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Chelsea firm hits the bricks and a nonprofit benefits; Masonic Hall quick find for NDRI.(National Development and Research Institutes Inc. finds new office space after World Trade Center loss)(Brief Article)
Crain's New York Business, January, 2002 by Gross, Daniel
On the morning of Sept. 11, Fred Streit escaped through the harrowing debris storm around Two World Trade Center covered with dust. His 150 colleagues at the National Development and Research Institutes Inc. were equally fortunate. But NDRI, a nonprofit that conducts research and outreach on substance abuse and AIDS, lost 44,000 square feet of office space, years of painstakingly compiled research and records, and the week's paychecks.
``I got out with a fountain pen,'' Mr. Streit recalls. Even though NDRI has offices around the country, and several small field offices throughout New York City, Mr. Streit needed to find new space quickly. ``I knew I had 90 days to get this organization up and running,'' he says. Vulnerable staff Mr. Streit, the chief...
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