Crain's New York Business articles from May 2003

Crain's New York Business archives from May 2003

Six small business stars sought for Crain's prize; winners profiled in aug. 11 issue.(News)(Small Business Awards)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Crain's new york business is seeking nomina-tions for its eighth annual Small Business Awards. The six winners will be recognized for their entrepreneurial excellence. The winners will have distinguished themselves by demonstrating a...

Making the MTA's finances clearer; Kalikow favors openness at agency, outlines downtown transit plans.(News)(Metropolitan Transportation Authority fare hike)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Byline: philip lentz Peter Kalikow, chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, acknowledged last week that the agency could have been more open about its finances before raising fares. "The fault was ours for not doing it...

Premier dose of reality; AmEx, others spotlit in new NBC show.(News)(restaurant's celebrity chef visits NYC sites)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Byline: louis chunovic When on-air patrons order nice cold beers with dinner in The Restaurant, NBC's high-profile summer reality series from Reveille and Magna Global Entertainment, they'll get Coors. When they pay their bills, it...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(New York City restaurants)(Restaurant Review)
May 5, 2003... New York Kom Tang (2) 32 W. 32nd St. (between Broadway and Fifth Avenue), Manhattan. (212) 947-8482. New York's oldest Korean restaurant is great fun for hands-on barbecue buffs who like their Asian food full of flavor and, sometimes,...

Author's fleecing CEOs take prize for sheer audacity.(Viewpoint)(William G. Flanagan)
May 5, 2003... Byline: James Brady The title is irresistible, the author's timing impeccable. I refer to Dirty Rotten CEOs by William G. Flanagan, just out from Kensington Publishing and already excerpted for the May 14 National Enquirer, with a...

Keynote speaker is Russell Simmons; MINORITY BUSINESS LEADERS LUNCH, JUNE 12.(Real Estate)(NYC's 100 Most Powerful Minority Business Leaders)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Crain's new york business will spotlight the city's 100 Most Powerful Minority Business Leaders at a lunch on Thursday, June 12, at the Hilton New York, Sixth Avenue and West 53rd Street. The keynote speaker will be Russell Simmons, the...

Government Alert: Contract provides juice for Queens plant; Con Ed helps stalled Astoria project power up; rezoning accord for Park Slope.(Briefs)(Consolidated Edison Co. gets 10-year contract for power plant in Astoria, Queens)
May 5, 2003... Consolidated edison co. of New York Inc. last week awarded a 10-year contract to a power plant proposed for Astoria, Queens, to provide 500 megawatts of electric capacity to New York City. Officials say that the contract should allow the...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)(Cap Gemini Ernst & Young's new vice president, Philip Goldstein)
May 5, 2003... Byline: joao h. rodrigues ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING Cap Gemini Ernst & Young: Philip Goldstein, 36, joined as vice president and national practice leader for higher education. He was formerly chief operating officer for Penn to Business,...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Byline: anne apuzzo this week's events May 5. ReSTART Central holds seminar on how to grow your business in any economy. 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., The Grill Room, 225 Liberty St. Free. Registration required. (646) 344-7337. May 6....

New York: a model for the rest of the nation.(News)(Federal Communications Commission changes ownership rules)
May 5, 2003... Byline: valerie block For a preview of media consolidation under relaxed Federal Communications Commission ownership rules, check out New York. There are already three TV station duopolies. Two companies own television stations and...

At Deadline.(Late News)(liquor stores oppose Sunday opening)
May 5, 2003... Liquor stores nix opening on Sunday most owners of liquor stores are opposed to a plan, which would be passed as part of the state budget, that would allow them to be open on Sundays, provided that they are closed one other day of the week....

Why budget price is too high.(Viewpoint)(education and health care spending)
May 5, 2003... This week, Gov. George Pataki is expected to veto a budget passed by the Legislature that adds approximately $2 billion to the amount he wanted to spend on education and health care. It does so by increasing the sales tax on all items and...

M&A advisory boutique setting up shop in city; Broadview Int'l leaves Jersey after 30 years; exploits soft rental market.(News)(Broadview International moves to NYC)
May 5, 2003... Byline: lore croghan An investment bank that specializes in tech-company mergers and acquisitions is moving its headquarters to Manhattan from New Jersey. Broadview International is relocating 60 people to a 34,000-square-foot office...

