City Hall Budget Maneuver Quietly Encourages Job Cuts
The Bloomberg administration, which has said it wants to avert layoffs, has not disclosed the change to the public.
Regulated, Inspected and Licensed
The business started in the East Village in 1995, and now that the passenger-laden tricycles are all over Midtown, they’re licensed.
What Makes Cities Live
The fight for the genuine in the world's great cities is also a fight for jobs, workers and creativity.
A Hamster Is the Season’s Hottest Toy
For girls, the season’s hottest toy is a set of fake hamsters; for boys, a series of battle cards and action figures inside small spheres.
The TV Watch: The Fine Art of Quitting While She’s Ahead
It’s a measure of Oprah Winfrey’s outsize stature that the news that she would shut down “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in September 2011 buckled the media world.
Business Briefing | Companies: Coffee Acquisition Helps Results at Smucker
The J. M. Smucker Company nearly tripled its profit in the second quarter as the addition of Folgers coffee improved its lineup.
Business Briefing | Economy: U.P.S. Sets 4.9. Percent Rate Increase for Next Year
United Parcel Service will increase ground-shipment rates in 2010 by 4.9 percent, less than this year, as volume drops.
Bruno Won’t Take Stand at His Corruption Trial
After prosecutors spent 13 days building their case against Joseph L. Bruno, the former State Senate majority leader, his lawyers called only seven witnesses.
NY1 Political Reporter Guilty of Attempted Assault in Dispute With Wife
Dominic Carter was cleared of a more serious charge of third-degree assault in the incident, the Rockland County district attorney said.
Two Heart Surgeries Strain a Couple’s Finances, but Not Their Bond
Rohan and Mary Ghansam, both 53, had operations within a day of each other. After they returned home, the landlord told them they had to leave. They might never be well enough to return to work.
An Unsteady Future for Broadcast
Analysts and executives are wondering if the economic model of broadcast television, which is more heavily reliant on advertising than cable, is irreparably broken.
Ann Taylor Reports Profit, but Sees Soft Holiday Sales
Sales were down as consumers remained cautious, and the clothing retailer said holiday sales are not likely to rebound.
Business Briefing | Companies: Home Builder D. R. Horton Narrows Its Quarterly Loss
The home builder D. R. Horton said that its quarterly loss narrowed despite a decline in revenue as its inventory write-down costs fell.
Cadbury Bid Under Study at Hershey
Any Hershey offer would need to be at least $17 billion and would break from the financial conservatism that has long defined the American chocolate giant.
Dialysis Unit Closing Hits Illegal Immigrants Hard
When an Atlanta hospital closed its dialysis unit, many illegal immigrants had to scramble to find treatment.
G.E. and Vivendi Halt Talks Over Stake in NBC
The sides appear to be at least $500 million apart on how to value NBC Universal, which G.E. is hoping to sell to Comcast, the big cable television company.
Business Briefing | Economy: Regulators Close a Small Bank in Florida
Florida banking regulators on Friday shut down Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida, the 124th bank to fail this year.
Business Briefing | Economy: Hearing Set on New Term for Bernanke
Ben S. Bernanke’s nomination to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing next month.
State’s Credit Rating Could Be Lowered, Investors Service Says
Moody’s warned Albany that significant steps must soon be taken toward closing a $3.2 billion budget gap, saying, “The next three months will be critical.”.
Theater Review | 'Girl Crazy': Home on the Range and on the Stage
“Girl Crazy,” the Gershwin musical from 1930 about a handful of wiseacre New Yorkers plopped down in the Wild West, opens this year’s Encores! series of concert musicals at City Center.
