Crain's New York Business articles from October 2008

Crain's New York Business archives from October 2008

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)(Howe-Lewis International)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Byline: miriam kreinin souccar WANTED: director organization Sotheby's Institute of Art JOB DESCRIPTION Running a graduate school for students interested in working in the commercial art world MOST IMPORTANT TASK Expanding...

Real Estate on Crain's Web Site.(Real Estate Report)
October 6, 2008... Tuesday e-mail Sign up today for Crain's Real Estate Insider, a weekly e-mail newsletter featuring the latest deals, events and personnel moves in one of the hottest industries. To register, go to www.crainsnewyork.com/signup. Breaking...

Free trials of crain's online newsletters.(News)(Crain Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Crain's offers readers free two-week trial subscriptions to its online newsletters, Crain's Health Pulse and The Crain's Insider. Pulse deals with the business of health care. It supplies information on mergers, contracts, executive...

Best of Bob Lape.(Business Lives)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... More pit stops for the casual set. Wildwood Barbeque (21/2) www.brguestrestaurants.com 225 Park Avenue South (at East 18th Street), Manhattan. (212) 533-2500. In a playful urban-rustic setting designed by David Rockwell,...

fall tv season picks.(Business Lives)(Editorial)
October 6, 2008... I'm excited about the return of series, like Dirty Sexy Money and Gossip Girl, that weren't on for long because of the writers' strike. Fringe, Dollhouse and Life on Mars are a few of the promising new programs. People are looking for a strong...

BROKERS' NEW GIG.(Real Estate Report)
October 6, 2008... With the economy faltering and deal volume sagging, a growing number of real estate brokers are taking up a new line of work--helping banks and developers cope with financial indigestion. "The real estate brokerage community is shifting...

Financial panic takes new prisoners.(Viewpoint)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Greg David When what we used to call the credit crisis struck in August 2007, I had an unusual perspective on events. A 34-year-old I know, a rising trader and finance executive at a global company, found himself in the middle of...

Should Mayor Bloomberg seek a third term? CRAIN'S ONLINE POLL.(Viewpoint)
October 6, 2008... 417 VOTES Date of poll: Oct. 1 40% Yes. Given the Wall Street crisis, the city needs the mayor's business acumen more than ever 15% Yes. None of the other candidates who have expressed an interest in running match up to Mr. Bloomberg...

New York, New York.(News)(book selling ranking)(water taxi services)(Editorial)
October 6, 2008... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Bears threaten best-sellers The wall street crisis has taken a toll even on the mighty Bob Woodward (left), whose latest account of the Bush administration, The War Within, failed to hit the No. 1 spot...

All business.(Business Lives)
October 6, 2008... Byline: sarah studley Susie Gharib, 57, loves to ask tough questions. As co-anchor of PBS's Nightly Business Report, she's on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange every working day. print past Born in New York, Ms. Gharib earned a...

Top chef gets back to kitchen; Colicchio to cook at new spot open every other Tuesday.(News)(Craft restaurants)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Lisa Fickenscher Tom colicchio's clutch of Craft restaurants are getting a part-time sibling. But the noted chef is leaving Craft out of the name on the latest outpost, calling it Tom: Tuesday Dinner. The spot will open Oct. 14...

The long road to Nov. 3, 2009.(Viewpoint essay)
October 6, 2008... Every day, some arm of the federal government takes an unprecedented step to stem the financial crisis that threatens to plunge the nation, if not the world, into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. That's primarily the...

Owners sweeten menus with deals; Pare back prices, start happy hours; Americans scarce.(The Crisis Continues)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Lisa Fickenscher In may, Jim Botsacos closed his midtown restaurant, Abboccato, for three days. He changed the lighting and upholstery, scratched the white tablecloths and the servers' black vests and--most important--slashed his...

Halloween stores expect treats; More shoppers plan to celebrate; Miss Alaska popular.(News)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Adrianne Pasquarelli New york retailers are hoping the sudden surge of interest in Miss Alaska costumes will scare up Halloween sales this year and provide a respite from the financial worries sweeping the city. Nearly 3% more...