Singing in the rain; Musicals sell out, even as Broadway struggles.(News)(Broadway theater earnings)
May 5, 2003... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar Mamma Mia!, Hairspray and The Lion King are playing to sold-out houses. The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Chicago-buoyed by the Oscar-winning movie-are close to full. But not everyone is...

Mailman School at the epicenter of infection battles; Top lab was ready to get jump on SARS.(News)(severe acute respiratory syndrome)
May 5, 2003... Byline: mary sisson When news of a lethal new contagious disease began leaking out of Asia earlier this spring, Dr. W. Ian Lipkin, director of the infectious disease laboratory at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health,...

Kelly on the fiscal crisis and the NYPD; crain's forum, june 3.(Real Estate)(Police commissioner Raymond Kelly )(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Police commissioner Raymond Kelly will discuss the impact of the city's fiscal problems on the Police Department and the crime rate at the next Crain's New York Business forum, to be held on Tuesday, June 3. The forum will be held at the...

Small Business: Military hatmaker sees fit to diversify; Family business tries on postal shirts to overcome fickle armed forces market.(Briefs)(maker of hats and caps for U.S. armed forces)
May 5, 2003... Byline: erika rasmusson At the height of the war in Iraq, Harry Bonk's friends figured that he had it made. After all, for 40 years his company, Sam Bonk Uniform Cap Co., has focused almost exclusively on making hats and caps for the...

Crain stories available on databases.(News)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Crain's is available on several electronic databases for readers wishing to locate published stories. Full text can be found on Nexis and Dialog. Dow Jones also carries full text on Dow Jones Interactive, Newsbank CD-ROM products and Profound....

Media players plot duopoly games; Viacom, NBC, others to buy, swap stations if FCC rules are relaxed.(News)(Federal Communications Commission new rules for media companies)
May 5, 2003... Byline: valerie block If the Federal Communications Commission eases restrictions in June on how big media companies can get, Viacom Inc. will gobble up more television stations across the country. NBC will go on a buying spree as well,...

Chinatown bank calculates damage; After $30 million run, Abacus could lose more customers; transfer ban hurts.(News)(Abacus Federal Savings Bank survives panic)
May 5, 2003... Byline: tom fredrickson After a tumultuous week during which nervous depositors queued up for hours and withdrew a total of $30 million from Abacus Federal Savings Bank, calm has returned. "I am happy to report that the run has...

Wall Street's retail client nightmare; Scandals gut firms' Main St. appeal.(News)($1.4 bn settlement with regulators)
May 5, 2003... Byline: aaron elstein Last week, 10 Wall Street firms reached a long-awaited $1.4 billion settlement with regulators over mountains of tainted stock research. If only it were so easy to appease their millions of retail customers. Since...

Closing loopholes to cost state firms $250 million; NY rejects new depreciation rules, avoids plans that soak business.(News)(Legislature's state budget will pass $250 mn in corporate taxes)
May 5, 2003... Byline: philip lentz The $3 billion tax package in the Legislature's state budget includes $250 million in higher corporate taxes, primarily through closing what some advocates call tax loopholes. Most of the additional revenue would...

NY venture capital deals becoming fewer, but larger; Software firm Photuris, College Sports Television network top list.(News)(Venture capital investment in New York City fall to $1.2 bn )
May 5, 2003... Byline: anita jain College Sports Television raised nearly $27 million from the tightfisted venture capital community earlier this year. Airing college sports around the clock for diehard fans might seem like a slam dunk for investors,...

New York, New York.(Briefs)(Fairchild Publications, Conde Nast's GQ compete for market share )
May 5, 2003... Byline: edited by Emily DeNitto Rising star in men's club Fairchild Publications' Details is stealing market share from Conde Nast's GQ, adding to the sibling rivalry between the two Advance Publications firms. Trendy Details' share of...

Guv's downtown vision dims land swap hopes; City would control less than half of WTC site if it traded airports.(George Pataki)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2003... Gov. George Pataki's grand vision for lower Manhattan, announced with great fanfare recently, makes a land swap of the World Trade Center site for the city airports less likely, insiders say. With plans now under way for a 1,776-foot-high...

Correction.(Corrections)(Brief Article)(Correction Notice)
May 5, 2003... In the April 28 special report on 100 Minority Business Leaders, the name of Deirdre Stanley of The Thomson Corp. was misspelled.

