Aaron Elstein writes a blog called In The Markets for Crain's New York Business and covers all aspects of Wall Street. He has been covering the beat since 1996, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 5600. Before coming to Crain's New York Business in 2003, he wrote "Heard on the Street" columns at the The Wall Street Journal, covered bank mergers for American Banker, and got his start reporting on downstate Illinois graft and corruption for the Illinois Times in Springfield. His articles, columns and blogs have won numerous awards over the years, including from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Alliance of Area Business Publications and the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Award. He lives with his wife and son in Washington Heights and spends much of his free time worrying about the Red Sox.