By Ben Smith 8/01/05 12:00am

Pataki Inc. Stock: Can George’s I.P.O. Support His Team?

New York’s political class prepared to relieve itself Wed., July 27, of its longtime uncertainty over Gov. George Pataki’s political future: according to one source, he was to announce imminently that he would not run for a fourth term in 2006.

Now Mr. Pataki may become a Presidential candidate–less man than business. Less has Read More

By Staff 7/27/05 9:25am

In Today’s Observer

Ben takes a close look at the uncertain future of a mid-sized regional company called Pataki, Inc.

Michael Calderone and Matthew Schuerman examine whether Gary Barnett, who has his eye on some MTA property in Brooklyn, is just another spoiler, like Jim Dolan and the Jets. The short answer is no, but that Read More