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PHOTO: BUCK ENNIS
Found money
FRIDAY AFTERNOON of Labor Day weekend,
a breaking-news alert in my inbox revealed
that President Donald Trump had signed an
executive order intended to help small busi-
nesses offer retirement plans to employees.
The timing suggested the administration
wanted little attention paid to the news, but
I can’t imagine why. Getting people to invest
for the long term is a noble cause—which was
reinforced for me last month, when I began managing the finances of
an elderly friend who struggles to keep up with his mail.
I established online access for his accounts, put every bill on auto-
pay and went paperless—which eliminated the penalties he’d been
incurring for occasionally paying late and the $3 per month Santander
Bank was charging him for paper statements. Before I canceled his
Amex card, on which he had spent $869 last year but incurred $200
in fees, I ordered him $975 worth of gift cards with the rewards points
that had been piling up since 1981. This uncompensated work took
many hours over many days, but I found the process oddly satisfying
and even fantasized about starting a side business to do it for others.
My favorite part was finding a long-forgotten retirement account
with $3,200 in it, a tidy sum for someone living from one Social
Security check to the next, who had never earned much and who
had sent his three kids to college. I always assumed he had never set
any money aside for savings. Indeed, he hadn’t: The online records IN THIS ISSUE
showed the account had been funded entirely by his employer in the 9 VIEWPOINTS
UP FRONT New teachers will test city
mid-1970s. I asked how much he thought the company had put in.
labor movement; readers
“A couple thousand?” he guessed. Not even close. Try $75. Half had 3 EDITORIAL
on Con Ed and Nycha
gone into a conservative fund and grown to $600. The other $37.50 Business issues being ignored
in race for governor 10 THE LIST
went into a stock fund and became $2,600. The largest employers in the
I emailed this news to my twin sons at college. “Behold the power 4 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
metropolitan area
Anonymous Trump op-ed
of the market and compound interest,” I wrote. “This is why we save.”
shows strength of “failing” NYT
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ndrew Cuomo has been governor for nearly eight years and
is asking voters for four more. That’s a lot to talk about in one
hour, which is all he agreed to spend debating Cynthia Nixon
before the Democratic primary Sept. 13. A slew of important
issues went unmentioned during their late-August face-off. Voters deserve
more than 60 minutes of one-on-one between the major-party nominees
before the November election.
But that is unlikely to happen if Cuomo wins Thursday—which he will
if the polls are even remotely accurate. His eight-figure war chest, made
possible by New York’s loose campaign-finance rules, allows him to flood NO MEETING OF THE MINDS: Nixon, Molinaro and Cuomo are more than willing
to criticize one another, but there are few opportunities to go head-to-head.
the airwaves with controlled messaging and avoid the risk of an unscripted
debate with Republican challenger Marc Molinaro.
Cuomo’s communications strategy is frustrating. Aside from campaign and other statutes that make projects needlessly expensive, and it should
ads, he sticks to short, single-topic TV interviews—shunning traditional make design-build bidding universal. Cuomo has devoted less energy to
press conferences or public events with wide-ranging Q&A sessions (as he these key issues than to his absurd, ultimately abandoned idea for a tunnel
would face if he agreed to attend a Crain’s breakfast forum). Long-planned under the Long Island Sound.
appearances are added to his schedule at the last minute, conveying a kind SUBSIDIES. Heavy on spending and light on results, the governor’s
of paranoia that perplexes even his staff. economic-development policy needs
Assuming the governor’s re-election rethinking, especially given the bid-rigging
campaign continues during the next two
Give the city control of the subways, convictions it spawned. Albany should not
months, he should at least commit to a reform infrastructure spending and gamble on ventures such as a solar-panel
robust, honest discussion of the most press- rethink state subsidies factory in Buffalo or on gimmicks such
ing business issues. Among them: as Cuomo’s tax-free zones, which flopped
LOCAL CONTROL. The transit system despite being advertised across the country.
should be the state’s top priority but never will be if it remains a political The governor’s success at reforming Medicaid, tightening gun con-
orphan. Control of the subways and buses should be returned to the city trol, capping property taxes and raising the minimum wage showed he
along with some of the revenue the city sends Albany. Congestion pricing, can get things done. But issues crucial to business are being ignored as
a potential funding source, should be a local prerogative. Cuomo bashes Trump, Nixon bashes Cuomo and Molinaro struggles to
INFRASTRUCTURE. The state should junk the scaffold law, Wicks law gain traction. — THE EDITORS
FINE PRINT A Real Estate Board of New York survey indicated that residential brokers have a negative outlook on the market, as their “confidence index” shrunk 16% from the first quarter to the second this year.
