04 Jan 2012 Government New York: Local Transit's Future Depends on the Feds Transportation advocates in the nation’s largest city believe the 2012 election will decide the future of mass transit in the United States. ByMelanie Lefkowitz26 minRead time
21 Dec 2010 Economy The Survivors “People want to shop local. There is a big movement around it, and people understand it.” ByMelanie Lefkowitz25 minRead time
21 Dec 2010 Economy Government Housing and Homelessness The Casualties “A lot of small businesses aren’t getting the assistance they need to become more competitive.” ByMelanie Lefkowitz25 minRead time
21 Dec 2010 Economy Government Justice The Strip “If you’re the manager of a chain, a clean sidewalk doesn’t change the numbers on the register.” ByMelanie Lefkowitz25 minRead time
01 Dec 2010 Economy Justice Small Businesses On The Edge In Bay Ridge In an excerpt from the City Limits magazine investigation of small businesses in New York, a look at the holdouts along increasingly chain-ganged 86th Street. ByMelanie Lefkowitz21 minRead time
26 Oct 2010 Government BIDs These Days The ups and downs of Business Improvement Districts ByMelanie Lefkowitz8 minRead time
26 Oct 2010 Economy Justice The Holdouts “If it doesn’t start doing something soon, I’m going to be out of business after 26 years.” ByMelanie Lefkowitz20 minRead time