Owners embrace regulated space; Landlords snap up apartment buildings as '97 decontrol provision boosts profits.(Robert Nelson)
May 5, 2003... Byline: Jacqueline S. Gold While owners of commercial office buildings and the landlords of luxury residential towers fight to find tenants, Robert Nelson polishes the shine on his "no vacancy'' sign. As the proprietor of 1,000...

New Executive: From Ground Zero up; Negotiator will use his tact, contacts to rebuild WTC site for Silverstein.(Profiles: John Lieber; Silverstein Properties Inc.)
May 5, 2003... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar Real estate executives call it the toughest job in the industry today. It requires tremendous political skills, and a wide assortment of contacts among New York City's power brokers. It also means working in...

Simple life makes for a Peasant experience; Wood-burning ovens produce authentic, homey Italian; aromas pull in other chefs.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
May 5, 2003... Byline: Bob Lape Frank DeCarlo says his food at Peasant "is very simple.'' The youthful owner/chef adds, "It's hard to cook simple because there is no disguising it.'' Chef DeCarlo has an impressive track record of capturing the...

Hilfiger facing major makeover; After lackluster year, struggling apparel firm likely to be sold.(Tommy Hilfiger Corp.)
May 5, 2003... Byline: Catherine Curan In 2002, Tommy Hilfiger Corp.'s earnings grew a modest 3% to $135 million. But the company's namesake designer still took home an eye-popping $22 million paycheck, thanks to a sweetheart employment contract that...

Italian bank withdrawing from midtown possession; Banca Nazionale del Lavoro selling digs for smaller rental; LBS Bank transaction.(Real Estate)
May 5, 2003... Byline: lore croghan An italian bank is selling the building it calls home in Manhattan. Banca Nazionale del Lavoro has hired Cushman & Wakefield Inc. brokers Scott Latham and Jonathan Caplan to market 55,000-square-foot 25 W. 51st...

Foreign architects offer blueprint for cachet; Hearst, Times Co., others choose designs by overseas stars; local firms lose work.(Real Estate)
May 5, 2003... Byline:Lore Croghan For years, whenever there was an important development project to be done in Manhattan, it was a safe bet that a hometown architect would be chosen to design it. The preference is plain to see in Times Square, where...

Liberty, equality, sorority.(Martha Griffiths)(Obituary)(Column)
May 5, 2003... Byline: Alair Townsend Back in the olden days, when flight attendants were called stewardesses, most major carriers would hire only young, single women. In 1966, an airline fired a woman who had married secretly, prompting Congresswoman...

The Best of Bob Lape.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(Restaurant Review)
May 12, 2003... Peasant (2 1/2) 194 Elizabeth St. (between Prince and Spring streets), Manhattan. (212) 965-9511. Soul food, Italian-style. Serving wood-burning oven- and rotisserie-cooked fare, authentically rustic and delicious, Peasant lords it over...

Downtown landlords, tenants get 5-year itch; Hedge commitments; grants play a part.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: joan oleck Five has become a popular number downtown. That's the number of years that a small business must commit to when leasing space below Canal Street in order to qualify for a Small Firm Attraction and Retention Grant....

Casual spots clean up; Name chefs try comfort food for troubled times.(News)(Interview)
May 12, 2003... Byline: lisa fickenscher The gritty meatpacking district along Manhattan's piers has little in common with midtown's luxurious Fifth Avenue. Except for one thing: Gray Kunz. The longtime chef of defunct four-star restaurant Lespinasse...

Retail stores ring up more vacancies; Formerly strong market weakens; big spaces available on Fifth Ave.(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: catherine curan The number of vacant stores and the amount of retail space available jumped sharply in the past year as one of Manhattan's few bright spots in commercial real estate weakened. The Real Estate Board of New York...

Stock Watch: Bristol's patent losses are bitter pills to swallow; Drugmaker needs a blockbuster to help restore investor faith.(Stocks)
May 12, 2003... Byline: aaron elstein Bristol-myers squibb co.'s vital signs are showing slight improvement, but the company has a long way to go before it rehabilitates itself with investors. The New York pharmaceutical giant had a horrible 2002 that...

Law firm works for whistle-blowers; Getnick's efforts yield record settlements; moves into new areas.(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: tommy fernandez Three years ago, George Couto realized that his employer, drug giant Bayer AG, was duping Medicaid. Drug manufacturers are obligated to give the government rebates on a number of popular medications used by...

New York, New York.(Briefs)(new gay periodical Out Traveler)
May 12, 2003... Byline: edited by Emily DeNitto Out Traveler seeks an in War, the poor economy and a travel advertising slowdown won't stop LPI Media from launching Out Traveler. The new title for gays and lesbians debuts in October and will go...

