Brooklyn pol to decide on Industry City rezoning
Move over LeBron. Brooklyn Councilman Carlos Menchaca is about to announce his big decision.Menchaca said he will reveal next week whether he will allow a planned rezoning of Industry City to proceed...
View ArticleThree World Trade Center retail space still a dark void
Executives of WeWork and its largest investor, hold a roadshow to promote the offering as soon as this week, an executive told analysts last week. Representatives for SoftBank and We Co., the parent of...
View ArticleUpstate foundry to mend damaged ‘Charging Bull’ sculpture
Executives of WeWork and its largest investor, hold a roadshow to promote the offering as soon as this week, an executive told analysts last week. Representatives for SoftBank and We Co., the parent of...
View ArticleSeven states sue SEC on concern broker rule is weak
Executives of WeWork and its largest investor, hold a roadshow to promote the offering as soon as this week, an executive told analysts last week. Representatives for SoftBank and We Co., the parent of...
View ArticleFeds probe taxi industry lending
Executives of WeWork and its largest investor, hold a roadshow to promote the offering as soon as this week, an executive told analysts last week. Representatives for SoftBank and We Co., the parent of...
View ArticleLongtime labor strategist joins de Blasio administration
Executives of WeWork and its largest investor, hold a roadshow to promote the offering as soon as this week, an executive told analysts last week. Representatives for SoftBank and We Co., the parent of...
View ArticleSoftBank pushes WeWork to postpone contentious IPO
Executives of WeWork and its largest investor, hold a roadshow to promote the offering as soon as this week, an executive told analysts last week. Representatives for SoftBank and We Co., the parent of...
View ArticleTarget ups hiring to more than 130,000 for holidays
Target is hiring more than 130,000 people ahead of the critical holiday season, up 8% from last year.The retailer is doubling to 8,000 the number hires dedicated to handling online orders.While the...
View ArticleOfficials seek second opinion on Lower East Side flood barrier
Manhattan officials want a second opinion on a $1.3 billion flooding resiliency plan pushed by the de Blasio administration that would reshape part of Lower Manhattan.Manhattan Borough President Gale...
View ArticleCity housing czar: Not 'realistic' to expect property tax reform under de Blasio
The de Blasio administration has a new message on property tax reform: the buck stops with the next mayor.That was the signal Deputy Mayor Vicki Been sent at a Crain's Business Breakfast event Tuesday...
View ArticleFederal prosecutors target possible taxi loan fraud
Federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into possible lending fraud in New York City's troubled yellow taxi industry.The New York Times cab drivers to take out high-risk loans that left them...
View ArticlePeloton to start IPO roadshow as soon as Wednesday
Peloton Interactive Inc. is planning to start its initial public offering roadshow this week in what could be one of the largest debuts of the year, according to people familiar with the matter.The...
View ArticlePaid time off is not a luxury—it's a lifesaver
According to news reports, Americans are dying at younger ages. While much attention has been given to the role of the opioid crisis, my research over the past several decades also points to the...
View ArticleNo, WeWork is not a threat to NYC tech
The headline in Crain’s was certainly alarming. "I beg to differ.We, as the company is formally called, is not like the vast majority of New York tech companies. Like Uber and a handful of other...
View Article'Political' construction delays drive up housing costs, deputy mayor says
Politicians who fight construction in the name of combating gentrification are having the opposite effect—driving up building costs and cutting into affordable housing creation, Deputy Mayor Vicki Been...
View ArticleCity sues Chipotle for alleged labor violations
The de Blasio administration is seeking more than $1 million in restitution for Chipotle workers in a suit filed against the fast-food chain for allegedly violating “nearly every aspect of the city’s...
View ArticleDeadline nears for workplace sexual harassment training
Deadlines are approaching for businesses to comply with workplace sexual harassment training rules put in place last fall by the city and state.The state law requires that all employers have a system...
View ArticleCuomo launches his own $2 billion legal action against opioids
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to inflict some pain on the producers and providers of dangerously addictive opioids.Alleging an "industry-wide conspiracy," the governor announced on Tuesday that his...
View ArticleE-cig, medical-marijuana sellers closely watch NY's anti-vaping actions
Plus:Cuomo seeks insurers' help to recover $2B from opioid makersNearly 70,000 receiving care for 9/11–related illnessesHorizon, Barnabas and NJ Medicaid team up on value-based careNewark Beth Israel...
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