Ilya Marritz

Ilya Marritz appears in the following:

City Public Housing to Get Hundreds of Millions of Stimulus Dollars

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan says the federal government will spend hundreds of millions of dollars upgrading public housing in New York City, including roof repairs and energy conservation measures.

REPORTER: Donovan made his announcement Sunday during an appearance with elected officials at the ...

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Giant Pools of Money

Friday, April 24, 2009

What makes government pension money so sexy. Guest: Greg David, Crain’s New York Business.

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Why "Common" Could Be More Desirable Than "Preferred"

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Congress isn't hot on spending more money on banks. Neither are taxpayers.

So what to do if one of the megabanks falters?

Treasury has hinted it could convert its preferred stock holdings to common shares.

What magic wand can make $100 million in common shares more valuable to the ...

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Why "Common" Could Be More Desirable Than "Preferred"

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Treasury mulls converting stock, Cuomo releases Ken Lewis transcripts. Guest: James Kwak.

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Pataki: Cap-and-Trade Works

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Snagged a few minutes today with former Governor George Pataki, at a conference his law firm was hosting on "smart grid" energy transmission (standing room only, hundreds of lawyers in suits, this area looks hot...seriously.)

Unlike some Congressional Republicans, Pataki is strongly supportive of the Obama administration's push ...

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Green All Over

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Comptroller DiNapoli on the alleged state pension fund kickbacks, former Governor Pataki on cap-and-trade.

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Perfectly Legal?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Hank Morris’ work as a placement agent may have been unethical, but was it illegal? Brian Lehrer interviews Peter Lattman of The Wall Street Journal and Tom Robbins of the Village Voice.

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Bond Splurge in NJ

Monday, April 20, 2009

Today the NJ Turnpike Authority issued $1.375 billion in bond debt - $175 million more than the Authority said it intended to raise. Not just a routine bond sale, says The Bond Buyer's Amy Resnick. She tells the Financial 411 it's a promising sign that new, federal government-backed Build ...

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NY Job Loss Keeps Rising

Friday, April 17, 2009

Jobs keep disappearing in the state of New York. 73,000 of them vanished in March, the seventh consecutive month of job losses. Yet the month-to-month unemployment rate held steady at 7.8 percent. James Brown is an economist at the State Department of Labor.

BROWN: it might ...

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A Dull Banker = A Better Banker?

Thursday, April 16, 2009

NYT columnist Paul Krugman posited last week that banking worked better in the 1960s, when finance was a ho-hum career choice, and mortgage-backed securities were a faraway dream/nightmare.

Exhibit A in Krugman's case for boring banking is a study by co-authored by NYU's Thomas Philippon, who appeared on ...

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Vital Signs

Thursday, April 16, 2009

The Fed keeps a close eye on the New York economy in its quarterly Beige Book (out yesterday). Some key findings:

- Manhattan hotel revenues are down 35% from last year.

- A lot of new retail space will be completed in 2009. Little of it has been leased.

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Repairing the Insurance Safety Net

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Part II of Amy Edding's interview with Mark Peters of the NY Liquidation Bureau.

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Librarians Vital Aides for Job Seekers

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Since the economy went into tailspin last fall, librarians have been fielding some serious questions.

THORNTON: Everything from I’ve just lost my job how to I file for unemployment or I’m considering a career change where do I start?

Ann Thornton is director of reference and research ...

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Should One Person Control the New York State Pension Fund?

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Greg David of Crain’s interviews New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

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ASSME Anything You Like

Monday, April 13, 2009

Last December I hit up Christmas Party by ASSME (The American Society for Sh**canned Media Elites). Delightful affair. Pink champagne. Unemployed and underemployed writers and editors made sparkling conversation. Resulted in a nice little feature on the media jobs bloodbath.

Evidently, the Elites have still not found jobs. How ...

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Insurance…for Insurance Policyholders

Monday, April 13, 2009

How the Liquidation Bureau is like the FDIC. Guest: Mark Peters, head of the NYS Liquidation Bureau.

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Mike Bloomberg Has Added You As A Friend

Friday, April 10, 2009

Why the Mayor is wooing Facebook. Guest: Greg David, Crain’s New York Business.

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NY Lottery a Winner

Friday, April 10, 2009

The worst economic crisis in decades couldn't stop the New York State Lottery from posting record sales. The lottery reports New Yorkers spent $6.7 billion on jackpot and scratch games in the fiscal year that just ended and close to $1 billion at video gaming ...

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Dogs Love It!

Thursday, April 09, 2009

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Just back from the NY Auto Show.

Every car maker is touting green creds and/or affordability...Great ideas, but very same-y after a while. How to stand out then?

Honda broke out of the pack with their 'dog friendly' Element, including 'leash ready' ...

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Auto Show Attendees Fixated on the Economy

Thursday, April 09, 2009

The New York Auto Show opens to the public today at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. WNYC's Ilya Marritz attended a preview for industry people and found no one has escaped the down economy.

REPORTER: Rene Abdallah is a good example of how the Detroit's problems ...

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