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Posted inRetail

Century 21’s End is Bemoaned on the Brooklyn Block Where it Began in the Last Century

Sept. 10, 2020, 10:00 p.m.Sept. 11, 2020, 11:03 a.m.
The Bay Ridge mainstay, which opened nearly 60 years ago, swallowed storefront after storefront on 86th Street before expanding beyond NYC. Now bankruptcy has claimed the retailer amid the pandemic.
Posted inStaten Island

Staten Island Outlet Mall Struggles to Pay Back $8.5M City Debt

Sept. 1, 2020, 2:34 p.m.Sept. 1, 2020, 2:34 p.m.
NYC Economic Development Corp. claims Empire Outlets owes money, despite $100 million in city and state aid.
Posted inCoronavirus

NYC Store Owners Say Suppliers Fuel Disinfectant Price Gouging

March 18, 2020, 3:36 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:31 a.m.
Receipts from retailers show suppliers have jacked prices for cleaning products amid coronavirus fight. That’s illegal under consumer protection law.
Posted inCoronavirus

Coronavirus Ripples Hit New York City Merchants From 7,000 Miles Away

March 2, 2020, 4:10 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.
Chinese textile factories shuttered over the virus are causing headaches for local clothing businesses. Mom and pop shops are feeling the pinch.
Posted inEconomy

De Blasio Takes Mom-and-Pop Commercial Rent Control Longshot

Feb. 10, 2020, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:55 p.m.
The mayor announced a to study the issue in his “saving New York” speech. But even he has doubts the longtime nonstarter can legal muster.
Posted inStaten Island

Three Months In, City’s First Outlet Mall Is Barely One Third Full

Aug. 27, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 7, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Staten Island’s Empire Outlets is full of empty storefronts as some wonder if it’ll escape the retail apocalypse.
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Target Takes Aim at Queens and the Borough Fires Back

May 10, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.
The retailer’s plans for Elmhurst and Astoria stores are met by protests and litigation amid concerns about non-union labor and neighborhood upheaval.

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