Talk of the Sound, By Robert Cox, July 13, 2011. Members of the Getting Our Money's Worth Coalition responded positively to New York State Comptroller DiNapoli’s annual report on Industrial Development Agency (IDA) performance, which concluded that despite improvements in reporting, more needs to be done to accurately evaluate the effectiveness of these economic development agencies.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, By Cara Matthews, July 12, 2011. Reporting requirements for New York's industrial development agencies are lacking and there is no apparent connection between higher tax exemptions and job growth, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a report released Tuesday.
Radiohive, hosted by Danny Valdes, July 11, 2011. With its sweatshop products, town-killing megacenters, and anti-woman and anti-union policies, retail behemoth Walmart is no stranger to controversy. The company is a true capitalist juggernaught – in 2007, the IMF reported it’s sales revenue was greater than 144 economies in the world and it is the second-biggest contributer to the U.S. GDP – and the juggernaught now has its site fixed on New York City. Our guest is part of the David & Goliath struggle to keep Walmart out of New York City. He is Austin Guest and is leading the fight with Align against Walmart’s first New York City store.
Gotham Gazette, by Dan Steinberg, July 8, 2011. In the absence of leadership from the Bloomberg administration, the task of coordinating the city's economic development activities with its sustainability plan has largely been left to non-governmental organizations such as Urban Agenda (now the Alliance for a Greater New York), the Pratt Center for Community Development, NYC Apollo Alliance, and grassroots efforts such as Green Worker Cooperatives.
Union Edge, Hosted by Charles Showalter, July 8, 2011. Our first guest is Matt Ryan of Align: the Alliance for a Greater New York, which is part of the Walmart Free NYC Coalition. He discusses why and how they're trying to keep Walmart out of NYC.