As the dust settles following the six-week dash to submit the city’s Amazon headquarters bid, attention is turning to what can be repurposed from the work — regardless of Amazon’s choice. The effort is reminiscent of another citywide sales job — the 2012 Olympic bid, which paved the way for […]
Author: Sarah Kerr
Real estate leader Ofer Cohen eyes Brooklyn’s next chapter
When he read the news one morning in early September, Ofer Cohen picked up the phone and called key players in Brooklyn real estate. Cohen, 46, the founder and president of TerraCRG, a Brooklyn-focused real estate advisory and brokerage firm, knew immediately that the borough could make a strong case […]
Price cuts at Whole Foods just the beginning of Amazon’s grocery ambitions in NYC
A few weeks after the Amazon deal, New York City shoppers say price cuts at Whole Foods piqued their interest, but had not changed the way they shop. Well, not yet at least. But the newly merged companies have their sights set on urban areas— and smaller chains and independent […]