Retail

A tourist shop in Lower Manhattan sells MAGA gear.

Economy

How Trump’s Tariff Brinksmanship Could Still Pummel NYC’s Economy

April 9, 2025, 3:14 p.m.April 10, 2025, 4:43 p.m.

Even with a 90-day pause on tariffs, the local economy’s prospects worsened, with state and city budgets endangered.

Trucks were parked longterm along Rockaway Boulevard near JFK Airport.

Streets

Truck-Parking Pilot Excludes City’s Most Impacted Areas, Including Southeast Queens

March 27, 2025, 8:17 p.m.April 4, 2025, 3:32 p.m.

Residents there say they’ve seen more illegally parked tractor trailers in recent years that compromise street safety and hurt businesses.

A newsstand was shuttered at the Fifth Avenue-53rd Street station.

MTA

The Ghost Newsstands Haunting NYC Subways

July 11, 2024, 5:00 a.m.July 12, 2024, 7:08 a.m.

Just under 27% of retail spaces in the subway are currently open, MTA stats show. In some empty newsstands, artists have found pop-up performance space.

Manhattan

New-to-New York Stores Are Helping Turn Around the Retail Apocalypse

May 2, 2024, 5:00 a.m.May 1, 2024, 10:56 p.m.

But the brands only want to land in a few key neighborhoods like SoHo, where available space is declining.

Retail

Struggling Chinatown Mall Under Manhattan Bridge Gets New Lease on Life

Aug. 31, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 5, 2023, 11:56 a.m.

A new landlord will open an 800-seat restaurant as part of a major multimillion-dollar makeover.

Retail

City to Cough Up Half a Million for Community Gift Cards

Aug. 11, 2023, 6:27 p.m.Aug. 13, 2023, 9:27 p.m.

The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene intends to use Target, Amazon and Walgreens gift cards to boost community engagement.

How to New York

What To Do When Your Pet Dies in New York City

Aug. 9, 2023, 5:28 p.m.June 11, 2024, 3:47 p.m.

Children are not the only ones wondering where pets go when they die. Here are your options for disposing of deceased animals’ remains respectfully.

A worker at the Statis cannabis shop on East Tremont Avenue in The Bronx shows of some of their product.

How to New York

Your Guide to Legal Cannabis in New York City: Where to Buy and How it Works

July 18, 2023, 5:00 a.m.June 20, 2024, 5:13 p.m.

Which weed dispensaries are officially open? What about legal delivery? Can you grow a plant? And more burning questions about the rollout of recreational consumption in the city.

FAQ NYC

LISTEN: A Plan for a Retail Revival

July 13, 2023, 9:27 p.m.Oct. 15, 2023, 12:34 p.m.

Jonathan Bowles of the Center for an Urban Future lays out the group’s ideas for what government can do to help new small businesses prosper. Subscribe to the FAQ NYC podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever podcasts are found.

Retail

Retail Jobs Vanish Even as Local Economy Recovers

July 12, 2023, 5:00 a.m.July 11, 2023, 8:19 p.m.

Manhattan has 20% fewer store employees than before the pandemic — and Amazon is a prime reason.

Retail

How Trump’s Tariff Brinksmanship Could Still Pummel NYC’s Economy

Truck-Parking Pilot Excludes City’s Most Impacted Areas, Including Southeast Queens

The Ghost Newsstands Haunting NYC Subways

New-to-New York Stores Are Helping Turn Around the Retail Apocalypse

Struggling Chinatown Mall Under Manhattan Bridge Gets New Lease on Life

City to Cough Up Half a Million for Community Gift Cards

What To Do When Your Pet Dies in New York City

Your Guide to Legal Cannabis in New York City: Where to Buy and How it Works

LISTEN: A Plan for a Retail Revival

Retail Jobs Vanish Even as Local Economy Recovers

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