The trade association reported myriad concerns among the brokers, including tax reform, rising interest rates, political instability and renters’ growing insistence on avoiding broker fees.
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S MUCH AS President Donald J. Trump likes to rail against the art director Carolyn McClain
photographer Buck Ennis
“failing New York Times,” that hasn’t been an accurate descrip- digital editor Gabriella Iannetta
tion of the newspaper’s fortunes since at least November 2016. senior reporters Joe Anuta, Aaron Elstein,
Matthew Flamm, Daniel Geiger
Last week’s publication of an anonymous op-ed by a Trump administra- reporters Will Bredderman,
tion “senior official” is a good example of why. Jennifer Henderson, Jonathan LaMantia
Whatever one thinks of the motivations of the unnamed author in data reporter Gerald Schifman
digital fellow Lizeth Beltran
airing an account of chaos inside the White House, sending the story to columnist Greg David
the Times was an excellent demonstration of the paper’s indispensable contributors Tom Acitelli, Cara Eisenpress,
Cheryl S. Grant, Yoona Ha, Chris Kobiella,
role in the nation’s political conversation. And as print advertising de- Miriam Kreinin Souccar
clines and digital ad-growth remains unpredictable, being indispensable to contact the newsroom:
will be the key to growing the company’s most-reliable revenue stream: www.crainsnewyork.com/staff
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won’t hurt that the “Resistance” op-ed is already one of the top posts of the year, with more than 12 million page sales coordinator Devin Arroyo,
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views as of Friday morning.
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he campaign of Leti- entities: Great Plains Lending and borrow more and more in of four Democrats running payday lenders.
tia James said it has and American Web Loan. an attempt to settle accounts. to succeed Barbara Under- “Any type of loan that is
returned a $10,000 Under New York state’s wood, show the five-figure predatory in nature and takes
contribution from usury laws, a lender charging Shut out contribution came from RS advantage of consumers must
an Oklahoma Native Amer- 16% or more annual interest is After receiving a cease- LLC, located at 8151 High- be stopped. That is why Letitia
ican tribe whose short-term, subject to civil penalties, while and-desist order from New way 177 in Red Rock, Okla. James—as a trustee of NYC-
high-interest loans were one charging 25% or more York, the Otoe-Missouria tribe The Otoe-Missouria identifies ERS—fought to divest from
banned by the Cuomo admin- risks criminal prosecution. and Lac Vieux Desert Band of that address as its own on its payday lenders,” the spokes-
istration in 2014 for violating The Department of Financial Lake Superior Chippewa Indi- webpage; federal documen- man said.
state usury laws. Services may refer such mat- ans sued in federal court alleg- tation corroborates that. Fur- James’ bid has the backing
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align with our values and thus state’s lawyer. its authority by attempting to documents filed with the state controls the Department of
has been returned,” a cam- On its website, Great Plains regulate tribal activity. government in Kansas name Financial Services, and of the
paign spokesman said. Lending advertises annual per- Schneiderman’s team was Ted Grant as a contact for the New York State Democratic
In 2013 the state Depart- centage rates of up to 448.76%. able to defeat both the suit and company. Grant serves as vice Party, which he also controls.
ment of Financial Services Crain’s found self-identified the tribes’ appeal in 2014. The chairman of the tribe. She faces Fordham Profes-
and Eric Schneiderman, then American Web Loan cus- attorney general’s office said The tribe did not respond sor Zephyr Teachout, upstate
attorney general, became tomers complaining of APRs there is no active litigation. to a request for comment. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
embroiled in a legal battle higher than 500%. American Web Loan’s web- In response to Crain’s and former Port Authority
with the Otoe–Missouria Critics of payday lenders site now includes a disclaimer inquiry about the Otoe- commissioner Leecia Eve in
Consumer Finance Services claim that such high interest stating the lender does not do Missouria donation, James’ the Democratic primary Sept.
