For nearly four decades, Tino’s Unisex Hairstyling has been a staple in Far Rockaway. Owner Tino Venzia talks his salon’s roots and history, what it takes to start your own business, the challenges he’s faced, and his hopes for the future for his salon, and Far Rockaway.
With artisanal food halls, affordable outlets and Instagram-worthy views, the upcoming opening of Empire Outlets could drastically change Staten Island, or at least that’s what Joseph Ferrara, principal partner of BFC Partners, the development group behind Empire, is hoping. “We want to make sure that people stay engaged and we […]
DaMarius Edwards, 24, was in a financial bind when he signed up to help New Yorkers to find homes of their own. Working on his passion, producing beats and rapping, which he had moved to New York to pursue, wasn’t bringing in any income. He had to figure out how […]
Developer Martin Dunn has come a long way since he was fired from his post as executive director of the East New York Urban Youth Corps in 1998. These days even his former boss Winchester Key can’t say anything against him. Key was chairman of the East New York Urban […]
Along Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens, the sidewalk is cluttered with bodegas, liquor stores, and various beauty shops. Across the street, a different scene exists. A mostly abandoned shopping mall boasts three stores, the rest shuttered closed. This lack of some retail goods and too many of others has […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio has been getting serious blowback in trying to build affordable housing in the city. An upzoning bid shot down by the City Council in northern Manhattan, is the latest in a slew of community hurdles that he is facing in trying to increase the city’s stock […]
Rents have soared along the retail corridor on Broadway because retailers are cashing in on a changing neighborhood. Rents along the strip on Broadway between Chambers Street and Battery Park increased 39% from spring 2015 to spring 2016 according to the latest Real Estate Board of New York Manhattan Retail […]
Long Islanders have been Ubering, and Nassau County officials do not like it. According to the Nassau County Taxi and Limousine Commission, there have been 2,500 violations reported this year distributed to taxi-alternative transportation drivers. “Any individual operating in Nassau County under a taxi-alternative company is under […]
But city residents remain wary of change The restructuring of the Mount Sinai Health System, including the closure of the historic 825-bed Beth Israel hospital, indicates private hospitals will be increasingly reliant on outpatient services and look to reduce the number of beds in the pursuit of savings. The fact […]
Despite a tough retail climate, New York City consignment stores are thriving by throwing themselves into competition with high-end retail boutiques. The secret to their success is mimicking these boutiques in design, stock, and location, giving them the competitive edge to survive in wealthy, high rent districts of the city. […]