http://newyork.corante.com/ en-us basulto@gmail.com 2005-11-28T07:19:39-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/11/28/enjoy_the_holiday_shopping_bargains_at_century_21_while_you_can.php If you enjoyed the post-Thanksgiving sales at Century 21 over the past few days, good for you. As Felix Salmon of MemeFirst discovered from a recent rendering of the new World Trade Center development plans, it's quite possible that... 51345@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-11-28T07:19:39-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/29/swan_song_another_jetblue_rival_throws_in_the_towel.php Song, Delta's discount carrier subsidiary that was positioned as a worthy rival to JetBlue (anyone still remember the cool launch party for the Song store in SoHo?), is no more. The airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in... 51278@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-10-29T07:24:42-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/26/mayor_bloomberg_and_the_outlook_for_economic_development_in_new_york.php In the current issue of City Journal, Steven Malanga (author of The New New Left) tries to get a handle on Bloomberg's new-found pessimism when it comes to economic development in the city. As Malanga points out, Bloomberg's recent negativity... 51274@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-10-26T06:58:01-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/18/why_new_yorks_entrepreneurial_scene_is_less_vibrant_than_bostons.php Joel on Software has posted a mini-essay on why New York's tech scene comes up short when attempting to emulate Boston's can-do, entrepreneurial vibrancy: "Visiting Cambridge for a party at Y-combinator made me jealous about how much more vibrant the... 51254@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-10-18T16:26:23-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/14/new_york_is_a_friendly_town_logistically_speaking.php We all know that New York is #1 when it comes to media, finance, fashion and just about any other category you'd care to think up. Well, New York now ranks #1 as the "Most Logistics Friendly Metro", according to... 51245@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-10-14T09:52:46-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/04/a_real_estate_bubble_here_in_new_york.php The reports of a New York real estate bubble must be greatly exaggerated, if one considers this recent job posting from Craigslist: "The Real Deal, the only monthly magazine exclusively covering the New York City real estate market, is searching... 51212@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-10-04T13:52:09-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/04/how_columbia_university_built_a_worldclass_freakonomics_department.php Using the hype surrounding the economics bestseller Freakonomics as context, New York Magazine has a feature article ("Freakonomizing") on Columbia University's attempts to build a Freakonomics-friendly economics department. Apparently, there are all kinds of world-class, but largely anonymous, economics... 51209@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-10-04T08:00:53-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/10/03/the_freakonomics_guys_explain_how_to_waste_30_million_on_dog_sh.php Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt, the co-authors of the bestselling Freakonomics, have a bit of fun in the New York Times, as they use their new-found celebrity as an opportunity to chatter on about the economics and... 51204@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-10-03T10:22:34-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/30/latest_data_on_economic_growth_in_new_york_city.php The latest economic data for New York is out from the National Association of Purchasing Management, and it's perhaps no surprise that higher energy costs are slowing down economic growth in the city. However, the impact of higher energy prices... 51194@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-09-30T08:05:30-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/28/technology_is_making_real_estates_business_model_obsolete.php To paraphrase Shakespeare, the first thing we do, let's kill all the real estate brokers. That's the implied thesis of today's Wall Street Journal column by Alan Murray: How Long Can Middlemen Hang On? How is it still possible, asks... 51187@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-09-28T16:18:53-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/22/china_mbas_on_the_streets_of_new_york.php Last week in the print edition of the Wall Street Journal, there was an article on "Bridging China's MBA Gap." Apparently, more than a few Western universities are pairing up with Chinese universities to offer international MBA programs. Two New... 51164@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-09-22T18:59:41-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/21/higher_oil_prices_have_jetblue_singing_the_jet_fuel_blues.php JetBlue has posted 18 straight quarters of positive earnings, and now that streak could be in jeopardy, due to (even) higher fuel prices brought on by the threat of Hurricane Rita hitting somewhere along the Gulf Coast. Now, we've... 51157@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-09-21T08:40:53-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/20/columbia_business_school_professor_says_theres_no_real_estate_bubble.php On the op-ed pages of Monday's Wall Street Journal, Chris Mayer, a real estate professor at Columbia University's B-school, and Todd Sinai, a professor at Wharton, explain that the "Chicken Littles" of the real estate market have it all wrong:... 51152@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-09-20T07:22:15-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/14/long_island_company_insourcing_jobs_to_hurricane_katrina_victims.php Newsday reports that a Long Island-based company (Insource America) is setting up an online job board for Hurricane Katrina victims. Job seekers along the Gulf Coast can either use the Web site or use a toll-free number to find... 51128@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-09-14T09:37:13-05:00 http://newyork.corante.com/archives/2005/09/06/beware_the_nighttime_raid_on_your_cars_gas_cap.php As if we didn't have enough to worry about these days, the New York Times reminds all of us to lock our gas caps. If the anecdotal evidence is true, then it looks like stories about gas siphoners who... 51104@http://newyork.corante.com/ Economic outlook 2005-09-06T11:31:42-05:00