Triple bottom line cost-benefit analysis helps government decide what to build
To the editor:In their op-ed "Protect the whole city, not just one neighborhood," Councilman Costa Constantindes and Nilda Mesa raise a recurring issue: What if an infrastructure proposal helps one...
View ArticleCity's still banking on blockchain by ensuring the industry is open to all
Thousands of people are expected to descend upon the city for NYC Blockchain Week, a series of events begun May 10 that celebrate the esoteric “distributed ledger” technology behind Bitcoin and other...
View ArticleAfter bubbly rise, crypto crowd is nursing a hangover
Some 8,800 people crammed into the Hilton Midtown last year for the city's marquee cryptocurrency and blockchain conference, Consensus. After paying a registration fee that ranged from $1,499 to...
View ArticleCity leaves billions in Sandy aid unspent, adding to risks
New York City has only spent 54% of the $14.7 billion in already-approved U.S. funds for recovery and storm-protection following 2012’s .The unspent money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
View ArticleDOJ sides with insurer Oscar in antitrust suit
The U.S. Department of Justice is backing health insurer Oscar in the federal antitrust suit that the startup filed against Florida Blue, that state's dominant Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan.Oscar...
View ArticleLower Manhattan reaches post-9/11 employment milestone
New York has adopted a rule that will eventually kill off its last coal-fired power plants standing.The state’s environmental regulator said Thursday that it had passed regulations requiring all power...
View ArticleUber prices IPO at $45 a share
New York has adopted a rule that will eventually kill off its last coal-fired power plants standing.The state’s environmental regulator said Thursday that it had passed regulations requiring all power...
View ArticleActivists push back against Target's plans in Astoria, Elmhurst
New York has adopted a rule that will eventually kill off its last coal-fired power plants standing.The state’s environmental regulator said Thursday that it had passed regulations requiring all power...
View ArticleTop Cuomo aide sends scalding letter to MTA board
New York has adopted a rule that will eventually kill off its last coal-fired power plants standing.The state’s environmental regulator said Thursday that it had passed regulations requiring all power...
View ArticleNew York is killing off its last coal power plants standing
New York has adopted a rule that will eventually kill off its last coal-fired power plants standing.The state’s environmental regulator said Thursday that it had passed regulations requiring all power...
View ArticleWoodstock 50 concert organizers sue investor that backed out
A dispute over the future of the Woodstock 50 festival&l…; has spiraled into a court fight, with organizers suing and at least temporarily silencing a former investor that sought to call off the...
View ArticleJobs in Lower Manhattan surpass pre-9/11 levels
The number of private-sector jobs in Lower Manhattan has surpassed employment levels of September 2001 for the first time.Employment downtown grew to 251,334 jobs in the third quarter of last year,...
View ArticleYogurt company to pay Rhode Island school lunch debt
Yogurt company Chobani says it will pay the school lunch debt of low-income families with students attending a Rhode Island school district.Warwick Public Schools made national news when it announced...
View ArticleA low-paying industry is driving city job growth
New York City has produced an average of 100,000 jobs each year since 2010. Not getting enough attention is the way home health care jobs have become the most important component of that growth.A
View ArticleDOJ sides with insurer Oscar in antitrust suit
The in the federal antitrust suit that the startup filed against Florida Blue, that state's dominant Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan.Oscar filed the lawsuit in November, after it began selling health...
View ArticleKatz: Revenue initiatives shy of target but expect momentum
, president and CEO, testified Thursday before the City Council as part of fiscal 2020 executive budget hearings.Katz told the council's hospitals and finance committees that some of the health...
View ArticleUber stumbles out of the IPO gate
Uber got a lesson today from Wall Street in dynamic pricing.The ride-hailing company's widely anticipating initial public offering stumbled out of the gate with the stock opening at $42 per share,...
View ArticleSelf-storage builder strikes deal for $100M development
Self-storage builder Storage Deluxe has acquired a development site in , which will be operated by Storage Deluxe builds and owns—but does not operate—storage properties. Most of its portfolio is...
View ArticleManhattan represents a quarter of U.S. coworking market, report says
Manhattan controls the national market for coworking, according to a recent analysis from CBRE.About a quarter of all coworking space in the country can be found in the borough, according to the...
View ArticleCouncilman wants audit of costs of running a small business
The chairman of the City Council's Committee on Small Business urged city Comptroller Scott Stringer in a letter Thursday to conduct an audit of the numerous financial burdens the city's government and...
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