ECONOMY
Recessionary
Tremors: Marvin Reguindin
Marvin Reguindin,
president and creative director of Thinking Cap
Communications and Design, a multiservice marketing firm,
has noticed a drop-off in business lately, mainly from
his larger clients.
November 5, 2008
By Alex Davidson
ECONOMY
Recessionary
Tremors: Larry Ortiz
Ortiz and his
partner have responded to the souring economy by scaling
back how often they go out to dinner. But when they do, they
make sure to patronize one of their fellow Harlem
businesses.
November 5, 2008
By Chris Caggiano
ECONOMY
Recessionary
Tremors: Dan Jinks
One might expect
a wealthy Hollywood player to be insulated from the
financial crisis, but Jinks who produced American
Beauty, says, “We’ve all been
affected by it. Anyone who has anything in a money market
or an IRA has felt the effects of it."
November 5, 2008
By Kyle Buchanan
ECONOMY
Recessionary
Tremors: Gabriel Silverstein
Silverstein, who
has been in real estate for 14 years, says the current
economic crisis has forced him to shift tactics to generate
the same volume of deals.
November 5, 2008
By Alex Davidson
ECONOMY
Recessionary
Tremors: "Jane"
Unemployed
workers sometimes look to the sex industry as a quick and
easy way to earn cash, though, meaning greater
competition -- and lower prices.
November 5, 2008
By Alex Davidson
ECONOMY
Recessionary
Tremors: Carter Wentworth
Unemployed and
already behind on his mortgage payments, Wentworth thinks
he can probably get by for another six months. Fortunately,
he can move in with his boyfriend if he needs to,
but what happens when the unemployment checks stop
coming?
November 5, 2008
By Chris Caggiano