On Thursday, October 17th the New York City Council will hold a hearing that caps the land use review process and would send the plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with four borough bases jails to Mayor Bill de Blasio for a signature if approved. The notorious Rikers Island has been plagued with […]
New York City’s Retail Vacancy
Vacant storefronts are not only a blight on neighborhoods but represent a loss of potential economic activity, including lost job opportunities and income for New Yorkers, as well as lower tax revenues. They also represent a sense of community as unique shops are replaced with banks, chain stores, or nothing at all. Almost every New […]
Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Council
The Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Council (MaiiC) is a Mayoral Industry Partnership that aims to build an ecosystem that supports the growth and sustainability of manufacturing and industrial businesses in New York City. MaiiC brings together the diverse elements of the industrial ecosystem to address the industry’s rapidly changing labor force needs and the business […]
U.S. Department of Labor Issues Final Overtime Rule
On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule to make over a million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative, or professional employees from the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime pay requirements and allows employers to count […]
Is Off Hour Delivery Right for You?
Parking tickets, moving violations, traffic, losing curbside space, mandated delivery times, these are just a few of the reasons why delivering in New York City is a nightmare. To ease some of these burdens, The City Department of Transportation (DOT) has been encouraging moving deliveries to off-hours (7PM-6AM) for years. DOT created a new website […]