Regulatory Commission—a rates trap low-income custom- business in New York. campaign pointed to her 13. The victor will be heavily
governmental subdivision of ers in an inescapable cycle of The latest campaign finance efforts to rid the New York favored to win in November
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he de Blasio administration plans to yet to be hashed out, though the department
announce a rezoning effort in SoHo and has completed a study of the area.
NoHo this fall—including a strategy to mini-
mize controversy. It may be wishful thinking. Historical shift
The Department of City Planning, working with “Engaging with stakeholders in SoHo and
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and NoHo to improve this area’s out-of-date zon-
Councilwoman Margaret Chin, seeks to tackle a ing has been a priority of mine for several
longstanding issue in the neighborhoods: Ground- years,” Brewer said in a statement. “It’s very
floor retail and residential apartments have become early, but I’m glad this idea is gaining steam,
common, but they are not allowed and look forward to part-
under industrial zoning rules still nering with [City Planning
on the books in SoHo and part of A plethora of shops and Chin] to get feedback
NoHo. The discrepancy has compli- and apartments are from the community and
cated property ownership and led to start a planning process.”
unpredictable growth. illegal under current SoHo buildings largely
Rectifying the mismatch entails were built by manufactur-
changing the manufacturing zon-
rules, complicating ers and wholesalers in the
ing to allow more uses as-of- real estate deals and last half of the 1800s. By the 1950s, certain tenants using space illegally to apply for pro-
right—without special approval. tenants began leaving as the city lost tection from eviction. The statute required building
The department, however, plans curbing growth manufacturing jobs. owners to bring their property up to code under the
to solicit public input first to get a That’s when things got compli- oversight of a special board.
sense of what stakeholders would cated. Artists and galleries started Since then the neighborhood has become a pop-
like to see before drafting specific proposals, accord- illegally occupying space in the increasingly desolate ular location for office space, which is allowed under
ing to multiple sources with knowledge of the plans. neighborhood, and they spruced up vacant buildings the industrial zoning. Not so ground-floor retail and
Officials might eventually convene a steering com- that otherwise would have deteriorated. pricey new apartments, yet they also have prolifer-
mittee similar to those that shaped the rezonings of The city amended the zoning in 1971, but only to ated through a variety of indirect means, according
the Garment District and Midtown East; they ulti- legalize live-work spaces explicitly for artists. Two to a zoning guidebook released this year by the SoHo
BUCK ENNIS
mately traversed the public-review process. However, years later the neighborhood was landmarked. And Broadway Initiative, a business-improvement district
a spokesman said the public engagement process has in 1982 the state passed the Loft Law, which allowed focused on the area’s main shopping corridor.
‘Takeover’ feared
Some retail uses have been grandfathered in; oth-
ers have been legalized by special permits. Meanwhile,
newer residents have made dubious claims that their
apartments are the type of live-work spaces for art-
ists allowed under the 1971 amendment. And many
shops and apartment dwellers simply have ignored
the rules altogether.
The result has been uneven and piecemeal change
that has increased red tape for owners and govern-
ment and has been slowly transforming the neighbor-
hood without any of the holistic thought that comes
with a broad rezoning.
“Having zoning that doesn’t align with the pre-
dominant uses of a neighborhood puts a strain on res-
idents, property owners, businesses and city agencies,”
Mark Dicus, executive director of the SoHo Broadway
Initiative, said in a statement.
But untangling the area’s arcane rules while appeas-
ing a diverse group of stakeholders would be difficult.
Many residents want to keep artist requirements and
prefer an extensive permitting process that allows
them to weigh in on what types of retailers set up shop.
“Nobody in SoHo wants a zoning change,” said
Sean Sweeney, director of the SoHo Alliance, a group
that advocates for residents. “We’re worried that real
estate and large retail interests will take over the
neighborhood from the pioneers and the newcomers
who created the community.”
Also unclear is whether the city will push for addi-
tional housing. The historic designation for much of
Make aW]ZUMM\QVOUIOVQÅKMV\ the neighborhood makes it challenging for the city to
increase residential density, even if it wants to.
