Built around high-volume automated espresso systems, the rapidly expanding coffee shop has caught the attention of skeptical New Yorkers. Source: New York Times
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Entrepreneurship Is Alive in N.Y. Public Housing. Will the City Step Up?
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2022
A new report urges officials to support New York City’s most vulnerable business owners, at a time when jobs lost to the pandemic may take years to return. Source: New York Times
Retail Theft Rises, and N.Y.C. Small Business Owners Are Paying the Price
By Gotham Rex on February 28, 2022
In New York City, neighborhood stores are struggling to confront the crimes that have cascaded from the disruptions of the pandemic. Source: New York Times
What’s in Kathy Hochul’s Proposal on Housing, Economy and Climate
By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2022
The proposals, released as part of Ms. Hochul’s first State of the State address, reflected her priorities as she prepares to run for a full term as governor. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Clubs Are Packed, but Many Are Still in Debt
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2021
Will the crowds be enough to recoup months of lost revenue? Source: New York Times
SoHo Catered to Free-Spending Tourists. What Happens Without Them?
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
Perhaps no commercial district in Manhattan has been hit harder by the financial havoc caused by the pandemic. Source: New York Times
SoHo Reels Economically As Shoppers Vanish in the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
No commercial district in Manhattan may have been hit harder by the financial havoc caused by the pandemic. Source: New York Times
New York City’s Economy Is Dealt a New Blow by the Delta Variant
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2021
The Delta variant has upended events, office reopenings and travel, raising new challenges for service businesses and their workers. Source: New York Times
Inside One Company’s Struggle to Get All Its Employees Vaccinated
By Gotham Rex on August 6, 2021
At an optical business in New York City, it took months of coaxing, a cash bonus and a weekly testing mandate to persuade 90 percent of the staff to get a coronavirus vaccine. Source: New York Times
Marian Goodman Appoints Five Partners
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2021
Goodman, a defining presence in the art world for decades, has now promoted five employees as partners to shape the business’s future. Source: New York Times
How ‘Hamilton’ Got $30 Million in Federal Aid
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
The megahit had five separate productions around the nation, and with each applying for $10 million in pandemic relief to help get back onstage, the tally could reach $50 million. Source: New York Times
New York Is Getting $22 Billion in Federal Aid. How Should It Be Spent?
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2021
Business leaders warn the mayor that an influx of aid could be squandered on short-term programs that won’t help the unemployed. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates on Pandemic Recovery
By Gotham Rex on June 6, 2021
We interviewed the eight leading Democratic candidates for mayor about the biggest issues facing the city. Here’s what they said. Source: New York Times
‘We’re Suffering’: How Remote Work Is Killing Manhattan’s Storefronts
By Gotham Rex on May 2, 2021
Landlords cut small retailers a break on rent during the pandemic, but stores are still struggling because too few office workers and tourists have returned. Source: New York Times
Why Some Suburban Businesses Are Thriving During the Pandemic
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2021
A new crop of customers — people who once commuted to the city but now work from home — is helping some businesses stay afloat. Source: New York Times