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1. Gas Prices Sting Many, From Cabbies To Commuters.

Author

Ramirez, Anthony, Schweber, Nick, and McGeehan, Patrick

Subjects
*GAS prices, *PETROLEUM product sales & prices, *ECONOMIC impact, *PETROLEUM refining, *HURRICANES
Abstract

Offers a look at the economic impact of the rise of gasoline prices on New York and New Jersey citizens. Impact of gasoline prices on messenger services, cabdrivers, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and public school bus operators; Rise of prices due to world demand for oil and Hurricane Katrina's destruction of Gulf Coast oil refineries; Report that drivers in New York state may pay an extra $600 million a month in fuel costs, based on $3.25 a gallon; Claim of Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell that she got a legal opinion from the state attorney general clearing the way for suspending state air-pollution regulations to increase gas refining; Report that the League of Mutual Taxi Owners has formally petitioned New York City for a $1 fuel surcharge.

Published
2005

2. Airlines brace for revenue hit from Sandy; New York expects quick rebound in travel.

Author

Rice, Kate and King, Danny

Subjects
HURRICANES, ECONOMIC impact, TOURISM, AIRLINE industry
Abstract

The article reports on the impact on the tourism industry of the Hurricane Sandy that hit the U.S. in October 2012. According to the risk consulting firm Eqecat, the storm caused an estimated 50 billion U.S. dollars in damage and economic losses. Airlines such as American, United, Delta, JetBlue and US Airways reported losses of an estimated 400 million U.S. dollars in revenue due to the hurricane. Also noted was the storm's impact on the New York lodging industry.

Published
2012

3. Some Stores Struggle To Reopen.

Author

WILSON, ERIC

Subjects
*STORMS, *HURRICANES, *ECONOMIC impact, *CORPORATE headquarters, *FLOODS, *RETAIL stores, *PROPERTY damage, *HURRICANE Sandy, 2012, *ECONOMICS, RETAIL industry & economics
Abstract

The article focuses on the effect of storm for the reopening of some stores in New York in 2012. It says that headquarters of Showroom Seven at the Terminal Warehouse, in which company's design studio was flooded with at least five feet of water from the hurricane. It mentions that Balenciaga and Comme des Garçons stores were flooded in Lower Manhattan, New York.

Published
2012

4. Emotions Fray As Danger Grows With Hardships.

Author

BARRON, JAMES, BELSON, KEN, Buettner, Russ, Correal, Annie, Cowan, Alison Leigh, Fink, Sheri, Goldstein, Joseph, Goodman, J. David, Grady, Denise, Grynbaum, Michael M., Hauser, Christine, Winnie Hu, Leonard, Randy, Rashbaum, William K., and Yee, Vivian

Subjects
*HURRICANE Sandy, 2012, *HARDSHIP, *DISASTER relief, *DISASTER victims, *HURRICANES, *ECONOMIC impact, *NEW York City Marathon, NEW York City mayors
Abstract

The article focuses on the move of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to cancel the New York City Marathon after mounting criticism that it was not the time for the race as the region is still recovering from Hurricane Sandy. The marathon had been scheduled to begin in Staten Island, which is considered as one of the storm's hit areas. Some advisers worried that the criticism could damage Bloomberg's legacy in the way that the city's botched response to the storm had done in 2010.

Published
2012

5. Music Starts To Rebuild.

Author

Christman, Ed

Subjects
*HURRICANE Sandy, 2012, *MUSIC industry, *HURRICANES, *ECONOMIC impact
Abstract

The article discusses how the music industry in New York City is coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The author notes that although most offices in the city were closed on October 29-30, 2012, businesses continued to function due to employees working from home. Sandy will not delay any scheduled album releases, as far as the publication can determine.

Published
2012

6. Tristate Area Struggling Back After Sandy.

Subjects
HURRICANE Sandy, 2012, ECONOMIC impact, HURRICANES, RETAIL industry management, SUPPLY chains, THANKSGIVING Day
Abstract

The article examines the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the retail industry in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area. It is reported that all stores of the discount chains Target Corp. and Wal-Mart in the area hit by the storm had reopened as of November 5, 2012. Plans by stores in New York City to remain open on Thanksgiving Day are examined. Disruptions in supply chains caused by the closing of ports and shortages of gasoline are discussed.

Published
2012

7. AGENCIES SET UP POP-UP SHOPS.

Author

Bruell, Alexandra and Parekh, Rupal

Subjects
*HURRICANE Sandy, 2012, *HURRICANES, *ECONOMIC impact, *ADVERTISING agencies, *OFFICE management, *OFFICES
Abstract

The article examines the impact of Hurricane Sandy in 2012 on the operations of advertising agencies located in New York City. Temporary offices created by agencies whose offices were without electric power as a result of the storm are discussed, particularly the use of the ballroom of the InterContinental Hotel in midtown Manhattan by the media buying service Horizon Media, which the agency rented at a daily rate of $40,000.

Published
2012

8. Struggling With Sandy.

Subjects
HURRICANE Sandy, 2012, ECONOMIC impact, HURRICANES, RETAIL industry, RETAIL stores -- Maintenance & repair
Abstract

The article examines the effects of Hurricane Sandy on retail industry operations in New Jersey, New York state and Connecticut. The reopening of stores and shopping malls in the three states following the storm by companies including Kohl's Corp., Sears and Nordstrom Inc. is discussed. Storm damage to retail stores is examined. The impact of the lack of electric power on the industry is considered.

Published
2012

10. Carolina Mills Brace for Isabel's Worst.

Author

Malone, Scott

Subjects
HURRICANES, ECONOMIC impact, TEXTILE industry
Abstract

Reports that textile companies along the Carolina coastline in New York are preparing for the hurricane Isabel. Possibility of plant shutdown; Updates from the National Weather Service; Release of hurricane manuals.

Published
2003

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