“Drop Dead City” falls into a category of documentary I think of as wonkish but gripping. Produced and directed by Peter Yost and Michael Rohatyn, the film is about the financial cataclysm that hit ...
The mayor of New York City is widely seen as incompetent. Inflation is near record highs as the wider economy slows, subway ridership is down while the MTA faces a growing budget gap, and the White ...
The New York Daily News ran an indelible headline in 1975. With a towering font and a bold photo of the President, it read: “Ford to City: Drop Dead.” At that time, New York City Mayor Abe Beame was ...
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New York City’s Forgotten Public Bank Plan
In 1975, Wall Street declared war on New York, sending the city into a fiscal crisis. A forgotten public banking proposal in ...
A Long Island-based liquor brand drew inspiration from a 1975 crime-ridden New York City to introduce consumers to a dark and gritty yet refined product that was unique among spirits. In a propaganda ...
Mr. Doctoroff was the deputy mayor for economic development from 2002 through 2007 during the Bloomberg administration. In the 1970s, New York City’s population fell by 823,000 people, a loss of more ...
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