High Line elevates far West Side; Innovative park spurs development in once-forlorn area.(Real Estate Report)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Andrew Marks People almost had trouble getting to Craftsteak on 10th Avenue to attend the annual gala benefit for High Line park last month. Formerly gritty, deserted sidewalks were thronged with restaurant-goers making their way...

HUDSON R. PARK DRAWS CROWD.(Real Estate Report)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... When work was still under way on the first section of the West Side's five-mile-long waterfront park in 2003, officials of the Hudson River Park Trust wondered how the public would react to having easy river access, as well as amenities that...

TIDE RISING ON BROOKLYN PIERS.(Real Estate Report)
October 6, 2008... Twenty-two years after plans were unveiled for a 1.3-mile-long park along the East River below Brooklyn Heights, work is under way. The first section is expected to open late next year and the last in 2012. Already, there is little doubt about...

Spec towers sans tenants weigh heavily on market; Fresh space coming on stream just as firms downsize in bad times.(Real Estate Report)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Steve Garmhausen With its shimmering glass-curtain wall, prime location in the Plaza district and thoroughly green design, Macklowe Properties' nearly completed office tower at 510 Madison Ave. qualifies as a genuine jewel. ...

Week in Review: Latest Pier 40 plan rotted.(Briefs)(joint venture between Urban Dove and CampGroup)(Ciena Capital filed for bankruptcy reorganization)(American International Group Inc. mergers with London City Airport )
October 6, 2008... Byline: from staff reports and bloomberg news reports A last-ditch effort to find a developer for Pier 40, a crumbling structure in TriBeCa, fizzled when two interested groups failed to meet criteria set by the Hudson River Park Trust. A...

Tightening credit markets stymie small businesses; Expansion plans put on back burner as loans become scarce.(The Crisis Continues)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Daniel Massey Cibao meat products' three beat-up delivery trucks spend more time in the garage getting repaired than on the road carting salamis. Vice President Edgar Soto would like to replace them with two new 26-foot...

The Insider: DOMINO EFFECT DISRUPTS RACES DOWN THE BALLOT.(Briefs)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Erik Engquist and Matthew Sollars Mayor michael bloomberg's announcement that he intends to change the city's term limits law and seek a third term changes the dynamics of dozens of races next year. Here's a rundown of what would...

Firm sets sites on venue-based ads; Becomes major player in new category: touting brands on ski slopes, airplane trays.(Small Business)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Maya Kremen Early this year, when Brian Martin was looking for a major investor in his marketing business, Brand Connections, he thought he'd garner 10 offers at the most. Revenues for the seven-year-old company--which...

Office tenants catching breaks; Owners renegotiate, offer incentives as market worsens.(News)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Theresa Agovino After years of landlords dictating lease terms--ratcheting up rents at regular intervals--the tide is turning in tenants' favor, and David Dusek knows it. Two weeks ago, the emboldened broker asked a landlord to...

Theater district gets new `joint'; 5 Napkin Burger goes heavy on the chuck; skip sauce on naked patty.(Business Lives)(Nice-Matin)
October 6, 2008... Byline: bob lape The most eye-catching item at Nice Matin on the Upper West Side--the 5 Napkin Burger--is now the name of a new theater district eatery. Imagine a burger so jaw-challenging, succulent and loaded with luscious...

Owners opt for rentals over sales; With buyers scarce, leases provide way to generate needed project cash flow.(Real Estate Report)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Wendy Davis When developer Michael Waldman put his new luxury apartments in East Harlem on the market last year, he expected them to fetch close to $1 million apiece. When buyers instead balked at the price, which worked out to...

Runway fans' dilemma; Don't like L.A. move, but need their weekly fix.(Business Lives)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Kira Bindrim Don't tell her boss, but Kim Bassalian wasn't home sick on Sept. 12. The 25-year-old graduate student and part-time teaching assistant was at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, where she sweet-talked her way into a lounge at...

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)
October 6, 2008... Byline: sarah studley Accounting & Consulting Geller Family Office Services: Pamela Blechman, 41, was named relationship manager, a new position. She was formerly managing director at Foundation Source. Milestone: Douglas McGann,...

Rating agencies calling the shots; After subprime fiasco, credit cops bounce back; life-and-death power.(The Crisis Continues)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Aaron Elstein With the financial system prostrate and the titans of Wall Street in full retreat, power is being seized by a group of number crunchers paid a fraction of the banking world's Armani-clad alpha males. The new...

