A Promise of Relief for Restaurants
Senator Schumer details a $25 billion bill to help eateries in New York and across the nation
Business
A Bittersweet Farewell for Godiva
Owners are shutting down the company’s brick and mortar stores in North America, including New York City
Lights! Camera! PPE!
Nearly a year after the pandemic pressed the pause button on film and TV production in NYC, the industry is slowly limping back. But the scene is very different
NYC Restaurant Week—the Takeout Version
This year’s event is more about survival than marketing
Turning Trash into Treasure
An NYC leather artisan is using plastic waste to create tote bags.
The Coronavirus Shutdown Is Devastating New York City’s Independent Theaters
In a good year, the Secret Theatre in Long Island City, a small non-profit theater, operates on razor-thin margins. The playhouse relies heavily on local businesses to remain afloat, along with the occasional GoFundMe project. It’s worked, for the most part. The theater held more than a dozen events last year, including acting classes for […]
A Scarce Commodity
To help fill demand spurred by COVID-19, some distilleries in New York are now producing sanitizers.
New York’s Restaurants and Bars To Close
Also gyms, movie theaters, and casinos—all to help slow the virus
The Art of Making Dominican Chocolate
Damion Badalamenti, chocolate maker at Kah Kow U.S.A. the first Dominican chocolate factory in New York City, explains what makes Dominican chocolate unique. The Rizek Cacao company is a family-owned business that has been exporting cacao beans from the Dominican Republic for over 100 years. Fifth-generation Nadia Rizek wants to share the potential of Dominican […]
Iconic Book Store Set to Open New Chapter on Upper West Side
The Strand will move into a storefront previously occupied by Book Culture
Chinatown Businesses Struggle Amid Coronavirus Fears
Wages and salaries have already been cut and some worry they may have to close their doors
Land of Buddha
From the foothills of the Himalayas to the skyscrapers of the city, Dawa Sherpa carries his Buddhist principles with him wherever he goes. On Friday, the owner of the Land of Buddha boutique spoke to NYCityLens about immigrating, business, and finding inner peace in New York.
New York's Persian Rug Dealers Feel Sanctions Against Iran
Trump’s clampdown on Iranian imports is hurting the carpet trade in the city
New York’s Persian Rug Dealers Feel Sanctions Against Iran
Trump’s clampdown on Iranian imports is hurting the carpet trade in the city
The Right To Their Roots, Literally
The new NYC guidelines giving black people the right to wear their hair however they like will likely drive profits for natural hair influencers and entrepreneurs.