The Malaise-Proofing of Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg stood under the fluid white walls of the IAC Building on July 7 and announced another installment of his plan to diversify the city’s economy after the demise of Wall Street.

“With the industry undergoing profound changes,” he said of the city’s media sector, “it’s incumbent on us to take steps now Read More

City to Middle Class: Just Not That Into You

New York City’s middle class, long an endangered species, may be facing extinction if certain key economic factors don’t soon change, this according to a comprehensive · Manufacturing jobs have disappeared all over the country, but New York City and its metropolitan area have done worse in retaining this sector than almost anywhere Read More

Politics

E-Credit Where Credit Is Due

It’s fairly common to pick on Bloomberg, and particularly Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff, for having a Manhattan-centric development policy. That was the thrust of Anthony Weiner’s big policy speech the other day.
But it’s a bit more complicated than that, and that perception is a mark of how the stadium — Weiner’s real Read More