Overheard: Yeah, It's All Covered Up. I'm Devastated... Unless They're Remodeling.

Update:

Bye Bye, Hello -- Soon

Rainy Year

Bank bail-outs weigh on some states --
Financial Times, August 23, 2009

Lost Citi Begins to Find Its Way Back Home -- The Wall Street Journal, August 24, 2009

(Rewind: 12 months ago)

NYT: City’s Unemployment Surpasses National Rate

(President between Smith and Court, 8:28 A.M.)

The New York Times:

New York City’s unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent last month, surpassing the national unemployment rate for the first time since the recession began, the State Labor Department said on Thursday.

The number of unemployed New Yorkers rose to 402,200...

James Brown, an analyst for the department, said the latest data indicate that the recession could take longer to run its course in the city. “Although the national economy is showing some signs of bottoming out, the outlook for the city’s economy remains weak into 2010,” Mr. Brown said.

People Not Machines

Wanderlust

Catch it: Travel Channel

Pack your curiosity: Discovery Adventures

First Day the Temp Broke 90 Degrees This Summer

Blomberg's 33 Ideas to Improve Mass Transit

WNYC, August 4: "Mayor Bloomberg who tried to bring congestion pricing to New York, has come up with a more modest transportation platform detailing what he would do should he get re-elected this fall. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more."



1. Brooklyn Paper: Mayor wants F train on fast track — but he doesn’t control the MTA
2. New York Times: Mayor Proposes Free Crosstown Buses
3. New York Daily News: Bloomberg Makes Mass Transit A Campaign Issue
4. New York Post: BLOOMBERG: FREE CROSSTOWN BUS SERVICE FOR ALL
5. WCBS-TV: Re-Election Mode: Bloomberg Wants Transit Overhaul
6. WABC-TV: Bloomy: Free bus rides, gateless tolls
7. WNBC-TV: Candidate Mike Promises Free Crosstown Bus Service
8. Reuters: NYC mayor calls MTA "bloated," proposes changes