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Dearest WestViewers,
Welcome! We’re so glad to be back online! We look forward to your comments and questions, both on the new site and the print edition. Since the paper only comes out once a month, we have decided to put fresh content up on the website as often as possible (hopefully daily), including film reviews, [...]
Will Obama Stimulate More Greed? A business advisor’s intervention for management hooked on greed
We taxpayers were stunned when the management of the banks and Wall Street firms took some of the billions of stimulus dollars and paid themselves jaw-dropping bonuses.
As a business advisor, I have long ago become aware of the ingrained and blissful greed of U.S. corporate executives. (It has become the unthinking norm.)
The question now becomes, [...]
It’s Not The Economy, Stupid
We Can’t Just Blame the Recession for All the Empty West Village Storefronts
During my commute to work, I’ve been shaking my head at the recession as I notice more and more empty storefronts between my apartment on Washington Street and the subway at West 4th. There’s the deserted space at 73 Morton Street, which is [...]
Cut Real Estate - Not People
Time is money, but so is space.
Each day brings more bad news of corporations laying off thousands of employees in a desperate effort to survive the recession. It’s hard to believe right now, but the recession is temporary; the lost skills and experience are permanent.
Before dropping the axe on people, companies should first think about [...]
2008 Was a Dismal Year, Will ‘09 Be Better?
Let’s face it. 2008 was not a good year, although the Presidential election raises hopes for 2009. We will look at the old year in bits and pieces, starting with our overriding national problem.
America’s economy appears to be collapsing. Economic conditions are worse today than anyone under the age of 70 has seen. Our high [...]
AS ‘08 CLOSED, SOME VILLAGE SHOPS ACTUALLY OPENED
A couple of new clothing stores sprouted up in the West Village at year’s end, in spite of the infertile retail ground. 7 For All Mankind and Rag & Bone each recently opened shops within a block and a half of one another in November and December, respectively. The two brands - one California casual, [...]
Full StorySaving Insurance Dollars in this Economic Environment
As an insurance broker and agent for over 30 years, I have lived through numerous financial cycles. Some have been great, and others have been disastrous, but most of us survived.
With the cold weather upon us, it’s time to stay home and find your current personal policies. I am NOT telling you to replace any [...]
Boutiques off Bleecker Still Feel Cozy in a Cold Economic Climate
The New York Times reported last month that luxury brands have cut back their advertising budgets. They even noted that Marc Jacobs had cancelled his annual holiday party for the first time in 18 years. This has certainly had an impact on the string of luxury stores on Bleecker Street, including more than one Marc [...]
Full StoryWe Ask Who is to Blame? What to Do Next?
24 Questions for Wall Street
We wanted to write about the Wall Street crisis after it settled down. Apparently, however, matters will remain unsettled for awhile as Congress considers a massive bailout, and other developments are sure to come.
Rather than waiting for the dust to settle (we predict it never will), we would like to [...]
