Ilya Marritz

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Hundreds of fashion designers and textile workers rallied today under the giant sculptural needle and button that mark the heart of midtown's Garment District. They're concerned that commercial pressure on landlords and competition from abroad are squeezing life out of the area. Designer Nanette Lepore ...

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Milk producers struggle as global demand craters. Guest: Andrew Novakovic director of Cornell University's Program on Dairy Markets and Policy.

ExxonMobil will have to pay more than $100 million in damages for contaminating six public drinking water wells in southeast Queens.

This blog was taken in by an email from the Chamber of Commerce, but talkingpointmemo was not. Turns out the Chamber's apparent shift on climate change was a hoax.

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The US Chamber of Commerce has had some high level defections over its opposition to climate change legislation. Today, the group makes what it is billing as an about-face (though the phrase "free enterprise climate policy" in the header sort of muddles the move).

Here's the email:

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Announces Free Enterprise Climate Policy
Internal Conflict Resolves in Commitment To Long-Term Prosperity

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is throwing its weight behind strong climate legislation, a spokesman for Chamber President Tom J. Donahue announced today at the National Press Club.

"We believe that strong climate legislation is the best way to ensure American innovation, create jobs, and make sure the U.S. and the world are on track to reduce global carbon emissions, and to provide for the needs of the American business community for generations to come," said the spokesman, Hingo Sembra.

The new position is an about-face on climate policy for the Chamber, which previously lobbied against government action. The shift comes after the defection of several prominent members of the Chamber, including PG&E, Apple, PNM Resources, and Exelon.

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Why high-risk, high-yield junk bonds are hot.

Guest: Roben Farzad of BusinessWeek.

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ExxonMobil will have to pay more than $100 million in damages for contaminating six public drinking water wells in southeast Queens.

That's the decision of a jury in a lawsuit brought by the city of New York. The city alleged ExxonMobil didn't give adequate warning to ...

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Banks’ positive third-quarter earnings conceal problems in their commercial mortgage portfolios.

Guest: Greg David, Crain’s New York Business.

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Could a mathematical formula cause a big leap forward in the job search? The New York State Department of Labor thinks so. It's testing an algorithm it hopes will do much better than ordinary job boards at finding work for the unemployed. WNYC's Ilya Marritz ...

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Graham Bowley of The New York Times explains why companies are moving to obscure exchanges.

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The State Department of Labor tries a new algorithm to connect the unemployed with jobs. Guest: WNYC’s Ilya Marritz.

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The Paterson Administration is preparing to green-light natural gas drilling near the city's reservoirs upstate. But a report commissioned by the city says drilling could contaminate the public water supply. WNYCs Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: Erosion, runoff, and toxic chemicals are just three of the ...

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Ken Lewis leaves Bank of America, Governor Paterson says New York’s fiscal state is bad, but manageable. Guest: Greg David of Crain’s New York Business.

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City officials are expressing sharp disagreement with Albany over the issue of natural gas drilling in the city's Catskill Mountains watershed. They say a plan to allow drilling there would leave the city's reservoirs vulnerable to chemical spills. WNYC's Ilya Marritz is following the story.

REPORTER: ...

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Cablevision introduces shopping via TV screen. Jesse Baker reports.

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The land surrounding New York City drinking water reservoirs will be opened up to natural gas drilling under a plan issued by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: The DEC's draft environmental impact statement acknowledges concerns about drinking water quality. ...

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Which condos are selling slowly in Richard Meier’s new Grand Army Plaza building.

Guest: Christine Haughney, Metro reporter for the New York Times.

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Nomi Prins, A former managing director at Goldman Sachs, says it is the big banks who are playing Washington, not the reverse.

This study by the Center for an Urban Future says New York's research universities aren't doing enough to spin off innovative research into new private ventures.

Also check out the very diverting innovation index. One striking finding: in 2008, Silicon Valley had 40 big venture capital firms, Boston ...

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New York State will move a step closer this week to opening up the Catskills and the Southern Tier to natural gas drilling, as a key environmental assessment is made public. WNYC's Ilya Marritz explains.

REPORTER: Property owners, energy companies, and environmentalists have been waiting more ...

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Why university researchers in New York should start their own businesses.

Guest: Jonathan Bowles, director of the Center for an Urban Future.