Demand high for Harlem Hotels, but no one’s taking advantage Fall is peak season in New York’s hotel industry, when tourists and traveling business pros fill vacant rooms from Battery Park to Central Park. In Harlem, hotel marketer Aquaria Harley, director of sales at Aloft – the neighborhood’s only conventional […]
Month: November 2015
Community opposition to re-zoning mounts in East New York, with little comfort from the city.
State Assemblyman Charles Baron says that any development in East New York under the current proposal will be bad news for current residents. “My man here said that gentrification is coming whether you like it or not,” he said, pointing at a Department of City Planning employee sitting in the […]
Real Estate Prices Push Food Manufacturing Companies Out of the City
New York City is a petri dish for food innovation – it’s creative, diverse, filled with a multitude of ethnic groups and packed with adventurous eaters. While the city has served as an incubator for new food companies, businesses looking to scale up are turning to locations outside the five […]
Protected: Trash Travels
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Protected: Silicon Alley Trails Behind in Parental Leave Policies
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Corporate relocation firms direct company movement
Companies are leaving New York City to cut costs and there’s someone directing the traffic. The Boyd Company, a corporate relocation firm founded by John Boyd, tells companies where they should move as they abandon the city’s high costs and rising rents. On New York’s side is a strong brand, […]
De Blasio Clearly Needs Help Fighting Homelessness
– By John Spina For a Mayor who won office based on his vision to combat inequality, De Blasio’s campaign against homelessness has been a failure due to the limited scope of his programs. With few political allies in Albany the prospects for progress appear dim. According to the Coalition […]
Reactivated South Brooklyn Marine Terminal Won’t Come at Cost of Residents, EDC Prez Says
In today’s New York, economic development has become almost synonymous with gentrification, with communities often fearing new projects will mean displacement of long-time residents. That’s the current vibe in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where the city plans to revive the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal by the end of 2016. The city plans to […]
EDC Prez Says City Needs More Office Space
The city is running out of affordable office space as demand is projected to increase heavily over the next decade. Demand for office space could reach as much as 60 million square feet, according to an NYC Economic Development Corp., study released Thursday at a Crain’s New York Business conference. […]