Daily business news in the Great State of New York!
Azmat Khan, who is currently a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, is joining the NY Times staff as an investigative reporter for the magazine and newsroom. Khan won the Pulitzer Prize in 2022 for International Reporting for her investigative series on Civilian Casualty Files that appeared in the newspaper and magazine. Jake […]
ESPN has re-signed senior writer and injury analyst Stephania Bell to a new, multi-year contract to remain with the company. Bell joins NFL insider Field Yates, writer and analyst Mike Clay, and NFL writer and analyst Matt Bowen in re-signing with ESPN this NFL offseason, in addition to fantasy and sports betting analyst Liz Loza […]
This news won’t surprise you. HBO announced its original drama series House of the Dragon has been renewed for a second season. The prequel to the hit Games of Thrones series debuted Sunday, August 21, to the largest audience for any new original series in HBO history and even crashed HBO servers due to streaming […]
BROOKLYN — NY MilkLaunch, a dairy-based product innovation accelerator focused on fueling demand for dairy among Gen-Z consumers in New York State, has selected SPYLT as the winner of its second annual competition. SPYLT has been awarded $150,000 worth of support to scale its product in the market. Eight expert judges from top organizations across food, beverage and venture capital including Kraft […]
NEW YORK — Amtrak has begun work on revamping the 7th Avenue and 32nd Street entrance at New York Penn Station, taking advantage of adjacent private investments to improve the customer experience in this busy station entrance. The project will add an elevator to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and ease the path of […]
ARMONK, NY — IBM and the United States Tennis Association (USTA) have announced a five-year renewal of their longstanding, 30-year partnership. From the launch of USOpen.org in 1995 to the introduction of the mobile app in 2009, and last year’s debut of the IBM Power Index with Watson, IBM and the USTA have collaborated for more than three decades, […]
NEW YORK — Agya Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on early-stage real estate and construction technology, has closed a $32 million fund (‘Fund I’). The firm has backed 19 early-stage real estate tech and construction tech companies in the U.S. in just a year and a half. Now, the fund will continue to make new investments […]
Streaming video has overtaken cable TV in total viewers for the first time according to measurement firm Nielsen. Amid the slowdown of new content on traditional television and reduced sports programming, streaming claimed the largest share of TV viewing in July—a first after four consecutive months of hitting new viewership highs. Streaming viewership in a […]
Walmart is offering members of its shopping service a new streaming benefit. Walmart+ will soon be available for members with an added bonus – a Paramount+ Essential subscription at no extra cost. Walmart+ members will be able to stream movies and shows as part of their membership starting in September. The Paramount+ Essential Plan will […]
Jollibee, a fast food chain from the Phillippines, has opened its new flagship restaurant in the heart of New York City’s Times Square on Thursday. On a mission to become one of the world’s top-five restaurant chains, Jollibee is the next iconic brand taking its place at “the crossroads of the world.” The company is evolving its […]
STONY BROOK, NY –Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned clinical laboratory subsidiary, Applied DNA Clinical Labs, LLC (“ADCL”), has submitted to the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) a validation package for its Company-developed monkeypox virus test in support of a request for full approval as a form of NYSDOH Laboratory Developed […]
NEW YORK — Agora, which develops a real estate investment management platform and financial products that optimize back-office operations for real estate firms, has raised a $20 million Series A round led by New York-based global venture capital and private equity firm Insight Partners, with participation from Aleph. Agora is based in NYC and Tel Aviv. It […]
The National Football League has launched its own streaming service, NFL+, and is now charging fans to view local and national games that had been free the last few seasons on NFL and Yahoo apps. NFL+ is available in the NFL App across all app stores for $4.99/month or $39.99/year. Fans can upgrade to NFL+ Premium for $9.99/month […]
NEW YORK— Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. announced that Allied Universal has expanded and relocated from a 12,000 square foot space at ESRT’s One Grand Central Place to a 30,000 square foot space at 501 Seventh Avenue. Allied Universal is a leading provider of security services and solutions. Located adjacent to Penn District’s new developments with convenient access […]
It gets more and more expensive to rent an apartment in Manhattan. A new monthly report by Miller Samuel and Douglas Elliman found average rents in Manhattan reached a record high of $5,113 in July. The average rental price in Manhattan is up 27.5% from a year ago. In Manhattan according to the report, the […]