WNYC, by Brian Lehrer, September 23, 2011. WNYC reporters, Arun Venugopal and Cindy Rodriguez, talk about what the latest census numbers say about poverty levels and other demographic measurements in New York City and the U.S.
Gotham Gazette, by Gail Robinson, September 22, 2011. For many months, the Bloomberg administration has boasted that as poverty rose elsewhere in the country, it remained constant here, thanks in part to his policies. Unfortunately, he can no longer say that.
New York Daily News, By Erin Durkin, September 22, 2011. Walmart would have to open as many as 159 stores in New York City to gain a successful market share, the chain's foes say in a new report. Researchers calculated how many stores it would take for Walmart to claim 21% of the city's grocery market - its average share of the market nationally - and found they'd have to open 159 across the five boroughs to achieve that.
Brownstoner, By Gabby Warshawer, September 22, 2011. As far as attention-grabbing reports go, Alliance for a Greater New York’s “Walmartization of NY” is a doozy: The organization finds Walmart would have to open 159 stores in New York in order to replicate its average share of the grocery market nationally. The report projects that Brooklyn would have the most Walmarts of the five boroughs, with 48 stores. Three of those stores would be superstores, 10 would be Walmart Markets, and 35 would be Walmart Express stores.
Capital Tonight, by Liz Benjamin, September 21, 2011. Walmart opponents say the mega-retailer could end up with more than 150 locations in the five boroughs if it follows its national model in NYC.