Business groups split on budget; Upstate pro Pataki; New York City neutral.(News)(George Pataki)
May 12, 2003... Byline: philip lentz The ugly feud between Gov. George Pataki and the Legislature over the $93 billion state budget is dividing New York's leading business groups along geographic lines. Upstate organizations with statewide membership...

Hospital salaries info.(News)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Crain's New York Business is offering reprints of its six-part series on top executive salaries at New York area hospitals. Contact Catherine Gittens at (212)210-0701 or CGittens@Crain.com. The set costs $30. Please provide credit card...

Westchester ideal for 2nd homes; Proximity, price appeal to firms relocating staff from Manhattan.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: ellen ullman Sept. 11 brought home the dangers of housing all of a company's operations under one roof. Since the disastrous attack, many Manhattan-based companies-particularly those in the financial industry-have looked for ways...

Landlords come to the rescue; Owners strike charitable deals with nonprofits.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: louise kramer New York's nonprofits are struggling to meet their budgets this year because of declining donations from cash-strapped benefactors. But in these tough times, an unexpected source of charity is emerging: landlords. ...

Spas soothe weary New Yorkers; Clients, landlords can't get enough; some areas pricey.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: jeremy quittner When StoneSpa moved from West 14th Street to 125 Fourth Ave. on Union Square earlier this year, it nearly tripled its space to 4,500 square feet-and doubled its revenues. "I see far more weekly clients now than...

Nonprofits can be profitable; Keep construction firms busy; for how long?(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: cara s. trager For Michele Medaglia, the president of ACC Construction Corp., the warning signs appeared in early 2001. The Long Island City, Queens-based contractor began hearing architects and subcontractors bemoan the...

Downtown converters hope for a home run; Latest residential rush hits stride as office needs drop; apartment glut?(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: judith messina Plummeting commercial rents have landlords and developers scrambling to convert downtown office buildings to luxury abodes for young careerists. Numerous buildings are in the renovation or rental stage, and a...

Landlords find gyms a trend fit to be tried; Offer health clubs good deals to fill hard-to-rent spaces, add valuable perk.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: jeremy quittner Despite the flaccid economy, health clubs are opening up all around the city in response to New Yorkers' desire to stay fit even as their portfolios sag. And workout junkies aren't the only ones eager to see gyms...

More real estate news; www.crainsny.com.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Crain's new york business covers breaking real estate news in New York City every day of the week. Go to www.crainsny.com and sign up for our free breaking news e-mail alerts. We'll tell you what's happening in real estate and in 30 other...

Albany jam has car lessors heading for the exit ramps; Budget woes stall liability reform.(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: tommy fernandez Lenny Shomberg decided that leasing cars in New York state had become too risky. So he slashed his Oceanside, L.I., company's marketing efforts here and expanded operations in Florida and California. Mr....

Arts, cultural leaders see darker picture for future; Museums, centers cut back on shows, productions; cancel expansion plans.(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar Art lovers who recently lined up for the Matisse Picasso exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art will need to hold onto those memories. Such blockbusters may be scarce in New York City in the coming few years. ...

Voices the mayor needs to hear.(Viewpoint)(Michael Bloomberg)
May 12, 2003... Here's a piece of good news for embattled Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Arthur Rubinstein will have dinner with him. It could be the start of a better relationship with average New Yorkers, including businesspeople. Last week, the mayor got the...

A procession of the rights (and wrongs) of spring.(Viewpoint)
May 12, 2003... Byline: James Brady Snapshots of spring, around here mostly: SARS scares Chinatown and we're all heading downtown for wonton soup and to support the lads. Reservoirs are full at last, the lawns verdant, and all those twisters are...

Wall St. investing is turning to junk; With IPOs scarce, high-yield bonds make big comeback; best deals in the past?(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: aaron elstein It's one of those rare moments in Leon Wagner's 26 years on Wall Street, when virtually every investment he's made recently has gone up-a lot. His firm paid 68 cents on the dollar last July for bonds issued by...

Age bias complaints rise as the workforce grays; Older employees vulnerable because they make the most; businesses wary.(Workplace)
May 12, 2003... Byline: samantha marshall The aarp figured it had the smoking gun it needed to prove age discrimination. The powerful advocacy group for people 50 and up had a copy of a memo, allegedly circulated by executive search firm Spencer Stuart,...