Advocates for housing growth, who criticize the
administration’s habit of increasing residential density
For information email mike.warren@cpsevents.com primarily in low-income neighborhoods, might push
Or call (212) 549-0550 to upzone parts of the area. Any such effort would be
opposed by preservationists arguing that taller build-
ings would destroy the neighborhood’s character. ■
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udio visual technology is changing the If you don’t keep up with technology, your competitors Raspantini: When upgrading technology infrastruc-
way meetings are conducted, reducing already have an advantage even before addressing any ture, clients must identify if they want to go with a tradi-
challenges in your core business. Plus, with outdated tional hard-wired solution or if their IT infrastructure can
travel costs and enhancing marketing equipment you are bound to face connection and handle sending all AV signals via the network. You want
strategies. Incorporating these technologies performance issues. From the television industry to in- to ensure that whatever platform you choose is as user
can help companies expand markets and audi- teractive museums, companies have to stay up-to-date friendly as can be. Interoperability and scalability are
with technology to be productive and competitive. key both for the present and the near future.
ences, improve revenue and increase employee
and customer engagement. Crain’s: How can video increase brand awareness? Throughout the years, we have seen many companies,
What are the advantages and disadvantages of in-house across different sectors, struggling with what they don’t
To gain insight on the latest developments in AV tech- video production versus using an external partner? understand. Many have faced setbacks in trying to
nology, Crain’s Custom turned to Achille Raspantini, manage their own business and ended up forgetting
founder and CEO of Tech-Ops, a technology services Raspantini: The key ingredient for the success of about what is most important: their clients!
and staffing solutions provider. every business is attracting and engaging the right target
audience, and video can be very helpful in that effort be- It’s even more daunting to upgrade technological infra-
cause it can make a strong marketing strategy stand out. structure because technology is always changing. For
For instance, companies can deliver brand messages on those who don’t live and breathe the business, trying to
well designed digital signage. Or they can promote new stay current can be exhausting. Tech-Ops helps people
products with demo videos on public displays. who find themselves lost because they don’t under-
stand the extent to which AV technology can improve
One of our clients that operates in the public enter- their daily routine, or who have no idea what to look for
tainment sector used video production to show their when hiring an AV/IT professional.
branches, information about their business hours and
some content about their environment. The screens A technology company should perform a thorough
also display messages from satisfied customers, which needs assessment to figure out on a visceral level how
Achille Raspantini creates an instant promotion and educates clients you are going to use your AV room. The company should
Chief Executive about the services they provide. help you understand your requirements and challenges
Officer & Founder and educate you on technology solutions. It is import-
Usually, an in-house video production team will be able ant not to “over engineer” your room or overestimate
to deliver product faster, and communication among needs, which can drive up costs. Ultimately, that’s why it’s
internal employees may be more efficient than with an as important to screen for honesty and integrity as for
outside company. However, a reliable outside company knowledge and expertise.
usually is more experienced and
Crain’s: What types of AV technology should can deliver a higher quality prod-
firms consider implementing or upgrading? How do uct, which is also valuable.
they begin the process?
Crain’s: If a company uses
Raspantini: Companies need their employees to
work smarter, faster and more productively. AV collab-
oration technology can bridge this gap, allowing com-
AV technology only intermit-
tently, how can they identify
opportunities to increase the
Are you making
panies to expand their reach without expanding their
physical spaces. For example, investing in a well-de-
reach and power of this kind of
communication?
the most of your
signed conference room with a flexible videoconferenc-
ing system, intuitive presentation software and reliable
sound quality is more cost effective than having your
Raspantini: Perhaps the com-
pany doesn’t have an in-house AV
business?
executives and sales teams travel around the country. specialist—this is probably the main
reason they’re not taking advantage TECH-OPS is a full service audiovisual technology
In a recent survey of readers of Successful Meetings, of an AV room’s full capability. It’s company that is focused on delivering solutions,
more than half of respondents said effectively integrat- producing a collaborative office environment
important to identify the main prob-
and creating an effective sharing culture.
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for them. To improve meeting technology, companies Are there communication problems? The benefits TECH-OPS provides, include:
should look for an AV system that supports different Or are expenses high? If so, can
kinds of devices across multiple platforms, without they be reduced? A well-trained AV
having to worry about compatibility. At the end of the engineer can bring the convenience
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Crain’s: What advantage do businesses gain by AV, including various types of sys-
staying up to date on AV technology and systems tems; be able to foresee the whole
or employing new technology? And what are the
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of date? be able to communicate technical
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ay Men’s Health Crisis launched in 1982, the
“
first community-based HIV-services organization.
