For years the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) said that in order to repair the damage in the Canarsie Tunnel caused by Hurricane Sandy, the L Train would have to be shutdown from Williamsburg to Manhattan for at least 15 months. To facilitate this new bus routes, ferries, and bike lanes would be added. Services on […]
Foam Ban Goes into Effect January 1st
New year, new regulations. On January 1st, 2019 single-use foam products will be banned in New York City. Food service establishments, stores, food trucks, and manufacturers are banned from possessing, selling, or offering single-use expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam food service articles, or loose fill packaging (packing peanuts). Single use polystyrene foam items that are banned […]
New York City Going Ahead with Flawed Commercial Waste Zone Plan
Most people don’t really think about their trash, and that’s exactly how they want it. Out of sight, out of mind. Let someone else worry about it. For residential properties, that someone is the Department of Sanitation (DSNY). For commercial properties, there are numerous private carters to chose from to handle waste collection, regulated by […]
Subsidies for Amazon, Fees for You!
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 […]
The “Small Business Jobs Survival Act” What You Need to Know
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 […]