THE IMPACT OF THE CHAOS.(News)
October 6, 2008... Wells Fargo & Co. trumped Citigroup Inc.'s fire-sale bid for Wachovia Corp.'s banking operations by offering a deal of $7 a share and no government backing. But Citi argued it had a definitive deal, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. supported...

Group seeks Host businesses; exploring careers.(News)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... The Greater New York Councils' Exploring program is seeking businesses to host educational sessions offering high school students the opportunity to explore various industries and make better decisions about possible career choices. The...

Battling Mike Bloomberg; Two decades in the cold? Democrats face crucial test; a plan for Thompson, Weiner.(News)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Erik Engquist Next year's mayoral race will be a gut check for the Democratic Party. When Republican Rudy Giuliani upset Mayor David Dinkins in 1993, it was seen as a singular event caused by heightened racial tension. Michael...

At Deadline.(Late News)
October 6, 2008... The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says it is working with its congressional delegations to extend the deadline for issuing the Liberty Bonds for the World Trade Center site. By law, the bonds must be used by the end of 2009. But...

Dimon, Fey a duo for odd time; Banker and comic top readers picks of most influential.(New Influentials)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Joyce Hanson Yes, the government is assuming new powers, and yes, Wall Street seems to have become a shadow of its former self--but a political parodist and the head of one of the world's largest banks sharing the top of a list of...

Branch closings alter retail landscape; Vacancies will force down rents; some areas are still seeing increases.(The Crisis Continues)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Adrianne Pasquarelli As the financial storm rips through New York, claiming large commercial banks and small business owners as victims, real estate experts are waiting for the other shoe--namely, retail rents--to drop. In some...

Right number on Madison; Directory assistance firm KGB expands in revamped space.(Real Estate Report)(KGB )
October 6, 2008... Kgb, a provider of directory assistance, is more than doubling its space at 655 Madison Ave., to almost 13,400 square feet. The company, formerly known as Infonxx, will take over the entire third floor by the end of the year. Asking rent for...

The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar)
October 6, 2008... Byline: maia blume This Week's Events October 6 Caribbean Business Network holds networking reception on growing your business. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Community Bridge Home, 120-50 Springfield Blvd., Queens. Free. (718) 207-0635 or...

An AIDS star passes baton; Dr. David Ho's work on a vaccine is being overshadowed by a former employee.(News)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Gale Scott When virus expert Dr. David Ho came to New York City almost 20 years ago to head Manhattan's fledgling Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, hospitals were overflowing with patients dying of AIDS. He recruited a team,...

Banker bounces back; Survives meltdown to take a top position at Barclays--and just in the nick of time.(Business Lives)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Aaron Elstein Wall street's worst catastrophe since the 1930s is taking an enormous toll on thousands of investment bankers wondering what happened to their firms and their positions, and how they will find work that will pay...

Developers enlisting partners to help out; Facing harsher creditor demands, they share costs and possible gains.(Real Estate Report)
October 6, 2008... Byline: Tina Traster Developers were once a solitary lot. That is changing--fast. Ron Moelis found out why in June when he went looking for financing for his $55 million, 150-unit rental/condo project in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. That is...

THE WRITE-IN VOTES.(News)(Rockefeller Group Development Corp. has appointed Kevin Hackett)(United Way of New York City has appointed Gordon Campbell)(Brief article)
October 6, 2008... Dissatisfied with Crain's New Influentials selections, readers thrust a handful of other emerging leaders into the spotlight, naming people in such fields as real estate, social services and public relations. For example, one reader picked...

Queens area fights swarm of plans; NYPD, MTA, others all have designs on Springfield Gardens; battle for wooded lot.(Neighborhood Journal)(New York City Police Department)(Metropolitan Transit Authority)
October 6, 2008... Residents of Springfield Gardens say they feel like they are under siege. Last month, Community Board 13, which represents the Southeast Queens community, successfully voted down a developer's plans for a short-stay, "hot sheets'' motel on...

Best of Bob Lape.(Business Lives)(Brief article)
October 13, 2008... Other estimable ethnic eating establishments recently reviewed: Convivio (3 stars) www.convivionyc.com (under construction) 45 Tudor City Place (between East 41st and East 42nd streets), Manhattan. (212) 599-5045. Inspired new...

