Category: Business
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New York’s fashion industry fears another shift
With buildings being sold for other uses in the Garment District, fashion companies face a difficult choice: pay higher rent or move to Brooklyn.
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Who’s a New Yorker? Chick-fil-A knows
Chick-fil-A opened its first full-service restaurant in New York City on October 3. Per company tradition, the restaurant held its famous First 100 Giveaway the night before.
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EDIT provides platform for young designers at New York Fashion Week
The small, elite trade show EDIT is more profitable for emerging lines than a runway show, according to the show’s director, though some exhibitors were unsatisfied with sales.
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NYC tech start-ups face talent shortage
While everything else in the NYC startup industry— funding, ideas and opportunities — are abundant and growing, talented workers, especially technical developers, are hard to find.
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Rock Star Crystals fills a pricey vacancy amid small business turnover in Chelsea
Specialty store Rock Star Crystals moves into a neighborhood where shuttered windows often line the streets, as mom-and-pop businesses find it difficult to find affordable leases in Chelsea.
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Fantasy football parties a boon for businesses
Fantasy football, an $11 billion industry, is making money for Midtown West bars and restaurants that host draft parties.
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Career-changer sees a local fashion future
Dana Glaeser, 37, quit his job as a marketing executive to start his own accessories company, and was among nearly 3,000 participants in the NY Now Trade Show in late August.
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Fashion groups join to support Garment District and emerging designers
As fashion tenants slowly leave the Garment District, a group of small businesses, non-profits and emerging designers come together to revitalize the area’s stylish legacy.
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Startups move to co-shared offices amid high real estate prices
Skyrocketing real estate prices are pushing budding entrepreneurs to seek alternative office space that helps them participate in New York’s booming technology industry.
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Room service change at Hilton leads a new industry trend
The New York Hilton Midtown hotel ceased traditional room service and replaced it with Herb N’ Kitchen, a grab-n-go cafeteria. Some other major New York City hotels are reducing room service hours, suggesting a new trend.
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Chelsea locals prevent new restaurant from opening
Local residents prevailed against the owner of a Cuban bar and restaurant who wanted to open a new location on the ground floor of a West 26th Street condominium, between 6th and 7th avenues.
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