Although the virus is still most prevalent among More than 40%
gay men, the demographics of those infected are of our clients are
changing. Since joining GMHC four years ago, CEO Kelsey Louie
has overseen the addition of programs, the acquisition of a
now 50 or older,
research organization and a move to offices that he says will and that number
be more accessible to the 13,000 diverse clients the nonprofit will only grow”
serves annually.
Are there misconceptions about the realities of HIV in New York? HELPING HAND GMHC offers a
Many people believe that HIV and AIDS are no longer problems. technical-assistance program to help other
HIV-services organizations “learn how to
There’s a sense of complacency, especially among the younger
do this type of work effectively and
generation. It’s important that everybody is educated about the efficiently.” To improve his own
need to continue to push for HIV services and safer-sex education. operation, Louie has emphasized
In fact, with the ACRIA acquisition, GMHC is now one of the largest data collection and analysis. “We
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L
ouise Mirrer is trained as an academic historian have had the
specializing in the narrative of the Middle Ages. career I have had.
She has played a key role in the revival of the City I don’t believe
University of New York and has transformed the I faced barriers
New-York Historical Society over the past 14 years.
as a woman, but
maybe I am so
Why did you go into history?
History is the root of all things. If you know history, you’re positioned
academic that I
to consider political and social concerns, to understand people. was oblivious”
What attracted you to academia?
My mother was a historian. She instilled in all three of her children
a love of learning and an enormous respect for people with Ph.Ds. I
decided I’d get a doctorate with no particular plan, but once you get
one, you aren’t equipped to do much else than go into academia.
You were a key player in the turnaround of CUNY. What was your role?
CUNY was all things to all people except the most talented, and I
was given the assignment to develop the plan for what is now the
Macaulay Honors College. I was also given the task of develop-
ing a new school of journalism. The idea was that journalism was
extremely important, competing schools were extremely expensive,
the kinds of students that chose CUNY were frozen out of the pro-
fession and that CUNY could provide diversity to the profession.
I guess the New-York Historical Society was a perfect fit for you.
I always wanted to run a cultural institution. I had spent my
academic career thinking about how history gets told.
How would you describe the society when you took over?
I arrived in 2004, when people didn’t know what it was. But what
it had was an extraordinary collection that allowed us to mount the
first blockbuster in its history, marking both the 200th anniversary
of the demise of Alexander Hamilton and the 200th anniversary of
the founding of the institution.
What do you look for? What does the women’s center showcase?
What we have done is look for stories that are unknown and
untold. My second major exposition was slavery in New York,
which woke up the city to the fact that New York had more
slaves than any other city in the Colonial era. Women’s history
DOSSIER
is an obvious gap. The center brings together scholars and FAMILY TIES Mirrer’s mother did
pushes forward knowledge of women’s history. research at the New-York Historical
Society in the 1940s.
What was it like to be a woman in academics and at a nonprofit? A STORY OF GROWTH The
I have been very lucky. Had I not been a token, I would not society’s budget is now $29 million,
have had the career I have had. It is important to recognize up from about $5 million when she
the power of “We need one of those or two of those or 100 of arrived. It employs 150 full-time staff
and 100 part-timers.
those.’’ I don’t believe I faced barriers as a woman, but maybe
I am so academic that I was oblivious. FAVORITE HISTORY BOOK Ron
Chernow’s biography of Alexander
Hamilton. Much of the research was
What’s next for the historical society?
done at the society.
The Citizenship Project builds on our strength to help immigrants
become Americans. This year we helped 1,000 people pass the CIVIC ACTIVITIES She has spent
test, and we plan to double the number in the next year. The Presi- 13 years on the board of the
educational nonprofit The Leadership
dential Historical Commission will deal with the lack of knowledge
Academy, including serving as
about the executive branch, the powers of the president and the chairwoman from 2008 to 2015.
Electoral College. ■
S
teven Safyer grew up on Long Island. He has spent his
entire career as a physician at what is now Montefiore
Einstein Health, the past decade as president and CEO.
Bronx-based Montefiore is one of the four dominant health
care systems downstate, with annual revenues of $5.5 billion.
Why Montefiore?
I entered the Albert Einstein College of Medicine as I was just about
to turn 30. I didn’t know much about Montefiore, but I went to con-
sider a residency. It seemed to be the place to go because it shared
the values of Einstein, which were social justice.
