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 […]
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 […]
NYPD Shield: Countering Terrorism Through Information Sharing
As we all know too well, New York City is a high-profile target for terrorist attacks. Most notably the 1993 and 2001 World Trade Center attacks as well as attempted bombings of the Federal Reserve and New York City Landmarks. There are also smaller-scale terrorist attacks such as the Halloween attack in 2017 that saw […]
So, What’s Up with the BQE Rehabilitation Project?
Imagine a scenario where 15,000 trucks are rerouted off the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) onto local streets in Brooklyn. This would be an unmitigated disaster. Yet, that is looking like a serious possibility. The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) has indicated that the expressway has deteriorated to the point that if repairs are not completed by […]