Government
New York: Local Transit's Future Depends on the Feds
Melanie Lefkowitz |
Transportation advocates in the nation’s largest city believe the 2012 election will decide the future of mass transit in the United States.
Economy
The Survivors
Melanie Lefkowitz |
“People want to shop local. There is a big movement around it, and people understand it.”
Bronx
The Casualties
Melanie Lefkowitz |
“A lot of small businesses aren’t getting the assistance they need to become more competitive.”
Economy
The Strip
Melanie Lefkowitz |
“If you’re the manager of a chain, a clean sidewalk doesn’t change the numbers on the register.”
Economy
Small Businesses On The Edge In Bay Ridge
Melanie Lefkowitz |
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.
Economy
The Holdouts
Melanie Lefkowitz |
“If it doesn’t start doing something soon, I’m going to be out of business after 26 years.”