“
in a program at Rikers Island and helped discover
that about 25% of the population was HIV-positive. You cannot be
When an effective treatment was developed, I had
to advocate for that as well as for TB treatments.
successful without
Montefiore gave me the support I needed and in your health, and the
turn put me in charge of it.
determinants of health
What attracts you to administrative jobs? depend as much on your
I can affect many more people and have an place in the world as on
impact on a community.
excellent care”
How is Montefiore improving health in the Bronx,
which has the worst outcomes in the state?
We take care of people who don’t have
insurance, and we never turn anyone away.
We have gone into the community. We are in
65% of the schools with mental health, drug
treatment, even dental clinics. We work to
keep young girls from getting pregnant. We
still see patients who leave Rikers Island at
a special clinic. We work with bodegas to get
DOSSIER
better food in the stores. ACTIVIST ROOTS When Safyer was
3, his family moved from Brooklyn
But it is also a top-ranked hospital. to Malverne, Long Island, a town at
the center of an integration effort
We have built programs that equal or exceed
important enough for Martin Luther
those in Manhattan. We are now doing very King Jr. to come to town. Safyer
complicated lung transplants; only one other remembers the event to this day.
New York City hospital does them. We have sep-
CIVIC ACTIVITIES He is on the boards
arated conjoined twins fused at the brain and the of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation,
vessels. We have done five of the seven success- the Association of American Medical
ful surgeries of this kind in the world. Colleges, the Council of Teaching
Hospitals and Health Systems, the NYC
Why have you built your network north of the city? Board of Correction, the Coalition to
We have worked with the state to save failing hospitals needed Protect America’s Health Care and the
in communities where patients would have a hard time getting University HealthSystem Consortium.
health care, like the southern tier of Westchester. That area WHAT’S NEXT? “There are still many
is very challenged, and we have turned around a number of hospitals that are not performing
failing hospitals. But we don’t discriminate against people as they should be in our footprint.
with means, so we are affiliated with White Plains Hospital, We don’t want everyone coming
to Montefiore if they can get the
the premier hospital in Westchester. We have sought a
comprehensive care they deserve near
continuous geography so patients have access to sophis-
their homes.”
ticated care without going to Manhattan. ■
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TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
IN HEALTHCARE AND HIS STEADFAST
COMMITMENT AS AN EXECUTIVE,
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HIS BELIEF THAT HEALTHCARE
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M
ary Ann Tighe is the longtime chief executive
of the tristate region for CBRE Group. She is a
pioneering woman in real estate, the first one to
chair the Real Estate Board of New York, and the
“ Having a woman as
a role model who
dealt with much
go-to broker for many of the biggest leases in New York. harder times than I
did was helpful”
You started out in the arts and moved to working on the arts in the
White House for Vice President Walter Mondale.
My first love was the arts. My favorite place as a child was the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. I had an opportunity in my 20s to
go to work in the White House, and once you touch politics at
that level, you realize how impactful you can be on the world.
And then you went into real estate at Edward S. Gordon. Why?
Real estate solved a life puzzle for me. I kept trying to find a job
in a business that was a meritocracy. I also needed a job that
wasn’t in the arts because I could not work for any organization
I had helped get money while in government. And I wanted a job
that did not involve travel that would keep me from my husband
and son.
You have said you floundered for the first 18 months—until Carol Nelson
took you under her wing.
I entered a completely alien environment that in the mid-1980s
was a Wild West where every kind of behavior that would be
offensive today was standard operating procedure. I couldn’t
figure out the value system. I joined the firm in part because
Carol was a role model there, the only woman doing significant
commercial real estate brokerage transactions. I was able to
observe her, and Carol was a great teacher at life instruction.
You have been responsible for so many leases that were crucial in
the turnaround of neighborhoods. How did those deals get done?
People don’t come to you with a specific agenda. It is a case
of studying what they need and finding the best operational,
cultural and financial solution. I always remember this great
conversation with Punch Sulzberger [former publisher of The
New York Times], who told me he would never leave their 43rd
Street location because it cost him nothing. But the electrical
closets dated from 1913 to 1943, and they had to keep iron-
workers on the job 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to keep
the lights on. We were able to show it was cheaper to build a
new headquarters.
CBRE congratulates Mary Ann Tighe on being inducted into the Crain’s Hall of Fame.
Mary Ann is quintessentially New York. Born and raised in the Bronx (pictured here with her mother), she has
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teve Hindy, a former foreign correspondent, co-founded
Brooklyn Brewery in 1988, at the very beginning of
the craft beer sector’s emergence and the borough’s
renaissance.
