Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
NEW YORK — Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation continued its critical work to measurably improve health and strengthen local communities in 2023. Last year, the Foundation had an $11 million impact in New York, including $9.2 million in grants focused on food insecurity, substance use disorder and maternal health. The Foundation also supported […]
NEW YORK — Drive Shack Inc., an owner and operator of golf-related leisure and entertainment businesses, has opened its flagship location of Puttery, bringing the wildly popular mini-golf and nightlife experience to New York City, located at 446 W 14th St. Puttery NYC opens its tenth location as the first eatertainment concept in the Meatpacking […]
NEW YORK — OnsiteIQ, a development cloud-based service for real estate professionals, has hired Andrea Neiman as its new VP of Marketing. Neiman has spent nearly 20 years of her marketing career redefining brands and introducing products into global and niche markets for small-medium businesses to enterprise-sized B2B brands–from NetLine, BuildingConnected, and Velocity Global to Logitech, Adobe, TIBCO, […]
NEW YORK — Jukebox Health, a national provider of clinically-led home modifications, has announced a strategic investment from Home Depot Ventures. This investment marks a significant stride toward making affordable and accessible housing a reality for people aging in place across the country. The amount invested was not disclosed. As an unprecedented 10,000 people turn 65 every […]
Leica Camera, the renowned German camera and optics company, has opened its flagship store and gallery in New York City’s Meatpacking District at 406 W. 13th St. This is Leica’s seventh store and third in the United States. The opening of the new flagship store and gallery reflects the city’s renowned creativity, providing a space […]
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a $741 million investment for an estimated 80,000 human services workers employed by non-profit organizations with a city contract as part of a new cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). The human services workforce — which is overwhelmingly female at 66 percent and 46 percent women of color — remains […]
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced a $250 million civil money penalty against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMC) related to deficiencies in its trade surveillance program. The Federal Reserve Board also issued an enforcement action against JPMorgan Chase & Co. and fined the firm approximately $98.2 million for an inadequate program […]
NEW YORK — JetBlue has expanded its transatlantic offerings with new, nonstop flights taking off from New York and Boston to Dublin, Ireland. Daily seasonal service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Boston’s Logan International Airport (BOS) to Dublin Airport (DUB) will operate through September 30, 2024. JetBlue first launched trans-Atlantic […]
NEW YORK — Revo, which uses NASA technology in its premium sunglasses, has opened its first U.S. brick-and-mortar retail store in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood. The retail showroom is located at 436 West Broadway. The recently completed store will introduce an exclusive and engaging shopping experience to both loyal Revo enthusiasts and those discovering the iconic brand for […]
NEW YORK — 360PR+ has relocated its New York office to expanded space at newly developed 60 Charlton Street, in the heart of the Hudson Square district in Western Soho that is now home to a growing number of creative, media, entertainment and technology businesses. The agency, founded in 2001, first opened its New York office in 2011 and has […]
NEW YORK — Real estate developer Soloviev Group has signed a 23,033 square foot lease on the 45th floor by private equity firm Tikehau Capital in 9 West 57th Street, the iconic 50-story structure designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). This long-term lease marks a major milestone for Stefan Soloviev, chairman of the Soloviev Group, […]
NEW YORK — Coldwell Banker Warburg, which specializes in New York luxury real estate, has announced broker Kathy Kaye and agent Lorraine Baker have joined the firm. Kaye (photo above) joins with a legendary track record of property sales, amassing more than $200 million in her career, while Baker also brings over $200 million in career sales to the company. “Lorraine is […]
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Congressman (NY) Joe Morelle today announced over $90 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing, Recycling, and Electrolysis programs created in the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act. The lawmakers said this will help bolster Upstate New York as […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a record number of Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad trains operated on time in February. Metro-North Railroad had the best month in its history on East of Hudson service with a nearly perfect on-time performance of 99.3 percent on Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines. Metro-North was able to […]
Traveling to Japan will get easier this summer with new service from American Airlines between New York (JFK) and Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport (HND). Last month, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) formally approved American’s application to become the only U.S. carrier operating nonstop service between JFK and HND. “American looks forward to launching […]