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New Screenings of Mom-and Pop-Documentary

About a month and a half ago, I attended a screening of indie documentarian Virginie-Alvine Perrette's 35-minute film that documents the closing of New York City's neighborhood stores (you can see my Q & A with Perrette here).The ...READ»

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Shvo Motion

One man's real-estate vision quest, and the $15 billion portfolio he's building along the way.READ»

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Pole-Dancing at P.S. 1: SO-IL Wins 2010 Courtyard Installation Amid Controversy

Brooklyn studio SO-IL beats out Danish juggernaut BIG in battle over a tiny gravel triangle in Queens. [UPDATED]READ»

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Beyond Subprime: What Business People Can Do to Invest in Communities

  “Community-development banks, credit unions, and other CDFIs – a mixture of faith-based and secular, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations – constitute what might be called the ‘ethical subprime lending’ industry. ...READ»

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Financial Reform Just A Subway Ride From Wall Street

Five years ago, Bishop Mitchell Taylor had a vision that many people thought was impossibly audacious. Today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City presided over the realization of that dream. Bishop Taylor established East River ...READ»

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One Organization’s Approach to Advance Economic Mobility, and Lessons on Leadership

A powerful combination of services to alleviate poverty and improve lives is to help people make a living and manage their money. We see this in the global universe of micro-finance. One shining model at the local level here in the ...READ»

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My Bio

When it comes to printing, people rely on Jim Bechand and his team at Aris Graphic. “I’m on the front lines with my clients every day, and the one thing that we have to have is reliable print vendors to successfully ...READ»