04Nov
Though the holiday season will look different this year due to the pandemic, a tried and true tradition will spread joy and cheer throughout Uptown Manhattan.
20Oct
Usually the humming epicenter of New York City, Manhattan looks and feels very different this year. The pandemic has emptied out midtown’s office buildings and thrown its housing market into chaos. But hope is not lost.
From the heads of financial firms to health care centers, from the directors of nonprofits to business improvement districts, from educators to activists, here are the private-sector leaders who are already planning how to bring Manhattan back – and better than ever.
18Aug
Overflowing trash bins near 125th Street and Lenox Avenue are becoming a common sight in commercial districts across the city.
Business owners say the garbage creates one more challenge to their bottom line.
“The build up is really excessive and it just kind of scares people off a little,” said Vida Hernandez, a Manager at Corner Social.
12Jun
Independent business in Harlem are eligible for $1,000 grants to help with the economic toll of the coronavirus.
07Jun
Harlem gears up for reopening and a major comeback after COVID-19 damage. As Harlem prepares to reopen for business, 125th Street Business Improvement District President Barbara Askins is optimistic in spite of the hardships that local stores have suffered at the hands of the economic shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.