Ilya Marritz

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Greg David of Crain’s New York Business on why stories about holiday shopping are usually wrong.

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A husband and wife go into business together, and are forced to cut their spending at home. Jenny Brundin of member station KUER in Salt Lake City in Utah.

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WNYC’s Lisa Chow explains why bus operators are offering $1 tickets to destinations around the northeast.

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The state’s highest court OKs the use of eminent domain to clear the way for the Atlantic Yards project. WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman explains.

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As record numbers of New Yorkers show up at soup kitchens, the federal government is spending much more on food aid. Guest: Joel Berg, New York City Coalition Against Hunger..

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Why is Goldman Sachs offering tuition to classes at LaGuardia Community College? Greg David of Crain’s New York Business explains.

In March, President Obama nominated NYS Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith to be Solicitor in the United States Department of Labor. Basically, top cop for Employer violators of labor laws.

But Senator Mike Enzi (R-NV) has promised to block her advancement to the job over inaccurate statements she made (and ...

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Developers expect only projects that already have financing to go ahead. Guest: WNYC’s Lisa Chow covers the 42st Annual Capital Markets Conference sponsored by the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

New numbers show New York City lags behind the rest of the country in emerging from the recession.

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New numbers show New York City lags behind the rest of the country in emerging from the recession. In the third quarter, the American economy grew 3.5 percent, but the city's economy continued to shrink at a rate of 1.6 percent, according to Comptroller William ...

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Almost 15,000 Americans declare earnings from their offshore accounts in a big IRS amnesty. Charles Falk, a tax attorney for some of them, explains why so many are turning themselves in.

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Costco opens in East Harlem, and a controversial mall plan in the Bronx. Guest: Greg David of Crain’s New York Business.

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WNYC’s Matthew Schuerman explains the city’s ambitious plans for Coney Island.

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Nearly a thousand New Yorkers turned out last night for the chance to comment on the record on natural gas and drinking water. State regulators have offered a plan to allow gas drilling near the city's upstate reservoirs. The event in lower Manhattan was a ...

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What can be done to fix the VA benefits system and ease returning veterans' financial transition? Guest: Carolyn Schapper, National Guard interrogator and human intelligence specialist.

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The debate over gas drilling in the Catskills is coming to New York City. This evening, a state agency will host a public forum on plans to oversee drilling in the formation known as the Marcellus Shale. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: The closest part ...

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An economy that's headed downhill is not a good thing. But a bicycle going downhill picks up speed. And the bicycle business has been up in the past year. As WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports, it's counter-cyclical.

REPORTER: Starting a business last spring was a foolish thing ...

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WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports that bike lanes provided an economic stimulus in the recession.

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The Harlem Children’s Zone, and the promise and peril of being popular in the financial services industry. Guest: WNYC’s Beth Fertig.

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Authorities have arrested seven more people in our area in a major anti-insider trading sweep, that began last month. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has the details.

REPORTER: The accused are mostly stock traders and corporate attorneys. Prosecutors say the lawyers gave confidential information about their clients, including ...