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“We were promised a lot of things, like other vendors being in here, a full kitchen through the EDC, but nothing’s really come through,” said Frances Roman, Owner of Cocotazo,…

ByKarla Sanford 0Comments

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Mar 2022

Economy Opinion

Opinion: Want To Keep Employees Engaged? New York’s Nonprofits May Have the Answer

“The pandemic changed how we think about work and many workers are no longer satisfied with jobs that only offer a paycheck. An ingrained culture of service in a company…

ByGabriele Delmonaco

ByVincent Puma 0Comments

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Nov 2021

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Congress Must Support Immigrant Workers to Ensure NY’s Economic Success

‘Businesses across the state and nation are experiencing a significant labor shortage. The key to solving this crisis rests largely in our ability to maximize the untapped potential of our…

ByQuenia Abreu 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Is New York City Really Anti-Business?

‘When Brooklyn Borough President and likely next New York mayor Eric Adams declared that under his watch, “New York will no longer be anti-business” one could wonder what city he’s…

ByDoug Turetsky 3Comments

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Oct 2020

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: NY Is Not Anti-Business. But It’s Not a Pushover, Either

‘The narrative that New York is anti-business, triggered by the recent defeat of the Industry City proposal, is not only misleading, but simplistic.’

ByAdam Friedman 0Comments

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Aug 2020

Economy

Latino Families Near Yankee Stadium Face Economic Devastation

From street vendors to nearby shops, the largely Latino Bronx neighborhood is feeling the loss of this year’s crowds. “Many people here depend on what goes on before, during and…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 2Comments

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Jan 2019

Economy

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Affect the Price of a Beer in Brooklyn

Businesses in New York City that depend on steel and aluminum like steel companies, breweries and metal stamping firms have been affected by the federal tariffs recently imposed on metals.

ByShari Straker 1Comment

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Jun 2018

Economy Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Can the Auto-Repair Sector Survive the Jerome Ave. Rezoning?

Every time a zoning change or development project pushes the auto industry out of one neighborhood, it gets harder to find it a new home.

BySadef Ali Kully 5Comments

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May 2018

Opinion

CityViews: NYC’s Commercial-Waste Redesign Should Follow LA’s Example

‘By creating an efficient, exclusive customer base for each of the seven franchised haulers, our city was able to set high standards for environmental impacts, customer service, and workers’ rights.’

ByJose Ramirez

ByKabira Stokes 3Comments

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Feb 2018

Housing and Homelessness

Photo Essay: Meet Inwood, a Neighborhood on the Verge of a Major Rezoning

Technically, the proposed rezoning of this northern Manhattan neighborhood is about redrawing lines on a map. Here’s what that map looks like, today, on the ground.

ByAdi Talwar 2Comments

East Harlem’s La Marqueta Struggles to Rebound to its Glory Days