In 2017 Amazon’s revenue was over $177 billion, in 2018 they hit a trillion-dollar market cap, as of this writing, their stock is trading at $1,569.35 a share. This is one of the largest, most successful companies in the world, one that certainly does not need any sort of subsidies to grow. Yet, in order […]

It’s no secret that commercial rent in New York City is astronomical. Substantial rent increases are sighted as one of the leading causes of small businesses closing and the high rate of vacancies. Leading to the loss of jobs, community disenfranchisement and economic stagnation. There has been a bill mulling around the New York City […]

The trucking industry received a hard-fought win in the beginning of 2018 that has unfortunately gone unutilized. Since the Triborough Bridge was completed larger trucks were not allowed on the Grand Central Parkway due to the low bridge clearance (12 feet) turning Astoria Boulevard into the designated truck route to the bridge, much to the […]

The value of real estate, it is said, is that they’re not making any more of it. But opening more properties to development is exactly what’s behind Governor Cuomo’s proposal to replace the Bronx’s Sheridan Expressway with a tree lined boulevard, pedestrian bridge, and bikeway (Governor Cuomo Announcement) The initial phase of this project will begin […]

In typical New York City fashion we have good, cautiously optimistic, and bad news to report all at once regarding Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Clear Curbs program. Originally this plan banned deliveries from 7a.m.-10a.m. and from 4p.m-7p.m. along parts of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, and Midtown Manhattan. This pilot program has decimated the […]