In 2020, as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and recession, US companies scaled back domestic capital investments by 7 percent. As such the tech-broadband, e-commerce sector has been critical to keeping people working and propping up the economy. At the forefront of tech and e-commerce is Amazon. Amazon’s US capital spending increased in […]
Changing Consumer Trends Leads to Changing Real Estate Trends
The Covid-19 pandemic shifted how millions of Americans work, shop, and travel helping supercharge the e-commerce boom. To keep pace, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) has expanded their successful neighborhood delivery program which aims to accommodate deliveries to residential streets by providing dedicated space at the curb for vehicles to safely conduct […]
Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses
The holiday season is here, and there are holiday related scams to watch out for. These scams may come in the form of emails or text messages containing malicious links or attachments. Traditional scam lures include holiday ecards, well wishes for the holidays, purported charities, retail and e-commerce sites, parcel services (Amazon, Walmart, FedEx, etc.). […]
Amazon 2.0: The Industry City Deal Collapses
After a yearlong fight pitting various elected officials, community groups, business groups, and developers against one another, the controversial Brooklyn Industry City development project has been shelved as the project’s owners withdrew their rezoning application. Coming on the heels of the killed Amazon HQ2 project many New Yorkers are concerned about the political climate in […]