SMALL BIZ RESOURCES FROM CRAIN'S NEW YORK.(Small Business Report)
October 13, 2008... GROWING A BUSINESS GUIDE Crain's new list of more than 600 organizations with resources to help small businesses will be published in the Nov. 10 issue. This year's edition will include a special section on resources to help small businesses...

GROUP SEEKS HOST BUSINESSES; exploring careers.(News)(Brief article)
October 13, 2008... The Greater New York Councils' Exploring program is seeking businesses to host educational sessions offering high school students the chance to explore various industries and make better decisions about possible career choices. The...

Vultures preparing to swoop down; Investors raising cash, adding staff to buy up properties.(The Crash of '08)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Theresa Agovino Almost 600 apartment complexes across New York City face the threat of default. The Las Vegas Strip is lined with millions of square feet of faltering casino construction projects. Banks nationwide are holding tens...

NY firms gird for tough times; Every sector affected by uncertainty, tight cash, lower sales.(The Crash of '08)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Daniel Massey Julie goldman watched with trepidation last week as the financial crisis spread worldwide and the stock market plummeted. The chief executive of The Original Runner Co. then told her eight employees she was cutting...

Executive Moves.(Business Lives)
October 13, 2008... Byline: maia blume and sarah studley Accounting & Consulting Bain & Co.: Philip Kleweno, 47, rejoined as partner of the corporate renewal group. He was formerly president and chief executive at Teleflora. Citrin Cooperman & Co.:...

Hot Jobs.(Business Lives)
October 13, 2008... Byline: amanda fung WANTED: chief executive COMPANY eMusic JOB DESCRIPTION Oversee the nation's second-largest online music store MOST IMPORTANT TASK Grow eMusic into a company that generates several hundred million dollars...

Firms squeeze it all into 4 days; Short weeks build morale, cut costs, but execution counts.(Small Business Report)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Shira Boss-bicak The advent of flextime put an end to the 5 o'clock exodus. If the four-day workweek takes hold, Friday happy hours could get a lot harder to plan. Condensed workweeks typically allow employees to work four...

Hits & Misses.(Small Business Report)(Formula)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Tina Traster Inventing a better lice trap Eager to avoid the chemical-laden shampoos available to eliminate head lice, Adele Horowitz (right) devised her own method for her daughter in the early 1990s. She found that a...

Ditching clocks, desks; Moving far beyond flextime, companies are redefining the office.(Small Business Report)
October 13, 2008... Byline: steve garmhausen The conventional 40-hour workweek is starting to seem as quaint as the rotary telephone. In a long-predicted workplace revolution, technology is allowing small businesses to give employees the freedom to work...

Nomads shut down offices for good; Save on rent costs as employees work wherever they want.(Small Business Report)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Steve Garmhausen When simon sinek told friends two years ago that he'd decided to close his company's 2,500-foot office, they assumed the worst. "Everybody thought I'd gone out of business,'' says Mr. Sinek, who founded...

Tech products aid teleworking; Software, backup services, other tools for small firms.(Small Business Report)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Karen J. Bannan The number of transistors on a computer chip doubles about every two years, spurring exponential growth in computational speed, according to Moore's famous law. The number of telecommuters is growing almost as...

Unlimited time off, but with strings; Tech firm sheds vacation allotments for a policy focused solely on outcomes.(Small Business Report)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Diane Hess The vacation policy at Bluewolf Inc. sounds like a manager's worst nightmare. Employees at the consulting firm headquartered in a Washington Square loft are allowed to take as much time off as they want, whenever they...

Owners pushed to political sidelines; Entrepreneurs want candidates to detail plans, offer help coping with crisis.(Small Business Report)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Steve Weinstein For robert stevenson ii, owner of a successful insurance agency in midtown, the presidential candidates' reaction to the Wall Street bailout was just the latest in a string of missed opportunities. Neither used the...

MAYOR'S PROCESS COMES UNDER FIRE.(Briefs)
October 13, 2008... Opponents of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's term limit extension--and even some supporters--say the plan's rollout was orchestrated to minimize backlash and delay opposition. The news that Mr. Bloomberg (left) had pitched the plan to the city's...

