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Business
Deals, startups, and the companies remaking the five boroughs.
New York's Small Businesses Are Booming Again — and the Boroughs Are Leading
New storefront applications hit a record across the five boroughs this spring, as founders bet that neighborhood retail still beats the algorithm.
Venture Money Returns to New York — but the Checks Come With Strings
Funding is flowing to the city's startups again after a long drought, though investors are demanding profitability, not just growth.
Women-Owned Businesses Are the Fastest-Growing Slice of New York's Economy
New data shows women launching companies across the city at double the overall rate, reshaping industries from construction to care.
New York's Businesses Race to Meet the City's Toughest Emissions Law
A looming deadline for large buildings has spawned an entire industry of retrofitters, consultants, and clean-energy installers.
Startups Are Flooding Into Hudson Yards' Half-Empty Towers
Discounted sublets in the far West Side megaproject have become an unlikely magnet for young companies priced out of Midtown.
Long Island City Becomes New York's Fastest-Growing Business District
A skyline of new towers and a flood of office tenants have turned the Queens waterfront into a genuine rival to Manhattan.
Inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard's Quiet Manufacturing Comeback
Once a symbol of industrial decline, the 300-acre campus is now packed with hardware startups building everything from batteries to stage sets.
New York's Hotel Industry Roars Back to a Record Year
Surging tourism and a shrinking room supply have pushed Manhattan occupancy and rates to all-time highs.
New York Startups Ditch the Perks and Rediscover the Office
Free lunches and nap pods are out. Smaller, cheaper, in-person teams are back in fashion among the city's founders.