New Executive: Managing intimate details; Retail vet shifts gears to shape up financials at Warnaco, get firm past Wachner era.(Profiles)(Joe Gromek)
May 12, 2003... Byline: catherine curan These days, the warnaco Group Inc.'s corner office on the 26th floor of 90 Park Ave. looks a lot different than it did when legendary, larger-than-life former Chief Executive Linda Wachner held court. Gone are...

NY loses with three of a kind.(Viewpoint)
May 12, 2003... Byline: Greg David No, the tax increases that the Legislature is trying to impose despite Gov. George Pataki's opposition won't take us back to the disastrous years of Mario Cuomo and David Dinkins, or even the bad old days of Nelson...

City may kick in for Javits North; Funds could come from West Side plan.(News)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Byline: philip lentz Insiders say the Bloomberg administration has agreed to help pay for northern expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center with its $3.7 billion financing plan for the far West Side. The Pataki administration...

Fulton St. seeks fulfillment; Hard-luck strip needs a future right now.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: john kimelman With its shabby discount department stores, T-shirt shops, pizza parlors and vacant storefronts, Fulton Street has a deserved reputation as a second-rate commercial strip. That could change over the next five...

L.I. short on tenants as big spaces go empty; Sublets compete with landlords; rents fall; smaller businesses move in.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)(Long Island)
May 12, 2003... Byline: victoria rivkin In early March, Reckson Associates Realty Corp.'s chief executive told analysts that the outlook for the largest commercial landlord on Long Island was bleak. Early lease terminations and a significant increase in...

Hot Brooklyn properties put a freeze on industry; Owners hold out for conversion deals; borough faces business exodus.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: tina traster For the past six years, Stephen Hindy, president of Brooklyn Brewery, has had his eye on the 55,000-square-foot warehouse next to his production plant. He desperately wants to operate his company under one roof...

Postal Service deal carries unique stamp; Part of income from office tower sold to Benenson family; law firm enlarges nest.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: lore croghan The u.s. postal service has come up with an innovative way to make money on its property at 450 Lexington Ave. It is selling a portion of the income stream from the 911,000-square-foot office tower that sits on top...

Corrections and clarifications.(Corrections)(Correction Notice)
May 12, 2003... * Mary Schmidt Campbell served as cultural affairs commissioner during the Koch and Dinkins administrations after 10 years as executive director of The Studio Museum in Harlem. The timetable was misstated in the April 28 section on minority...

Kelly discusses cash crunch and the cops; CRAIN'S BREAKFAST FORUM, JUNE 3.(News)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Police commissioner raymond kelly will discuss the impact of the city's fiscal problems on the Police Department and the crime rate at the next Crain's forum, to be held on Tuesday, June 3. The forum will be held at the Hilton New York, at...

Crain's minority leaders lunch.(News)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Crain's will spotlight the city's 100 Most Powerful Minority Business Leaders at a lunch on Thursday, June 12. The event will take place at the Hilton New York, at Sixth Avenue and West 53rd Street. The keynote speaker will be Russell Simmons,...

Downtown small firm grants.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... The Small Firm Attraction and retention grant program is designed to assist businesses that employ up to 200 individuals and are located within certain downtown areas. The Empire State Development Corp., in coordination with the New York City...

Small Business: Designer defies odds with patience; Benza founder draws on business background to mind costs and market.(Small Business)(Giovanni Pellone)(Interview)
May 12, 2003... Byline: stephen garmhausen After a year and a half in a big Manhattan design firm, Giovanni Pellone decided that he was tired of being told what to design. So, seven years ago with a partner from art school, he founded Benza to make and...

Dot-coms adapt to fit industry; Suppliers, not competitors; provide range of Web-based tools.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: andrew marks CapitalEngine.com, CyberLoan, RealtyIQ.com, NYproperty.com, Redbricks.com, Zethus.com, and CapitalThinking Inc.-these were just a few of the dot-coms that planned an Internet revolution in commercial real estate in the...

New technology shrinks lines at security checks; Web registration, scanners replacing notebooks; software firms compete.
May 12, 2003... Byline: stan luxenberg One consequence of Sept. 11 has been the long lines that form as visitors wait to pass through toughened-up building security. At some prominent skyscrapers, the wait can extend to half an hour. Sometimes, tenants...