DEEPENING CRISIS.(The Crash of '08)
October 13, 2008... As stock markets around the world went into free fall and seized-up credit markets remained frozen despite the $700 billion economic rescue package, U.S. authorities took a series of ad hoc steps to try to stop the rout. Meanwhile, Citi took a...

Rise of cocktail culture; New crop of bars become the alcoholic equivalent of fine dining.(Business Lives)
October 13, 2008... Byline: steven a. shaw Cocktail culture has come a long way since Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown mixed Long Island Iced Teas in unison while dancing behind the bar. Today's "cocktailians''--referring to both the preparers and consumers of...

Small packages.(Small Business Report)(Survey)(Brief article)
October 13, 2008... Whether four-day workweeks increase productivity isn't yet known. Managers at many companies say that productivity rose when they introduced the policy, but little research has been done. It is clear that small firms lead in offering...

Tourism well running dry; As turmoil goes global, bookings decline and visitors cut back spending.(The Crash of '08)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Daniel Massey When tiago fonseca booked a vacation to New York City six months ago, shopping for clothes and electronics ranked high on his to-do list. But by last week, when the lawyer from Rio de Janeiro arrived with three...

Zagat dishes up restaurant reality; People eating out less and at cheaper places; fewer new spots opening.(News)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Lisa Fickenscher The 2009 Zagat Survey of New York restaurants, released last week, contains some information that is likely to give restaurateurs a touch of indigestion. Thirty-eight percent of the 38,128 respondents say they...

Parents prepare a plush pad for sportscaster; With dad's donation, mom's decorating, she creates first real home.(Business Lives)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Alix Strauss Her father lives in Dallas and her mother resides in Italy, so when they visit, Michelle Beadle plays hostess, turning her bachelorette pad into a veritable bed and breakfast. But the 32-year-old TV...

New York, New York.(Briefs)
October 13, 2008... Byline: edited by Valerie Block Rickshaw gets some wheels Rickshaw dumpling bar has hit the road. For the past two weeks, owner Kenny Lau has been serving items like his $6 chicken-and-Thai-basil dumplings, $3 chili-sesame noodle salad...

Term limit twists an unsettling affair.(News)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Alair Townsend After sept. 11, Mayor Rudy Giuliani toyed with asking the state Legislature to grant him an exception to the two-term limit on his office. His rationale was that his continuing leadership was indispensable, at least...

Principles, politics, term limits.(News)
October 13, 2008... It has been less than two weeks since Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that he wanted the City Council to revise term limits so that he could seek a third term, and already the collateral damage is piling up. New York politicians will find...

Liberal media's voice grows stronger; Left-leaning shows make gains; will interest continue past election?(News)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Matthew Flamm in past election cycles, conservatives complained about "the liberal media,'' and liberals argued that there was no such thing. The two sides can stop arguing. Driven by enthusiasm among Democrats, disenchantment...

Fearless fundraiser; Exec aims to boost revenue for U.S. Fund for Unicef despite crumbling economy.(Business Lives)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar With the economy in a tailspin and charities facing a dire fundraising situation, launching a plan to nearly quadruple annual revenue over the next five years sounds either overly ambitious or completely...

Books hit skids as economy tanks; Retailers cut orders by 20% to 50%; holiday sales season holds little cheer.(Briefs)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Matthew Flamm Conventional wisdom has long held that people buy books even during an economic downturn. But maybe not this downturn. As publishers head into their most important period of the year, sales are already soft,...

Keeping abreast of Office Politics.(Business Lives)
October 13, 2008... it's natural for people to be sensitive to political undercurrents in the office, especially during periods of economic uncertainty. Difficulties stem from a lack of morale and a bad working environment. Supervisors should maintain an open-door...

Gourmet guy.(Business Lives)
October 13, 2008... Byline: sarah studley Andy Arons, 49, chief executive of Gourmet Garage, helped create the concept of affordable upscale grocers. "We wanted to democratize fine foods,'' he says. elemental discovery The Boston native became passionate...

Nimby protest in South Bronx; Highbridge residents want homeless center to be built elsewhere.(Neighborhood Journal)
October 13, 2008... Residents of the South Bronx's Highbridge section have reached the limits of their patience with the city's Department of Homeless Services, which is pushing to build a large intake center on the site of a controversial DHS facility there. ...

