusade against illegal file sharing, the Recording Industry Association of America in recent months lobbed more than 700 copyright infringement suits at alleged music pirates-from grandmothers to high school...

Albany's Medicaid gut check.(Viewpoint)
February 9, 2004... Byline: Alair Townsend Many taxpayers here are still incensed by the recent 18.5% hike in property taxes. They are not alone in their outrage. In 2003, 28 counties across the state raised their property taxes by more than 10%. Many...

Foundation seeks exec with world vision; Rockefeller head will oversee grants; business help centers need manager.(Workplace, New York City Department of Small Business Services)
February 9, 2004... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar On an average day, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation might choose to fly off to South Africa to meet with the country's minister of health, visit poor farmers in rural Thailand or discuss AIDS...

Bubble boys venture again; Wilson, Burnham team up for another VC go-round; no ideas on napkins allowed.(News, Union Square Ventures)
February 9, 2004... Byline: anita jain Back in the late 1990s, when New York City's Silicon Alley was paved with gold, Flatiron Partners was the financier of choice. The venture capital firm funneled gobs of cash into fledgling dot-coms, picking winners...

Government Alert: Counties lighting a fire under Albany on butt ban; 24 exemptions issued as pressure to modify law builds; another insurance proposal.(Briefs)
February 9, 2004... Counties across the state have issued 24 exemptions to New York's tough antismoking law, according to a compilation by the state Department of Health. Six exemptions have been issued in New York City, five each in Chautauqua and Onondaga,...

At Deadline.(Late News)
February 9, 2004... City to unveil financing for W. Side Wednesday the bloomberg administration is planning to announce Wednesday its financing scheme for development on the far West Side. It will also name the investment bank to implement the plan. The city...

Stadium opposition blitz; Trade show operator, carpenters push for full Javits expansion.(News)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... Pressure continues to build on city and state officials to put priority on expanding the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center rather than building a New York Jets football stadium. Jeff Little, president of trade show operator George Little...

Franchisors Put Success Up For Sale; Mass reproduction of proven concepts helps small firms take advantage of good market; painstaking preparation required to set right course.(Small Business)
February 9, 2004... Byline: Louise Kramer Jennifer appel has a delicious problem. the founder and owner of Buttercup Bake Shop on the East Side can't keep pace with rising demand for her old-fashioned cupcakes and layer cakes. Like many an entrepreneur who...

Diners home in on haute takeout; Restaurants find new revenue source.(News)
February 9, 2004... Byline: lisa fickenscher A swanky SoHo eatery, The Cub Room, has little in common with the city's traditional pizza or Chinese takeout joints. Nonetheless, chef Benjamin Paris Grossman prepared 30 meals to go one recent night. Even more...

Reprints of Crain stories.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
February 9, 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 Erica Montgomery at Reprint Management Services, (717) 399-1900, ext. 142, or...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
February 9, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting ECD Insight: Kyle Pope, 39, joined as senior partner in the New York office of the corporate communications consulting firm. He was formerly "Heard on the Street'' editor at The Wall...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
February 9, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli this week's events February 11. New York Software Industry Association holds orientation meeting. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Information Builders, 2 Penn Plaza, 24th floor. Free. (212) 475-4503. February...

Overhaul gets under way at Infinity stations; Stations reprogrammed to compete.(News)
February 9, 2004... Byline: matthew flamm Just before Christmas, Prince and Madonna bit the dust-on Seattle's KYPT-FM. The classic '80s station switched to alternative hits by bands such as Nirvana and The Clash, hoping to pack a bigger punch in the grunge...

Rolling out the hospitality in redrawn Columbus Circle.(Viewpoint)(hospitality industry)
February 9, 2004... Byline: James Brady Is there finally light at the end of the Columbus Circle tunnel? Since shortly after old Cristobal arrived in the New World, the big West Side plaza named for him has been an urban debacle, resembling nothing more...

Web-only features for small businesses; www.crainsny.com.(Small Business)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2004... Crainsny.com, the web site for Crain's, features an array of features designed to help entrepreneurs start or grow their businesses. "Ask the Expert'' is an interactive, Web-only feature that allows readers to ask business-related questions...

Oceana remains moored among the best; Many changes polish its 4 stars.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
February 9, 2004... Byline: bob lape There is theater and ballet in every great restaurant. Scene by scene, the excitement of the food and the pleasure of making new wine acquaintances from a world-class list are matched with the measured dance of perfectly...

