Three and half years ago, French chef Bernard Ros was ready to find a new home for his restaurant, Paname, which is a slang name for Paris, his home city. Ros looked for a location in the Upper West Side, but then changed his mind. He decided to bid on […]
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Moving beyond the CARE Act in the effort to ease the load on the backs of Caregivers
Last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the CARE (Caregiver, Advise, Record, Enable) Act into law in New York State. The law, which passed unanimously in the State Senate back in June, mandates training for the fastest growing labor force in the State: caregivers. This is only a first step in […]
Protected: Diversity in the New York City Creative Arts Scene
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Demand high for Harlem Hotels, but no one’s taking advantage
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Assemblyman Blake announces small cash award for Bronx startups
New York City Assemblyman Michael Blake speaks to the crowd at the Future of Work Summit in the Bronx, NY. By Andrew Caringi Another new effort to fund Bronx-based startups was announced by Assemblyman Michael Blake today, this time in the form of a relatively small cash award […]