Why has craft beer become such a big part of the American beverage scene?
What happened with craft beer is similar to what happened to all pro-
ducers of foods like cheese, coffee and ice cream in a big way. Once
there were few choices in the supermarket. Now there are many.
“
a lot of credit to my designer, Milton Glazer, who
talked me out of naming the brewery Brooklyn Gentrification has
Eagle after the newspaper. He said, “Just Brook- brought a lot of
lyn.”
jobs that didn’t
What is the secret to the Brooklyn revival? exist 30 years ago.
It has an incredible history. It is a place where
makers and creators have always congregated. I don’t buy the ‘two
I didn’t foresee the influx of educated young Brooklyns’ idea”
people from all over the world doing amazing
things in business, art, books, theater and
music. It has become a creative hotbed.
A
lair Townsend came to New York as Mayor
Ed Koch’s budget director to help rebuild the
government after the mid-1970s fiscal crisis. As
deputy mayor, she played a key role in stemming
corporate flight from the city and then became the publisher
who made Crain’s New York Business profitable.
“
in a job as low as you could do, researching juvenile delinquency.
It was clear from the numbers that there were two of everything In Washington
in the Southern states, and you could tell which ones were for
black kids. I was able to point that out for the first time. I learned a lot about
political courage
What did you learn in your time in Washington working on budget and
management jobs both at HEW and for congressional committees? or lack thereof
I learned a lot about political courage or lack thereof and about and about partisan
partisan politics. There was more political courage and less overt
lying than today. politics”
Why come to New York to work for Ed Koch?
Why not? To be budget director of New York
City—that was exciting. For weeks I would make
myself flash cards like my mother used to
make me learn multiplication. I had everything
to learn.
results. When I came to New York, I found that when we had transit. I think that’s nuts. We need to
more resources, when we gave the Sanitation Department more worry about all those things.”
money, you could see right away that the streets were cleaner. ■
K
evin Ryan made the ad-tech company DoubleClick
the most important player in New York’s first tech
boom, in the 1990s. He has helped found Alley
Corp., Gilt, MongoDB and Zola, among other
companies that have changed the shape of the industry
in the city.
“
at 50% off from your desk—that’s Gilt. Or you can’t find the data-
base that could scale the way you need—that’s Mongo.
Tech here is part of
How does the current tech boom in New York differ from that of a big city, not the
Silicon Valley or elsewhere?
It is similar in the sense that tech is sweeping every dominant part, and
industry, and that’s happening in every country. What’s that’s very healthy”
happening in New York is that we have particular
strengths in media, fashion and ad technology, and we
leverage that. Also, we have a humbler culture in New
York because we are not No. 1. Tech here is part of a
big city, not the dominant part, and that’s very healthy.
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NEW IN TOWN a gymnastics studio, in food eatery opened a sec- REAL ESTATE Holdings, was represented square foot. Sprayregen Real
Chinatown. ond location, in Midtown. by an in-house team. The Estate Advisors brokered
■ Dyphor RETAIL asking rent was $250 per for the tenant. Tishman
146 Wythe Ave., ■ Randall’s Barbeque ■ Fête New York agreed square foot. Speyer handled the deal for
Brooklyn 359 Grand St. STOCK TRANSACTIONS to take 12,063 square feet the owners, itself and the
Interior designer Francesca A former Dinosaur Bar-B- at 231 W. 39th St. for 16 ■ Champion plans to open Irvine Co.
