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Brooklyn Hospitals Must Merge Or 20110606-NEWS--0001-NAT-CCI-CN_-- 6/3/2011 9:02 PM Page 1 “P INSIDE JOHN MACK TO ALBANY: TOP STORIES SAY ‘I DO’ Michael Gross rags TO GAY on fashion awards MARRIAGE PAGE 2 ® PAGE 11 VOL. XXVII, NO. 23 WWW.CRAINSNEWYORK.COM JUNE 6-12, 2011 PRICE: $3.00 thepioneer Power of flowers: High Line’s $2B RYAN’S economic boost PAGE 2 Laurent Tourondel wins fight for BLT HOPE restaurant name PAGE 3 ‘ProCro,’anyone? Why Silicon Alley veteran Kevin Ryan thinks Fighting land grab luxury-goods e-tailing phenom Gilt Groupe in gentrifying will be his next billion-dollar startup smash Crown Heights NEIGHBORHOODS, PAGE 14 BY MATTHEW FLAMM Here’s one measure of Gilt Groupe’s success GILT TRIP: Ryan sees as a prestige discount shopping site: In offices a “historic” chance to turn Gilt Groupe around the country, work stops at noon.That’s into a high-end when the clock starts ticking on gilt.com’s dai- version of Amazon. ly private sales. More than a million nimble- fingered bargain hunters a month can jump the line, so to speak, to grab designer clothes and accessories at 30% to 70% off. Founded in 2007 by Silicon Alley pioneer Kevin Ryan, Gilt has enjoyed spectacular growth thanks to its combination of BUSINESS LIVES fashion cred, artfully displayed See RYAN’S HOPE on Page 17 INSIDE WHO’S WHO IN SILICON ALLEY GOTHAM GIGS Brooks Brothers’ brand The people to watch in tech and new media PAGE 16 ambassador P. 25 ● ANNE FISHER NY ’s buck ennis bedbug plague is good business (for some) P. 25 ● MOVERS & SHAKERS IT’S CODE BLUE FOR Brooklyn hospitals BORO’S HEALTH GIANTS Weiner’s Scoop founder launches new fashion line P. 26 CONDITION: CRITICAL ● GAEL GREENE follows gift to his P. 27 must merge or die Liabilities exceed assets by tens Psilakis to Roslyn of millions of dollars; auditors issue “going concern” warnings mayoral Brookdale INDEX With half of boro’s med centers ailing, state Interfaith pushes alliances to avoid next St.Vincent’s Wyckoff Heights rivals IN THE MARKETS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _4 CONDITION: NEED AN RX THE INSIDER _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _8 could include a major restructur- Have large debt loads, or VIEWPOINT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _10 BY BARBARA BENSON ing, closure or repurposing of at liabilities that exceed assets Winners, losers GREG DAVID _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _11 least one of the hospitals. The chief executives of three Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn Hospital from shot sent REAL ESTATE DEALS PLUS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _14 ailing Brooklyn hospitals are final- Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Kingsbrook ’round the world CLASSIFIEDS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _22 izing a de facto merger proposal and Brooklyn Hospital Center say Source: Hospitals’ most recent audited HOT JOBS _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _25 that they expect to submit to state the aim of the suggested alliance is financial statements, 2008-10 EXECUTIVE MOVES _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _25 officials as early as this week.Their to strengthen their bottom lines BY JEREMY SMERD AND SHANE DIXON KAVANAUGH THE WEEK AHEAD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _27 plan, which calls for a “northern and to command higher reim- Brooklyn health care alliance,” bursement under federal and state Long Island College Hospital Medicaid reforms. would be No.6—its most recent fi- Rep. Anthony Weiner’s testy The first two hospitals have nancial statement showed a $39 mishandling of a lewd photo pub- carried large losses and crippling million loss in 2009—had it not lished from his Twitter account liabilities for years. The third, been merged with a state institu- last week has done more than tit- which emerged from bankruptcy tion, SUNY Downstate Medical illate a nation:It’s possibly savaged ELECTRONIC EDITION in 2007, faces a major debt pay- Center’s University Hospital of his hopes of becoming New York’s ment next year. Brooklyn. The $62 million deal next mayor. Five of Brooklyn’s 10 private was brokered during the Paterson The pugnacious and usually NEWSPAPER hospitals have financial problems. See HOSPITALS on Page 24 See WEINER on Page 21 20110606-NEWS--0002-NAT-CCI-CN_-- 6/3/2011 9:10 PM Page 1 ALL ALONG THE (LONGER) HIGH LINE COMMENTARY THE SECOND LEG of the High Line opens this week, doubling the length of the wildly popular park, at a cost of $66 million. Since much of the area was rezoned from manufacturing to residential and commercial use six years ago and the first leg of the High Line Fashion opened four years later, the change has been dramatic. The area has seen a surge in foot traffic, in openings of trendy bars, restaurants, stores and galleries, and in property strokes for development and prices. All told, 3.6 million square feet of projects have been completed or are under way—at a total cost of $2 billion. —AMANDA FUNG AND TOMMY FERNANDEZ fashion folk 100 11TH AVE. SETTLING IN at West 19th RENTAL APARTMENTS Street AND CONDOS o you remember the women’s fashion sensations David Cameron and Richard Tyler? Maybe. How about ON THE TRACK the menswear stars Bill Robinson 14 W. 30th St. Dand Robert Massimo Freda? Less Buildings likely. Ever heard of Tony Valentine? Justin Giunta? I didn’t think so. Which just goes to show what a CFDA award is worth. Each of those designers has 1,362 Units won one in the event’s 30 years. Ave. 11th 10th Ave. 10th In 2008, the Caledonia became the area’s first luxury building. Ninth Ave. On June 6, at time ago, in A far-larger AvalonBay tower opening in 2014 will have 829 units. Lincoln Center, 1992, the 25th the Council of birthday of his W. 23rd St. Fashion Design- Polo label. Sure- DESK JOBS ers of America ly, that was no OFFICE BUILDINGS trots out a passel more a coinci- of celebrities in dence than the free clothes that glowing profiles the rest of us must that mark his 243K pay for to bestow every anniversary Square feet built its latest honors in the many mag- on a dozen fash- MICHAEL azines and news- THE HIGH LINE ion folk. GROSS papers that feed BUILDING In their brutal at the trough of 450 W. 14th St. profession, some his nine-figure 2 n Start of W. 14th St. are likely to fail and be forgot- advertising budget. Buildings in works proposed 3rd leg Washington St. ten, while others, such as One year,the CFDA invit- n 2nd leg opens W. 13th St. Marc Jacobs, are so successful ed a photographer,a videogra- Frank Gehry’s curvaceous IAC Building was the first office tower Tuesday they hardly need the valida- pher and me to a meeting to to open in the area. The High Line Building opens in late summer. n 1st leg opened tion. On learning that he discuss how to get its awards 2009 Gansevoort St. would receive the CFDA’s show on television. We sug- 2011 Lifetime Achievement gested it follow the model of JUST VISITING Award, Mr. Jacobs, 48, the Academy Awards, stop HOTELS sounded a tad peeved and said choosing most of the winners he preferred to consider it “a in a star-chamber atmosphere half-a-lifetime award.” and add some “envelope- John Galliano (who won a please” suspense to the pro- 393 CFDA award in ceedings. Its lead- Rooms (by end of July) 1997) is only 50— ers were horrified THE STANDARD BEER Stars trot GARDEN and we all know then, but some of 848 Washington St.
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