The price of success.(Small Business)(Giovanni Pellone of Benza)(Brief Article)(Interview)
May 12, 2003... Becoming a business success can have its drawbacks, especially for a young designer. Giovanni Pellone estimates that he spends just 20% of his time designing. His partner, Bridget Means, departed in January to join a large architectural...

Government Alert: City Housing Partnership is running out of chores; May shut or merge; federal bill jitters.(Briefs)
May 12, 2003... The new york city housing Partnership, one of the city's main producers of affordable housing, is thinking of closing its doors. Officials say that there are few remaining city-owned sites available for private residential development,...

Executive Moves.(Profiles)
May 12, 2003... Byline: joao h. rodrigues ACCOUNTING & CONSULTING Citigate DVL Smith: Raymond Pettit, 52, joined as vice president, strategic and analytic consulting, for the Momentum Research Group. He was formerly vice president, managed analytics,...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
May 12, 2003... Byline: anne apuzzo this week's events May 13. Wall Street Technology Association holds trade show on emerging technologies. 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway. Fee: free for members, $295 nonmembers. (732)...

Colleges Enroll in Landgrab 101; Student boom brings scramble for more dorm and classroom space; once-resistant landlords are now happy to oblige.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: judy temes When the dot-com startup FrontLine Capital Group went belly-up last summer, it was a stroke of luck for New York University. FrontLine's three floors in the landmarked Woolworth Building are now home to more than...

On the Waterfronts; A comprehensive look at the viability of projects along the city's shorelines, from the Bronx to Governors Island.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: matthew flamm With 578 miles of parks, piers and the vestiges of a once-great working port, New York City's spectacular yet semi-derelict waterfront is a sleeping giant just beginning to stir. From Staten Island's North Shore to...

Micromanager builds gourmet grocery empire; Two new Citarella stores this year will test the limits of founder's style.(Joe Gurrera)(Interview)
May 12, 2003... Byline: lisa fickenscher Joe Gurrera's employees at the Citarella gourmet food store in Greenwich Village instinctively know what sets him off. As he walked by several shelves of cookies one recent afternoon, some boxes were in...

Six small business stars sought for Crain's prize.(News)(Brief Article)
May 12, 2003... Crain's new york business is seeking nomina-tions for its eighth annual Small Business Awards. The winners will have demonstrated a pattern of growth in their businesses and will have contributed to the quality of life of their community. ...

Reprints of Crain stories.(News)
May 12, 2003... 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...

Roslyn Savings gets ready to take on Manhattan; Long Island thrift branches out although market is over-banked.(News)
May 12, 2003... Byline: tom fredrickson Roslyn Savings Bank, a $10 billion Long Island-based thrift, is tuning up for a major expansion into Manhattan, beginning with a branch across from Carnegie Hall. The 3,300-square-foot ground floor branch on the...

Foreign tech downloads in New York; Weak economy draws software firms seeking cheap digs and labor, and bigger U.S. share.(MessageLabs)
May 12, 2003... Byline: anita jain MessageLabs moved into spacious Stateside headquarters in midtown Manhattan last week. The antispam and antivirus software company hired 30 employees over the past three months to fill its new digs, setting the stage for...

At Deadline.(Late News)(includes Duane Morris hires new partners)
May 12, 2003... 3 NY-based pilot shows vie for TV schedule three pilot shows competing for places on the fall network television schedules might be shot in the city, say local production experts, anxiously awaiting the decisions expected this week. Shows...

Radio chief must revitalize Infinity's limited revenues; Running Karmazin's pet project is dicey, but `great stations' await.(Workplace)(John Sykes)
May 12, 2003... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar When viacom inc. announced its first-quarter earnings last month, Infinity Broadcasting Corp. was the only division to report lower revenues. Analysts expressed concern about a number of its 185 stations...

Beard award winner a gift for all the senses.(Dining/Restaurant Review)(L'Impero)(Restaurant Review)
May 12, 2003... L'Impero won James Beard Awards last week for Best New Restaurant and Best Design of the year. Here are excerpts from Bob Lape's review published on Dec. 23. L'Impero (3) 45 Tudor City Place (between East 41st and East 42nd streets),...

Savvy firms seize chance to trade up in downturn; Get larger offices, often at lower prices.(Special Report: Commercial Real Estate)
May 12, 2003... Byline: joan oleck "Trade up'' has long been the siren call of New York real estate-and considering the low rents available, particularly downtown, it's a call more and more commercial tenants are responding to. Many tenants,...