Nathan Crooks

Nathan Crooks

December 09, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Developers Push the Art Basel Crowd Toward a New Miami Neighborhood

As Allapattah emerges to attract galleries and artists, Pérez says he is aware of many of the issues that can emerge as neighborhoods change and says the area could be important for the development of affordable housing.

By Nathan Crooks and Katya Kazakina

8 minute read

May 14, 2018 | Daily Business Review

One-of-a-Kind Private Train Takes On Florida's Traffic Nightmare

The Brightline high-speed train, the only privately owned and operated passenger rail system in the U.S., took its inaugural run to Miami on Friday filled with politicians and reporters. The public can ride starting May 19.

By Nathan Crooks, Bloomberg News

3 minute read

May 15, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Venezuela's Crisis Has Professionals Scrubbing Toilets in Miami

The newest members of the Venezuelan diaspora can be found every Friday at the Value Store It Self Storage in Doral. On the fluorescent-bright fourth floor, four units are stacked to the ceiling with donated sheet sets, towels, dishes, toys, clothes, and, on this day, 60 boxes of floral slip-on women's shoes. The recipients begin arriving at 2 p.m.: a public accountant and his journalist wife, a veterinarian, a registered nurse with her baby and 10-year-old daughter in tow. All have been in the U.S. for mere months. "I didn't know there were places like this," says Idianna Diaz, the nurse, who started to cry after collecting some kitchenware and a microwave.

By Margaret Newkirk and Nathan Crooks

13 minute read

May 09, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Venezuela Needs New Leader, Not New Constitution, Almagro Says

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has gone too far to bring the country back from the brink, said the secretary-general of the Organization of American States. The crisis-ridden nation needs elections and a peaceful transition of power, not the new constitution that Maduro has promised, he said.

By Nathan Crooks

6 minute read