Messina curates the selec- Que pit master is behind ■ Estée Lauder Cos. years. The food hall is slated a 7,121-square-foot store at
tion of Asian and African this Lower East Side spot. (EL-N) to open in the spring. Max- 434 Broadway, a space that ■ Rosenberg & Estis
home decor sold at this Board member Jane Lauder welle New York represented was last occupied by Muji. renewed its 35,000-square-
store, in Williamsburg. sold 36,334 shares of the tenant. Adams & Co. Cushman & Wakefield rep- foot lease and tacked on
MOVES AND EXPANSIONS common stock at prices brokered for the landlord, resented the owner, Savanna 16,000 square feet for the
■ Fancy ranging from $132.79 to the Contemporary Fashion Investment Management, next 10 years at 733 Third
57 Bond St. ■ Butler Bakeshop $133.49 per share Aug. 23. Center. The asking rent was and the tenant. The asking Ave. The law firm plans to
The online marketplace, 40 Water St., Brooklyn The transaction was worth $125 per square foot. rent for the deal was not take over the entire 15th
backed in part by Twitter The Williamsburg bakery $4,840,947. She now holds disclosed. floor and will continue
CEO Jack Dorsey, opened its expanded to Dumbo. 3,703 shares. ■ Nili Lotan signed a deal to occupy the 12th and
first storefront, in SoHo. for 7,668 square feet at COMMERCIAL 14th floors. The building’s
■ Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee ■ Yext Inc. (YEXT-N) 142 Duane St. The Israeli ■ Siguler Guff signed for asking rent ranges from
■ G Mart 1335 Lexington Ave. CFO Steven Cakebread designer plans to open a 44,000 square feet at 200 $50 to $100 per square foot.
5703 Roosevelt Ave., The café, which features sold 20,000 shares of showroom and office at Park Ave. for 11 years. The The landlord, the Durst
Queens vegan baked goods, debuted common stock at around the base of the residen- private-equity firm plans to Organization, was repre-
Woodside’s latest grocery its ninth location, on the $25 per share Aug. 22 and tial co-op. Cushman & move from 825 Third Ave. sented in-house. The tenant
store stocks Chinese brands. Upper East Side. 23 in transactions worth Wakefield brokered for the Asking rents in the building represented itself in the
$496,440. He now holds no designer. The landlord, 101 range from $92 to $112 per transaction. – YOONA HA
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MADONIA’S family
BY LANCE PIERCE has been baking
bread since 1918.
P
eter Madonia has gone from mover and shaker according to a 2017 study by the local business improve-
to neighborhood baker. ment district, which Madonia has chaired since 2016. PETER MADONIA
After serving as Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Great Italian classics such as pane di casa and cannoli
chief of staff, Madonia became chief operating are a big reason the business survives. Another is that BORN Pelham Parkway, Bronx
officer at the Rockefeller Foundation, where he tackled Madonia’s father bought the building for about $35,000 in RESIDES Westchester County
such massive projects as helping cities plan for recovery the mid-1970s. He sold it to his three children for about EDUCATION Bachelor’s in
from natural and man-made disasters. But $200,000 in the ’80s. The property is clearly anthropology, Fordham University;
in January he left to help run the bakery his
grandfather started 100 years ago this month.
“ I was born worth much more now, even though it is in
the nation’s poorest congressional district.
master’s in urban studies, University
of Chicago
Swapping the worlds of City Hall and big- and raised The subway isn’t close, which means gen- OLDIES BUT GOODIES Madonia
time philanthropy for a Bronx bakery—even nearby; this trification and large-scale redevelopment says his business partner, Charlie
one that sells outstanding olive bread—is an
unusual career move. But Madonia said he
is personal ” have so far missed Arthur Avenue, even
though the nearby Fordham Road commer-
LaLima, is responsible for adding
such specialties as white-chocolate
cherry bread and a cheesy jalapeño
couldn’t be happier. cial corridor was rezoned five years ago. loaf to the menu. But the best-
“I was born and raised near the bakery,” he said. “This Madonia says that to get more foot traffic, Arthur Ave- sellers are the standbys: semolina
is very personal to me.” nue needs more parking for the suburban families who bread, cannoli and cookies.
It’s actually his second stint running Madonia Brothers want to eat or shop at the places their parents and grand- CAN’T FIGHT CITY HALL
Madonia served on Mayor Bill de
Bakery. The first began 30 years ago, after his brother, who parents once enjoyed. He would like to see the BID buy a
Blasio’s transition team and has
owned it, died in a car accident. Madonia left the Koch warehouse and turn it into in a garage, but he recognizes periodically advised him. In 2015
administration, where he’d been deputy commissioner for the quest for parking is out of step with the rest of the city, he emailed de Blasio urging him to
buildings and the Fire Department, and bought the bak- where the prevailing winds blow toward ride-sharing and get rid of the pedestrian plaza in
ery. In the mid-1990s he sold a 50% stake to a partner, bike lanes. Still, Madonia is pounding the pavement. Times Square: “No real New York-
ers use it, and they hate walking
who broadened the lineup of breads and pastries and han- “I’ve been in touch with Polly,” he said, referring to
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