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Articles in May, 2007 issue of Crain's New York Business

• NYC's economy: a cheat sheet.(Viewpoint)
• Coney Island attraction; New CIDC president is focused on area's rezoning; friend to locals, developers.(Business Lives)
• For excitement, there's the Triple Crown; for heady gains, there's MasterCard.(In the Markets)
• Doctors on tenterhooks over malpractice costs; Insurer's finances add to annual trauma over rate hikes; state chief holds summit.(News)
• Cynthia Rigg, 57, loses battle with cancer; 20-year Crain's staffer.(News)
• Hotels find room to build downtown; 2 dozen projects planned or under construction in growing area.(Real Estate Report)
• CHART: NY Area's Largest Publicly Held Companies; Ranked by annual revenues.(Biggest Companies Report)
• Executive Moves.(Business Lives)(Conor R. Crowley appointed at DOAR Litigation Consulting)(Asuncion Hostin appointed at Kroll)(Richard A. Herr appointed at Investment Technology Group Inc.)
• Even skin-deep revamps reap outsize dividends; Landlords spruce up tired buildings, inside and out, with value boost in mind.(W&H Properties)
  by Luxenberg, Stan
• YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.(experience of staying in hostels)(Brief article)
• DOWNSTATE CZAR Word on Javits.(remodelling of Javits Convention Center )
• The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)
• Tackling a man's game; Women find camaraderie, competition on the field.(Business Lives)
  by Fickenscher, Lisa
• Tech revives--so do schmooze fests; Link up firms, cash; presentation-style events are popular.(Tribeca Corp.)
• Sites offer something for everyone; Venues.(Report: Meeting Planners Guide)
• Bank openings hit record rate in NYC; Investors seek profits in niche markets, despite tough rules.(News)
• Turning a geeky idea into a $2.8 billion deal; Bid for upstart options exchange comes as competition heats up.(News)
• Branding The Donald; Trump licensing exec aims to double business with well-edited portfolio.(Business Lives)
• Traffic-fee foes mobilize; Coalition says plan unfair to Queens residents, and price would go up quickly.(News)
• Stores of Value.(Real Estate Report)
• Rx for medical liability crisis.(Viewpoint)
• New TV shows bolster city's film business; A record 7 programs offer post-Sopranos pick-me-up; staying power a question.(News)
• Bank mergers dry up in NY, leaving holdouts to struggle; Stocks, margins fade as high interest rates persevere; CEOs made wrong bet.(News)
• Immigrants and New York.(Viewpoint)
• Political pressure cooker; Young staffers trade normal lives for chance at White House.(Business Lives)
  by Flamm, Matthew
• Bank nabs prime Union Square site; Institutions keep beating out retailers for choice locations; high-Water mark.(Argo Corp.)
• Al fresco in the city.(people of New York prefer open cafes rather than indoor dining rooms)
  by Shaw, Steven
• At deadline.(political campaigning on congestion pricing in New York)
• GETTING STUCK Congestion fees.(Briefs)(Brief article)
• Assembly points in Westchester; Hotels.(Report: Meeting Planners Guide)
• Digital ad firm sold on Manhattan; Deep Focus leaving Dumbo behind; Upper W. Side store to offer retail lessons.(Real Estate Deals)
• Foreign sales punch up MetLife's prospects; Insurer transcends ill effects of sluggish domestic market.(In The Markets)
• Parking lot imperils Brooklyn homes; City plans to proceed with development; Queens industrial zone gets new office.(Neighborhood Journal)
• Hostel takeover; As demand booms, so do questionable conversions.(News)
  by Fickenscher, Lisa
• Williamsburg's miracle retail mile; Hipster influx drives growth toward high-end stores, rents.(Real Estate Report)
• Powerful growth charges interest in PSEG shares; Improved efficiency, rate hikes spur profits; hot takeover target.(In the Markets)
• NY Post a paper tiger after pricing misstep; Return to 25 cents keeps circulation up, but millions of dollars are lost.(News)
• Cost of unionized babysitters is high.(Viewpoint)
• More flights, more delays at airports; New schedules, facilities won't be enough to keep up with passengers.(News)
• PLANYC 2030 Ins and outs.(The Insider)
• Expert opinions.(methods of learning foreign language)(Brief article)
• Change needed at pension fund.(investigations of Alan Hevesi for not directing pension funds properly)(Viewpoint essay)
• The weeks ahead.(Calendar)
  by pasquarelli, adrianne
• PRAYING FOR HALO EFFECT.(News)(Brief article)
• Executive moves.(Business Lives)
• Recruiters raise the stakes in race for grads; Offer job training, iPods, bonuses to lure candidates; Web pages get word out.(News)
• Gay marriage as a business issue.(Viewpoint)
• Screening rooms star at condo projects; Developers' latest luxe lure offers owners sociable diversions.(Business Lives)
• Food meister goes all-Austrian; Chef shows knack for schnitzel, goulash at Blaue Gans; casual setting can be noisy.(Business Lives)(Restaurant review)
• The Insider.
