Hotels

Westgate Grand Hotel to Reopen With $20 Million Renovation

NEW YORK — The Westgate New York Grand Central hotel is opening Tuesday, June 22 with a $20 million renovation. Located at 304 East 42nd Street in the Tudor City neighborhood of Manhattan, this Midtown East NYC hotel was previously known as Hilton NY Grand Central and before that Hotel Tudor. celebrates the art deco […]

Airlines

Southwest to Launch Syracuse Service in November

Southwest, the nation’s leading discount airline, is launching service to Syracuse in Upstate New York beginning on November 14, 2021. Southwest continues to grow across North America with service to its sixth destination in New York. The airline also serves Albany, Buffalo, LaGuardia (NYC), Rochester and Islip (Long Island). Southwest will initially offer up to […]

News Retail

Stop & Shop Looks to Hire 1,000 in NY Metro Area

PURCHASE, NY — The Stop & Shop supermarket chain says it is looking to fill more than 1,000 part-time jobs across the New York Metro area. The available positions include part-time roles in-store, as well support for its ecommerce operations on Long Island. Stop & Shop has more than 150 store positions available across New […]

Restaurant

Wings of New York Opens First Store in Yankee Stadium

JERICHO, NY — Wings of New York, the virtual restaurant concept created by Nathan’s Famous, has opened its first physical restaurant, located inside Yankee Stadium, home of the NY Yankees baseball team. The Wings of New York location will offer a limited version of the menu, including Harlem style Chicken and Waffles, as well as […]

Banks News

Morgan Stanley Partners With Microsoft for Cloud Transformation

NEW YORK –– Investment bank Morgan Stanley is teaming up with Microsoft Corp. on a strategic cloud partnership aimed at accelerating the firm’s digital transformation and shaping the future of innovation in the financial services industry. The companies will strike a unique collaboration to unlock the opportunities that Microsoft’s cloud provides with a specific view […]

Funding

Small Door Veterinary Lands $20 Million Investment

NEW YORK — Small Door Veterinary, a membership-based veterinary service, announced $20 million in Series A funding alongside expansion plans including a new practice on Manhattan’s Upper East Side (1231 Third Ave) coming this summer . The company has an ambitious rollout plan to open 25 locations by 2025 as it plans to transform and […]

Funding

DataDome Closes $35 Million Round

NEW YORK — DataDome, a company that offers AI-powered SaaS solution to protect online businesses against bot-driven fraud, has secured a $35 million Series B investment. The funding round was led by New York-based venture capital firm Elephant, with participation from DataDome’s existing investor ISAI. The cash infusion will help DataDome to aggressively scale its […]