Topic: The Bronx

Strategic Innovation: The Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Dr. Irwin Redlener has spent his career devising solutions to large-scale problems of health care for disenfranchised children. The latest expression of his single-minded agenda combines excellence in pediatric care with cutting-edge design, the latest technology, and the worldview of Carl Sagan.READ»

Medical Missionaries: Mobilizing Change

Connected by a common mission, these far-flung medical innovators are working to revolutionize health care by providing quality care to all children, regardless of income, location, or illness.READ»

The Next Donald?

This morning's New York Times story on the city's wage divide was, in itself, pretty telling: Real wages for Manhattanites rose 5.4% from 2002 to 2005, while those in the outer boroughs (that would be Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and ...READ»

The Cutty Sark's Bold Stand-In

The Cutty Sark Pavilion in London was designed to grab attention while the big museum underwent repairs.READ»

Leadership: Burning Lessons

“I gotta go with Billy on this one, Reggie,” the owner said, insisting that Reggie meet individually, man to man, with each of the players on the team to apologize for his remarks in a sports magazine in which he had criticized ...READ»

Will the Real Juan Valdez Please Stand Up?

To evoke authenticity, marketers use many tactics. Here's how five pairs of industry rivals tackle the challenge.READ»

GE Demos the Vscan, a Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Device, at its Healthymagination Showcase

The Vscan is part of GE's health care and technology showcase in Manhattan, which will be open to the public on Saturday.READ»

MOCA Shakes Off Blue Phase With a 30th Anniversary Party

The Los Angeles museum looks bravely towards the future with a new exhibition and a new attitude.READ»

My New Sideline Business: Organic Agriculture

I grew up in New York City. I think I knew one family who had a garden, and they lived in a then-rural part of northern Yonkers. Even those others of my parents' friends who'd moved out to the suburbs got their veggies in the ...READ»

Soup Kitchens for the Soul

In Jen's blog entry, she wonders if we can infuse Christmas (or Toys 'R Us for that matter) with some soul. This Christmas, I figured that with no religious affiliations to the holiday and no family in town, rather than spend another ...READ»

Fore! Bronx Water Treatment Plant Doubles as a Driving Range

Usually, architects have problems choosing what to build on a given site: a building or tennis court? But when tasked with building a water treatment plant in the Bronx on what used to be a driving range, Grimshaw skirted this ...READ»

Class of '07: The The Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award Winners

Organization What It Does Results Grade ACCION International CEO: María Otero www.accion.org Winner's Statement Trains banks around the world to be microfinance partners, making small loans ...READ»

Suzanne Shine

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New Members Introduction

Hello! I'm Craig Garber, the guy who's supposed to be overseeing this group, and frankly this message is long overdue. Just a brief bit about me. I live outside Tampa, Florida with my wife and our 3 children.  Born ...READ»

Finding Your Angels

What we don't do for our children? Oh the places we'll see and the experiences we'll have, if we surrender to the journey. Let me tell you mine. I started my business on my kitchen table to supplement my teacher's salary and ...READ»

Just Say No: Why AOL's Infamous Customer Service Debacle has Become the Ultimate Marketing Cliche

Let's say you're writing a marketing book. Advice: Under no circumstance regurgitate the story of Vincent Ferrari, the blogger who posted a recording of his call with an AOL rep who tried to prevent him from canceling his service.READ»

Feedback

Going Local When Henry Kissinger quipped, "Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac," he wasn't talking about electric utilities. But readers deluged us with email and online comments about staff writer Anya Kamenetz's July/August article ...READ»

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Yankee Stadium and Baseball's Business of Nostalgia

An era has ended in the Bronx. Sometime next year, “The House That Ruth Built” will become “The House That P.J. Graziano and Sons Wrecking Crew Meticulously Disassembled For Resale,” and the old Yankee Stadium will be no ...READ»

Technology: Interview with Eric Rochow of Gardenfork.tv

This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Rochow, the creator and producer of Gardenfork.tv, his "internet show" or "videoblog". What is Gardenfork? Gardenfork is an internet video show - iTunes video podcast about ...READ»

A New Paradigm for the Streets of NYC?

A manual for New York City street design released yesterday signals a flexible, pedestrian-friendly cityscape to come--one more influenced by Jane Jacobs than Robert Moses.READ»

Jeffrey Wigand: The Whistle-Blower

Six years after disclosing the tobacco industry's deepest, darkest secrets, Jeffrey Wigand, the ultimate insider, remains as outspoken as ever. Here's why he believes the war against big tobacco is becoming more important, and why he thinks Enron's Sherron Watkins is no hero.READ»

Four Architecural Visions of the Green House of the Future

The Wall Street Journal recently challenged architects to design a green house of the future. This morning, the paper unloaded the designs, that come from four firms: William McDonough, Rios Clemente Hale, Cook + Fox and Mouzon ...READ»

Who Made Urban

Urban culture is a something we've all heard about for a long time. But who created it? And what is it? Largely "urban" means African American. But it us used to refer to some cultural trend (music, fashion, political, etc) that ...READ»

New Snapple Taste-Test: No HFCS, Fewer Calories. But the Taste?

What's an iced tea got to do to get respect these days? That's the question that tormented Snapple executives as they saw their product get squeezed in the bodega and pizza shop refrigerator cases by an assortment of enhanced ...READ»

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Superstar: Deliver or Else!

Roger Clemens is back with the New York Yankees. In true Bronx Bomber fashion, Clemens made the announcement to the crowd from the owner’s box during the seventh inning stretch. The crowd was appreciative, and judged by the ...READ»