• Shareholders of outsourcing titan are Cognizant of limits to growth.(In the Markets)
• NY opening way for ferries; Firms compete for East River contract as City Hall looks to future population boom.(News)
• NYC hotels for meeting, sleeping; Hotels.(Report: Meeting Planners Guide)(Advertisement)
• PLANYC 2030: Cool reception.(planning of government officials to improve transit facilities)(Brief article)
• The Weeks Ahead.(Calendar/Datebook)(Calendar)
• STORIES CAN BE REPRINTED, POSTED ONLINE.(Real Estate Report)
• Landing pads for jet-setters; Hotels.(Report: Meeting Planners Guide)
• A hotel district grows in Brooklyn; Cleaner Gowanus flush with new inns; schools planned for Queens plant.(Neighborhood Journal)
• Week in review.
• 5 steps to get a grip on inventory; Setting right level and holding it can maximize earnings.(Small Business Report)
• At Deadline.(Late News)
• Executive moves.(Business Lives)
• Barreling to showdown; Rival oil exchanges Nymex and ICE would rather fight than merge.(News)
• College kids giving back in record numbers; Programs in burgeoning nonprofit field expanding.(News)
• Microsoft snaps up digital ad agency's street smarts; Uniting software king's products, Avenue A's online ad savvy could expand both brands.(News)
• Building prices at ceiling? Tight loan terms may put lid on record- setting office sales.(News)
• New York, New York.
  by Block, Valerie
• Gotham gigs; Birdman.(Steve Baldwins exploration about wild parrots)(Brief article)
  by Pasquarelli, Adrianne
• personally speaking.(reports of entrepreneurs)
  by Lerer, Ben
• Litigators rattle NY with alternative fees; Contingency deals on the rise as clients seek alternatives to billable hours.(News)
  by Potkewitz, Hilary
• Graham rebounds; Famed troupe turns corner, pays down debt; unknown contributor helps.(News)
  by Souccar, Miriam Kreinin
• Remembering a great journalist.(Viewpoint)
• Real estate's next generation; Young dealmakers carve niche in clubby business, score big in hot market.(New Power Brokers)
• W. Side plan issues: High Line, housing; Railway may hinder builders; scarce funds for low-cost units.(News)
• Broadway streak losing steam; Shows aren't drawing crowds the way they did last season; new smash hit hasn't appeared.(News)
• Remade J. Crew scores stylishly; Bolder fashions, more sass wow new shoppers.(Sitting Pretty)
• At deadline.
• City steamrollers Willets Pt. firms; Fails to follow up on convention center dialogues, owners say; courting favor on S.I.(Neighborhood Journal)
• Polo makes bigger play on Madison; With stock up, Ralph Lauren expands; French firm takes over Hilfiger space.(Real Estate)
• Gotham gigs; Flower power.(Business Lives)(Abu Pabel, design director of Big Apple Florist )(Brief article)
  by Fung, Amanda

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