Ilya Marritz

Ilya Marritz appears in the following:

Slim Pickings

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

A Mexican billionaire spots the Times $250 million.

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With A Little Bit of Luck…

Monday, January 19, 2009

The economics of state lotteries.

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NYS Affirms "Amazon" Tax

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

A New York state court has affirmed the so-called "Amazon tax" on purchases made over the internet. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: New York lawmakers broke new legal ground last year when they required out of state web retailers to collect New York sales tax ...

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Questions for Mrs. Clinton

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The threats to the world economy that the next Secretary of State could face.

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Recession Puts the Brakes on Upstate Natural Gas Hype

Monday, January 12, 2009

One of the nation's biggest natural gas deposits, the Marcellus Shale, runs right through upstate New York. Last year, energy companies paid land owners huge bonuses for the drilling rights.

Here's Noel Van Swol, a property owner in Long Eddy, New York, speaking last March.

VAN SWOL: ...

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Real Estate, Soured

Friday, January 09, 2009

Deflation hits Manhattan apartments and an Atlantic Yards developer looks to economize.

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Why Servicers Matter

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Columbia profs cook up a mortgage-foreclosure plan.

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Skipping Bryant Park

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Designers decide to opt out of Fashion Week runway shows.

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Give My Regards…

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Broadway falls on hard times.

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Venezuela Oil Suspension Hits Homes in NY

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Some low-income New Yorkers are scrambling to find a new home heating oil supplier, now that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has suspended a three-year-old program that provided them with discounted heating oil. Citgo, Venezuela's U.S. refining unit, says the suspension is due to the recession, ...

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Venezuela Oil Suspension Hits Homes in NY

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Some low-income New Yorkers are scrambling to find a new home heating oil supplier, now that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has suspended a three-year-old program that provided them with discounted heating oil. Citgo, Venezuela's U.S. refining unit, says the suspension is due to the recession, ...

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All’s Well That Lends Well

Monday, January 05, 2009

Even if banks lend again, the market for securitized loans may stay small.

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Questions for 2009?

Friday, January 02, 2009

How many jobs will the city lose? Will investment banks find a new way to make money?

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The Agony and the Alchemy

Thursday, January 01, 2009

There were a lot of lessons to be learned in 2008. Business Week writer Roben Farzad has his top five.

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With New Year Come New Laws

Thursday, January 01, 2009

It's the first day of 2009 and dozens of state laws are taking effect in New York. They govern everything from composting to tax refunds. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more.

REPORTER: There's no such thing as an "early tax refund," and now tax preparers will be ...

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Village Voice Lets Hentoff Go

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

After fifty years with the Village Voice, legendary jazz critic and civil liberties reporter Nat Hentoff is writing his final column. It is not his choice. Hentoff learned yesterday that he is one of three Voice writers who are being let go.

HENTOFF: Let's say you've ...

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Foot Traffic

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

New York City tries to lure tourists despite worldwide recession.

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Plastic, Paper, and Metal

Monday, December 29, 2008

Wild swings in commodities prices test the city’s recycling program.

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Making Numbers Make Sense

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Why too many zeroes makes people zone out.

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Financial Scams

Monday, December 22, 2008

Examining some of the new scams that are tailor made for the new millennium and the current financial downturn.

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