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The story of a store | Curbed NY

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Neil deMause

Even in an East Village littered with “For Rent” signs in store windows, East Ninth Street between First Avenue and Avenue A stands out.At the east end of the block sits a six-story brick edifice, freshly painted white, that was … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Shopping, Small Business

How to Help Local Stores Survive When Neighborhoods Get “Discovered” | Village Voice

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Neil deMause

When the Brownsville Community Justice Center won a small city grant to erect an informational kiosk beneath the elevated 3 train tracks last fall, it seemed like a fun project for the group’s youth photography club. No one expected it … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Development, New York City, Small Business

As Industry City Promises a New Sunset Park, Some Residents Fight to Maintain the Old One | City Limits

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Neil deMause

On a recent Saturday afternoon on the Sunset Park waterfront, the Industry City warehouse complex was a hive of activity. On the first floor, the food court bustled with visitors scarfing down chicken tinga tacos and gourmet cookies. One floor … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Brooklyn, Development, Small Business

The Gentrifier’s Guide: Art Is Long, Leases Are Short | Village Voice

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Neil deMause

Tamara Zahaykevich is one of the many New Yorkers who have found themselves both gentrifier and gentrified, as the front lines have gradually shifted. “I’ve been in New York since 1996, and since then I’ve moved my apartment ten times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Gentrification, New York City, Small Business

Congress plays chicken over paying for 1099 fix (CNNMoney)

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Neil deMause

The 1099 tax form mess continues, with both the House and Senate moving to pass repeal bills. Unfortunately, the Senate’s solution for filling the resulting revenue gap is to promise vaguely to find unneeded spending it can cut; the House’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Health Care, Small Business, Tax policy

Diagnosing A Defeat: Why The Sick Leave Bill Failed (City Limits)

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Neil deMause

A multi-year campaign to require that all employees in New York City receive paid sick time (which I first wrote about last fall) was quashed in October by city council speaker Christine Quinn. What happened, and what does it mean … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Bad Government, Health Care, Labor, Small Business

Reich on Why Obama’s Business Tax Credit Sucks

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Neil deMause

For anyone wondering whether Obama’s reported plan to give lots of investment tax breaks to businesses is really that bright an idea, Robert Reich today gives a resounding “no way, no how“: The economy needs two whopping corporate tax cuts … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Business, Obama Administration, Small Business, Tax policy, The Great Recession

Talking 1099s on TOP

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Neil deMause

Programming note: I’ll be on WTOP radio in Washington, D.C. this afternoon at 2:20 pm Eastern time, to talk about the Great 1099 Tax Form Mess. Tune in via webstream here.

Posted in Audio, Small Business, Tax policy

IRS starts mopping up Congress’s tax-reporting mess (CNNMoney)

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Neil deMause

With the Great Blizzard of 1099s still looming (if 2012 counts as “looming”), there could be a white knight riding to the rescue … would you believe the IRS? With a new mandate looming that will require business owners to … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Small Business, Tax policy

Stealth IRS changes mean millions of new tax forms (CNNMoney.com)

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Neil deMause

Still more on those changes to 1099 tax form filings for small businesses and the self-employed: The massive expansion of requirements for businesses to file 1099 tax forms that was hidden in the 2,409-page health reform bill took many by … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Small Business, Tax policy

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