
Greg David
Contributor at THE CITY
Contributor covering fiscal and economics at THE CITY after 35 years at Crain's New York
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5 days ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg David
Two weeks ago, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a budget deal that would set state spending at $254 billion, up more than 5% from last year, and would include her key priorities of a school cellphone ban, changes to criminal discovery laws, flexibility for involuntary confinement of mentally ill people and funding for the MTA capital plan.
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6 days ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg David
Tourism is expected to decline slightly in New York City — primarily because of President Donald Trump’s threats to make Canada the 51st American state. New York City Tourism + Conventions, a semi-independent agency of city government, on Thursday reduced its forecast for visitors this year to 61.4 million, about 3 million less than it had expected in February and about 300,000 short of last year’s total.
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1 week ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg David
President Donald Trump’s proposed budget released last week would shred New York’s housing safety net by cutting billions of dollars in federal aid, putting limits on vouchers used by some 500,000 people statewide.
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1 week ago |
ilovetheupperwestside.com | Greg David
This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. The Center for an Urban Future finds that 30 years after establishing a foothold, the industry could soon rival Silicon Valley in size. When Kevin Ryan moved his internet startup from Atlanta to New York in 1996, it was hard for him to find a lawyer to represent the company, and landlords and banks didn’t know what to make of this new tech enterprise.
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1 week ago |
thecity.nyc | Greg David
When Kevin Ryan moved his internet startup from Atlanta to New York in 1996, it was hard for him to find a lawyer to represent the company, and landlords and banks didn’t know what to make of this new tech enterprise. But Ryan’s company, soon to be named DoubleClick, had invented a technology that allowed websites to serve up advertisements chosen specifically for the visitor, using something known as a cookie.
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Pressure Grows on Adams to Budget for Trump Funding Cuts and Recession. City leaders and budget experts start talking about tough choices ahead; the state doesn't seem to be as worried. The story @ https://t.co/ykYHgUjMEv

How Trump’s Tariff Brinksmanship Could Still Pummel NYC’s Economy. Even with a 90-day pause on tariffs, the local economy’s prospects worsened, with state and city budgets endangered.Story @ https://t.co/nq4SirhIMm

We must fight Trump, say comptroller candidates, but then what? Mark Levine and Justin Brannan bring competing perspectives on the city budget, pension investments and audits in an under-the-radar race.The inside story @ https://t.co/svltfLWARQ