Rush into HDTV picture gives local firms edge; Hope pioneering efforts pay off as market grows; hard to keep up.(Small Business)
February 9, 2004... Byline: steve garmhausen High-definition television provides super-sharp images of everything from sporting events to life under the sea. But the same technology that can already make viewers feel like they're sitting in Yankee Stadium or...

CLARIFICATION.(Corrections)
February 9, 2004... An article on Healthy New York in the Jan. 5 edition of Crain's should have made clear that the state-sponsored insurance program is not sold through private brokers, such as Insurance Systems Associates.

Harlem land grab leaves little room for retail bargains; Expecting upscale residential growth, businesses rush to set up shop.(Real Estate)
February 9, 2004... Byline: tommy fernandez Sleepy's is famous for bargain prices on its mattresses. Now, the discounter is getting a bargain on its new store in Harlem. The chain last fall landed a 2,000-square-foot space at 65 E. 125th St. for just $45...

Telling Tales.(Small Business)(Screaming Queens Entertainment, Nail Artistry)
February 9, 2004... Byline: Lisa Goff Finding an in by wigging out Alex heimberg's drag queen act was a favorite among East Village nightclubbers in the early 1990s. "My pink wigs got me into a lot of clubs for free,'' says Mr. Heimberg. But he quickly...

New Executive: Language of romance; `Latina' magazine publisher sets out to woo advertisers in the mainstream.(Profiles)
February 9, 2004... Byline: anita jain Beth press knows something about rejection. She spent her 20s in Hollywood trying to make it as an actress. Playing bit parts like a guest lawyer on an episode of LA Law didn't exactly pay the bills, so she decided to...

Watchmaker's diamond jubilee; Ice-Tek piggybacks on hip-hop market; widens niche with new wares, pricing.(Small Business)
February 9, 2004... Byline: victoria rivkin Diamonds are no longer only a girl's best friend. Large diamond-encrusted watches are popping up on the wrists of male hip-hop artists and athletes across the country. "Most men did not wear diamond watches even...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
February 16, 2004... Byline: adrianne pasquarelli accounting & consulting American Express Tax and Business Services: James K. Ferrara, 37, was promoted to managing director. He was formerly senior manager. Alan S. Kufeld, 36, was promoted to managing...

Amex tottering to obsolescence; 3 business lines spiral down; exchange tries new products, others urge tech upgrades.(News)(American Stock Exchange)
February 16, 2004... Byline: aaron elstein The bad news for the American Stock Exchange was that no shares traded last Monday morning due to a computer glitch. The worse news is that almost nobody noticed. The fiasco was just the latest indignity for the...

Comcast bids for a mixed-media circus.(News)(Walt Disney Co.)(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... In its audacious attempt to take over Disney, Comcast is taking a page from Time Warner's diversification script. Time Warner has a vast supply of content to distribute through its cable network, which serves 11.4 million households. The...

At Deadline.(Late News)
February 16, 2004... Tax payments up as Street rebounds state withholding tax payments are up 18.5% so far this year over last year's levels, fueled by the rebound of Wall Street and the economy in general, according to the state Department of Taxation and...

Major music companies shuffle their players; Cut chiefs, costs to battle slump; yet to offer viable Internet strategy.(News)
February 16, 2004... Byline: anita jain The record industry started off the year with a vicious round of musical chairs in the executive suites, the likes of which has never been seen. One chieftain left an empire to be crowned at another, a second was...

Panic subsides, prices fall for terrorism coverage; But many don't buy unless required.(Finance)
February 16, 2004... Byline: stan luxenberg After the attacks of Sept. 11, Trinity Church scrambled to buy terrorism insurance. For more than a year, carriers refused to cover the landmark institution, which is located near the site of the World Trade Center....

Staten Island confab; CoNFERENCE, April 27.(News)(Staten Island Economic Development Corp)
February 16, 2004... The staten island economic development corp. will hold its sixth annual development conference on Tuesday, April 27, at the Hilton Garden Inn. The all-day conference will feature Daniel Doctoroff, deputy mayor for economic development and the...

Security, environment require change in plans; Costs, aesthetics are challenges to making higher standards the norm.(Special Report: Agenda for New York)
February 16, 2004... Byline: cara s. trager Cities today are more vulnerable than they have been in decades, a fact underscored in New York by the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001, and last August's blackout. Three significant New York developments will,...

