Bloomberg’s Grid: When Lights Blow, He’s Management

On Tuesday morning, Mayor Michael Bloomberg stepped to the podium in a brightly lit Long Island City building not far from the blacked-out areas in Queens to commiserate with an audience about the city’s “tough week.”

He did not pound the lectern. He did not raise his voice. And, despite outraged protests from residents, Read More

Goldman Goldmine

Don’t get us wrong. We’re glad Goldman Sachs is back on board in lower Manhattan.

But despite today’s follow-ups on the story of their return, we’re left with a question.

If Goldman’s problem with the previous arrangement was the tunneling of West Street called for in the Ground Zero master plan, why were any Read More

Power Punk: Michael Schachter

Assistant U.S. attorney wants to see Martha Stewart decorating a cell!

On Jan. 12, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Schachter will argue before a jury of Martha Stewart’s “peers” that the domestic diva is guilty of securities fraud, obstruction of justice, conspiracy and lying to prosecutors during their investigation of her sale of ImClone Systems stock Read More