J.C. Flowers grows on Fifth Avenue; Investment firm will double its space by adding a floor; good location, views.(Real Estate)
October 13, 2008... Investment firm J.C. Flowers & Co. is doubling its space at 717 Fifth Ave. to about 16,300 square feet. The firm just signed a 10-year lease for roughly 8,400 square feet, the entire 21st floor of the building between East 55th and East 56th...

Beleaguered brokers man the barricades; They trade promises for hard truths in bid for credibility as investors yank assets.(The Crash of '08)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Aaron Elstein These days, broker Mark Snyder has some honest advice for the clients receiving his monthly account statements: Don't open them. "For the first time, I'm looking at the markets and getting nervous, wondering just...

Milestones in speaker's career.(News)
October 13, 2008... 1999 Christine Quinn elected to the City Council 2006 Ms. Quinn is elected speaker after promising members to push a term limits extension 2007 Ms. Quinn makes "firm and final decision'' to oppose term limits extension...

Leasing slows, vacancies rise.(News)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Theresa Agovino taken in 3rd quarter smallest amount since 2003 the vacancy rate for Manhattan commercial real estate hit a two-year high in the third quarter, climbing to 7.4%, according to a report released last week by...

African spot off to running start; Football pro's Zereoue combines Ivory Coast, French cooking; tomatoes fall short.(Business Lives)(ZEREOUe)
October 13, 2008... Former pro football running back Amos Zereoue is scoring with his relaunched West African-centric bistro. The Ivory Coast native who grew up on Long Island and played for the Steelers, Raiders and Patriots now confines his rushes to and from...

Banks bloodied in Wall St. panic; Loss of confidence hammers leading financial institutions.(The Crash of '08)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Aaron Elstein In the wake of one of the worst weeks the U.S. stock market has ever seen, hundreds of companies are limping severely--none more so than New York's major financial institutions. While corporations from Home Depot...

Market madness shakes Broadway; Shows close; others play to partially full houses; investors pull out at last sec.(The Crash of '08)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Miriam Kreinin Souccar Despite numerous marketing gimmicks, Legally Blonde will go dark on Oct. 19, ending an 18-month run. The producer of the perky musical featuring a blonde airhead and her famous Chihuahua blames the show's...

Quinn's future at stake in term limits debate; Some insist collusion did irreversible damage; others say strategy will work.(News)
October 13, 2008... Byline: Erik Engquist The city council's slush fund scandal last spring was a black mark against Speaker Christine Quinn's tenure and raised questions about her competence. But the term limits controversy roiling city politics is...

The Weeks Ahead.(Business Lives)(Calendar)
October 13, 2008... Byline: maia blume This Week's Events October 14 American Business Women's Association holds networking dinner. 5:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Domenico's Restaurant, 120 E. 40th St. Fee: $30. Preregistration required. (212) 387-8134 or...

Keeping abreast of Office Politics.(Business Lives)
October 13, 2008... ***** Correction: Richard Deosingh works for Robert Half International. This was misstated in "Expert Opinions'' in the Oct. 13 issue. ***** it's natural for people to be sensitive to political undercurrents in the office,...

Seeking cure for e-records; Networks would improve care, reduce errors, cut state's bill.(Health Care Report)
October 20, 2008... Byline: Judith Messina In brooklyn, when a nurse from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York first enters the home of a patient, she often finds herself faced with a dilemma: a medicine chest filled with medications, none of them the drugs...

Best of Bob Lape.(Business Lives)(Restaurant review)
October 20, 2008... More recently reviewed eateries offering good grub in Greenwich Village: Wallse (3 stars) 344 W. 11th St. (at Washington Street), Manhattan. (212) 352-2300. Waltz down to Kurt Gutenbrunner's auspicious Austrian in the West Village....

Village's great kettle of fish; Succulent seafood, other savories meet considerate service; din is off the scale.(Business Lives)
October 20, 2008... Byline: Bob Lape Kiss your conversation goodbye when you enter Market Table, the riotously successful union of a casual Greenwich Village restaurant and a neighborhood grocery, reimagined. No, it's not like Shopsin's, a notorious Village...