Cut red tape to ease shortage; New building code, rezoning would spur residential development.(Special Report: Agenda for New York)
February 16, 2004... Byline: shira boss-bicak Most cities struggle with how to provide affordable housing to the working poor. In Manhattan, the question is how to provide affordable housing for highly educated workers priced out of a market where a month's...

Renew area with bigger plan; City anchor needs economic strategy, scheme to knit neighborhood.(Special Report: Agenda for New York)
February 16, 2004... Byline: christine haughney Lower manhattan is the historic anchor of New York, the center of its financial services industry and, since Sept. 11, 2001, the city's emotional heart. Downtown's revitalization is the most important development...

City's parks, waterfront would win the gold; 2012 uberevent would bring in investment dollars, raise NY's spirits.(Special Report: Agenda for New York, Olympic bid)
February 16, 2004... Byline: elizabeth macbride Dan doctoroff has always remembered the moment in 1968 when Bob Beamon soared through the thin air of Mexico City. The 10-year-old boy was watching on a small black-and-white television as Mr. Beamon broke the...

Next test is improving teachers; Mayor controls the system, but changes require money and new union contract.(Special Report: Agenda for New York)(improving city schools)
February 16, 2004... Byline: elizabeth macbride Nearly two years after Michael Bloomberg won mayoral control of the schools, the system's administration is much improved. Corrupt community school districts are gone. Principals have more control over their...

For-profit faceoff; HIP moves toward conversion under Pataki plan; consumer groups ready fight over the likely bonanza.(News)(Health insurance plans)
February 16, 2004... Byline: mary sisson Last month, Gov. George Pataki unveiled a proposal that would pave the way for any nonprofit health insurer to convert into a for-profit company, and use the proceeds to help plug the state's budget gap. All signs...

W. Side plans a step forward.(Viewpoint)
February 16, 2004... Last week, Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff unveiled his plan to finance the city's ambitious effort to make the far West Side the next commercial and entertainment center in New York. The next day, state development czar Charles Gargano filled in...

Duracell offers pointers for Verizon.(Viewpoint)
February 16, 2004... Byline: Rance Crain Verizon is struggling to figure out how to make its geeky Test Man-the guy who asks the burning question, "Can you hear me now?''-relevant beyond cell-phone reliability. Gillette, on the other hand, is scratching...

Self-insurance option captivates thrifty firms; NY state eases regs for captives; pools can help hold down risks and expense.(Finance)
February 16, 2004... Byline: judy temes When chris Mancini tells people she runs a Web site called Captive.com for a living, people give her funny looks. "Don't worry,'' she reassures them with a laugh. "It has nothing to do with sex and bondage. It's just...

Stock Watch: Time for a media model; Diversification at last yields gains; hard to unload AOL.(Stocks)(America Online Inc.)
February 16, 2004... Byline: tom fredrickson Time warner inc. is one media conglomerate that, despite its catastrophic misstep with America Online, finally seems to be working. Its stock closed at $17.25 on Friday. That is up 74% in the last 12 months as...

Women's magazine editor looks at years of disservice.(Viewpoint)
February 16, 2004... Byline: James Brady When Myrna Blyth was named editor of dowdy, slumping Ladies' Home Journal in 1981, the wisecrack around town was, "Congratulations, you've just been made captain of the Titanic.'' Instead of going down with the...

Jersey guy walks the city's hip-hop clothing beat; Expanding with lessons of Hilfiger in mind.(News)
February 16, 2004... Byline: catherine curan Marc Ecko is a rarity among the leaders of New York City's small band of red-hot hip-hop fashion brands. He's a Rutgers College of Pharmacy dropout rather than a former rapper. He's white, not black. He hails...

Lighthouse honors firms that aid blind.(Finance)(Lighthouse International)(Brief Article)
February 16, 2004... Lighthouse international is seeking nominations for awards to honor employers that help people who are blind or partially sighted to gain employment and lead independent lives. There are also awards for employees and the self-employed. Winners,...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
February 16, 2004... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Unrequited Love diaries Movie and rock star Courtney Love's book proposal, introduced with much fanfare by her agent, appears to have no takers. Love Diaries: My Life in Words and Pictures has been...