Tag: New York City
Sweetgreen sued by New York workers for alleged racial discrimination
Workers prepare apples and avocados inside a Sweetgreen Inc. restaurant.Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTen Sweetgreen employees are suing the [...]
New York legal marijuana program expands retail licenses
A woman walks by a smoke shop in New York City that displays a marijuana leaf in the window, June 16, 2023.Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty I [...]
Manhattan median rent remains at record high
Manhattan renters may have reached their "affordability threshold" in August, as median rents remained at a record high, according to a new report.The [...]
Luxury NYC buildings offer coworking spaces as remote work lingers
Private phone booth at One Wall StreetCourtesy: One Wall StreetThe latest must-have amenity in luxury New York City apartment buildings: a designated [...]
United Airlines (UAL) Q2 2023 earnings
A United Airlines airplane flies in front of the Empire State Building and One Vanderbilt in New York City as it comes in for a landing at Newark Libe [...]
Livestream shopping booms as small businesses hit social media
Last year, Anthony Velez, CEO of Bagriculture, a small business selling pre-owned designer handbags, made up to $100,000 a month across his seven bric [...]
Canada wildfire smoke again slows flights to the Eastern U.S.
People take photos of the sun in Central Park as smoke from wildfires in Canada causes hazy conditions in New York City, June 7, 2023.Timothy A. Clary [...]
New York sues Hyundai and Kia, alleging their cars are easy to steal
Hyundai Motor Co. vehicles are displayed at the company's Motorstudio showroom in Goyang, South Korea, on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.Bloomberg | Bloomber [...]
New York-area flights delayed as Canada wildfire smoke cuts visibility
A seagull flies before the lower Manhattan skyline during heavy smog in New York on June 6, 2023.Ed Jones | AFP | Getty ImagesSmoke from wildfires in [...]
Home pool rental company Swimply expands to pickleball, tennis courts
Swimply is expanding its marketplace to offer pickleball court rentals.Source: SwimplySwimply, the startup that lets people rent private pools, is set [...]
Chinatowns confront rapid luxury development
Just a few hundred people of Chinese heritage still live in Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown. Many have been pushed out to cheaper and safer areas.Noah Sh [...]
Restaurants embrace premium reservations to target big spenders
The OpenTable website on a mobile phone arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, May 1, 2021.Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUnder pressure f [...]
Olipop nears $200 million in annual sales; Coke, Pepsi come knocking, CEO says
Prebiotic soda maker Olipop is set to cross $200 million in annual sales this year, just five years after it arrived on grocery store shelves.Founder [...]
Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy protection
A "Store Closing" banner on a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Farmingdale, New York, on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.Johnny Milano | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesBe [...]
‘Phantom of the Opera’ final shows sell out, ticket prices spike
Signed playbills are seen backstage ahead of The Phantom of the Opera's final performance on April 16 after 35 years on Broadway in New York City, Apr [...]