Airlines

United to Fly Year Round From Newark to South Africa

NEW YORK — United Airlines plans to expand service to one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations by offering three nonstop flights per week, year-round, between New York/Newark and Cape Town International Airport in South Africa, subject to government approval. The new schedule starts on June 5 and means that more than 85 U.S. cities – including […]

News Retail

Empire State Realty Trust Signs 3 New Retail Leases

NEW YORK — Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. said it has signed three new retail leases with AT&T Mobility, Subway, and Le Café Coffee at two of its New York City properties. 10 Union Square East AT&T Mobility signed its third lease with ESRT for a 3,077 square foot retail space in January 2022. Steve E. […]

News Offices

SL Green Says One Vanderbilt Now 95% Leased

NEW YORK — SL Green Realty Corp. announced that it signed leases totaling 573,806 square feet during the fourth quarter of 2021, bringing the total volume of leases signed in 2021 to 1,929,714 square feet, well in excess of the Company’s initial projections of 1,300,000 square feet. New leases at SL Green’s skyscraper next to […]

News

WeWork Signs Partnership With Upflex

NEW YORK – WeWork Inc. has signed a strategic and exclusive partnership with Upflex, a NY-based coworking aggregator and global flexible workplace startup. The exclusive partnership will establish a combined global network of over 5,500 locations and provide WeWork and Upflex’s clients with enhanced flexibility as they adopt hybrid work strategies. WeWork will also participate […]

Funding

T-REX Raises $40 Million Series C

NEW YORK — T-REX Group, a Software-as-a-Service {SaaS) provider supporting the asset-backed financing industry, has announced a $40 million Series C funding round, led by Riverstone Holdings LLC and affiliates, with participation from existing shareholders Citi, ClearSky, Westly Group, Viola FinTech, and the Partnership Fund for New York City. T-REX, with its advanced support for […]

Funding

RareCircles Scores $7.5 Million Seed Funding

NEW YORK — RareCircles, an all-in-one platform for building NFT memberships, has raised $7.5 million in a Seed round of funding. Tiger Global led the round with participation from White Star Capital, Hashed, Alpaca, Crew Capital, Global Founders Capital, Alumni Ventures and Detroit Venture Partners. Packy McCormick (Not Boring), Joe McCann, Austin Rief (The Morning Brew), Mike Dudas (6th Man Ventures), Greg Isenberg (Late Checkout Fund) and Julien […]

News

NY Times Surpasses 10 Million Subscribers With Athletic Deal

NEW YORK – The New York Times Company announced fourth quarter results and says it has surpassed 10 million paying subscribers for the company’s newspaper and other products with a new goal of 15 million subscribers. In the fourth quarter, the Company posted 375,000 net new digital subscriptions, 171,000 of which came from News. The […]

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Verizon Installs 5G Wideband at Penn State

NEW YORK– Verizon is delivering 5G Ultra Wideband to Penn State University, allowing researchers to explore how 5G can enhance manufacturing and enable new applications in education, training, and workforce development. The deployment took place at Penn State’s Innovation Park, which offers 118-acres of office, manufacturing and research space, and is part of one of the […]

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AT&T Shareholders to Get 71% of New Warner Media Discovery

AT&T, Inc.  announced that its board of directors has determined to spin off AT&T’s interest in WarnerMedia in connection with the previously announced merger with Discovery, Inc. The transaction, which will spin off 100% of AT&T’s interest in WarnerMedia to AT&T’s existing shareholders, followed by the merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery, is expected to close […]

News Sports

WynnBet Online Sportsbook Debuts in NY

The seventh sportsbook to go live in New York is WynnBET, which made its debut today in the Empire State. WynnBET is the online sports betting app from Las Vegas-based luxury casino owner Wynn Resorts. Players in New York can download WynnBET on the Apple App and Google Play Store, or visit https://ny.wynnbet.com/sportsbook to begin wagering. “WynnBET beginning operations […]

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Chick-Fil-A Named Top Fast Food Brand

NEW YORK — Chick-fil-A ranked No. 1 for fast-food brands according to marketing firm MBLM’s Brand Intimacy COVID Study, which analyzes brands based on emotional connections during the pandemic. Brand Intimacy performance has increased by 8 percent since the beginning of the pandemic, daily usage has also risen by 8 percent, and willingness to pay […]

Funding

The Vets Pet Care Platform Raises $40 Million Seed Round

NEW YORK — The Vets, a pet care platform providing premium at-home pet care, announced $40 million secured in seed funding. The round was led by Co-Founder, Target Global, a leading international investment and brand building firm, PICO Venture Partners, and Bolt Ventures. The Vets is transforming the pet care landscape through a unique business model that provides veterinarians a positive […]

Funding

Lunchbox Scoops Up $50 Million

NEW YORK — Lunchbox, a provider of ordering software for enterprise restaurant chains and ghost kitchens, has closed a $50 million Series B funding round led by Coatue with participation from existing investors Primary and 645 Ventures as well as executives from DoorDash, Sweetgreen, and &pizza. Since announcing their Series A round in October 2020, Lunchbox says it […]

Funding

Win Brands Group Scores $40 Million

NEW YORK  — Win Brands Group, an omnichannel retail platform that buys and builds top brands, announced that it has raised $40 million led by Orangewood Partners. The new equity investment arrives as Win says it has experienced  440% compounded annualized growth rate at the close of 2021. The funding will support the growth of Win’s omnichannel platform […]

Funding

Athletic Greens Secures $115 Million Growth Funding

NEW YORK — Athletic Greens, a nutrition company that sells products under the AG1 brand, has raised $115 million in new funding led by Alpha Wave Ventures to grow its global nutrition brand. Athletic Greens is meeting the functional nutrition and high performance demands of today’s market through the world’s top-selling foundational nutrition drink, AG1, […]