By Aqib Raja
Starting a business is not easy. In fact, it’s estimated that about half of new businesses will fail within the first five years.Continue reading
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) yesterday celebrated the reopening of beloved community plaza and outdoor spaceLa Placita at La Marqueta in East Harlem.
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Eagle-eyed viewers of the news will have spotted that banking giant Chase has opened a community banking scheme on 55 West 125th Street. Continue reading
America's richest keep getting richer. The wealthiest Americans on the annual Forbes 400 list grew their combined net worth by just over 2 percent from the previous year, making them worth $2.96 trillion in 2019.Continue reading
Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) today released a research brief illustrating the updated number of unbanked and underbanked households in NYC and where they live. Continue reading
With a couple of stores in Harlem, Marshalls, the popular apparel retailer with over 1,100 brick and mortar locations, has apparently decided the internet is here to stay. It’s launched its first e-commerce site, Marshalls.com.
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The clock is ticking but you still have time to vote for our 20-year-old 125thStreetBID, as the best Business Improvement District in Manhattan.Continue reading
NYCHA residents from around the city, led by the Holmes-Isaacs Coalition with the support of Justice Center en el Barrio, are joining together for a town hall on Thursday, September 26 to demand sustainable and livable NYCHA housing without privatization.Continue reading
Harlem is one of the most popular destinations in New York, which draws a diverse gathering of locals and visitors into the neighborhood each year. Continue reading
With an Old Navy on 125th Street in Harlem, today at an investor event on Thursday, Old Navy announced that it will open 800 new locations under its plan to spin off from its parent company, Gap. Continue reading
On Tuesday, September 10, 2019, Deputy Mayor J. Phillip Thompson, Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Gregg Bishop, and other leaders joined with hundreds of Black entrepreneurs at the famed Apollo Theatre in Harlem.Continue reading