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Supreme court overturns Roe v. Wade abortions-rights ruling
A deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and wiped out the constitutional right to abortion, issuing a historic ruling likely to render the procedure largely illegal in half the country.
The court…
Manhattan Indian restaurant Sona a haven for the LGBTQ community
Sona was Goyal's first foray into the restaurant business following a career in marketing, which he described as an industry with a strong LGBTQ community. This has not been his experience in the food industry so far, where he says he…
Apartment inventory ticks up in Lower Manhattan, Northwest Brooklyn despite bleak market for renters
But inventory in Brooklyn is increasing at a much slower rate, while inventory in Queens remains stubbornly low. These trends are mainly an effect of the lower prices renters received for apartments earlier in the pandemic, according to…
How the city’s park stewards can receive more greenbacks
Now a new report by the Central Park Conservancy’s Institute of Urban Parks in partnership with the City Parks Foundation is doubling down on the challenges green and open space stewards face and explores new solutions to mitigate…
Op-ed: Gov. Kathy Hochul should veto New York cryptomining bill
An exciting new opportunity
Anti-growth and poorly designed environmental policies are far too common in New York, yet this one seems particularly ill-timed and ill-targeted. Stonewalling cryptocurrency mining operations is bad for the…
Times Square Old Navy store to reopen following lease battle
But in August 2021, Judge Debra James of the state Supreme Court in Manhattan ordered Gap to pay Moss $24 million in back rent for 15 months that went unpaid during the pandemic, plus interest. The company appealed the decision that…
Yelp closing offices in New York with ‘fully remote workforce’
The move underscores the challenge facing landlords as many companies reduce their workspace amid the rise of remote work. That trend has pushed office vacancy to an all-time high, whittling the bottom lines for some building owners and…
Kickstarter workers win profit sharing and guaranteed raises in first union contract
In that same vein, the contract will protect workers against “intrusive monitoring” from their supervisors. While Jurado said the company doesn’t employ the tactics now, the contract will prevent Kickstarter leadership from employing…
New York restaurants attempt to master permanent booze-to-go offerings
“We had to R&D the recipe,” said Lipp. Freezing the margaritas meant they would need different amounts of alcohol, sugar and other flavors.
He also had to develop packaging that would prevent leakage, settling on juice pouches with…
Revlon shares join the Hall of Meme
Revlon has a lot in common with GameStop. Both had been targeted by short sellers betting their sagging fortunes would slump further and both had small amounts of tradable shares.
When those conditions exist, bullish investors can gang…