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Cranes stand above a new Google office building being constructed in Tribeca in front of the Empire State Building as seen from Jersey City. New York totaled $49 billion of commercial investment in 2021.
Industry
New York City

Tech Put New York City’s Job Market On Its Shoulders During the Pandemic

By Celia Young
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Thomas Foley.
Politics & Real Estate
New York City

Adams Picks Design and Construction Veteran Thomas Foley to Stay on as Agency Head

By Mark Hallum
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Century 21, which filed for bankruptcy last year, was among the retailers that closed all of their New York City stores in 2021.
Design + Construction  ·  Leases
New York City

New York City Chain Stores Make Slow Pandemic Comeback

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Leases  ·  Analysis
New York City

Manhattan’s Fast-Casual Restaurants Aren’t Waiting for Return to Office

By Adam Bonislawski
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Re-opening Continues Across Densely Populated New York And New Jersey Areas
Features  ·  Politics & Real Estate
New York City

NYC Mayoral Candidates Have Plans for Rejuvenating Retail

By Aaron Short
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The new $41 million Steven Holl-designed library in the Hunters Point section of Long Island City is emblematic of the construction cost overruns and delays associated with the city's Department of Design and Construction.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

Speeding Up NYC’s Capital Construction Process Could Save $200M Per Year: Report

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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A Dunkin' location in New York City.
Research
New York City

Dunkin’ Loses NYC Stores for First Time in Years as Chains Shutter in Droves

By Nicholas Rizzi
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Coronavirus
National

Majority of Startups Consider Downsizing Offices, Survey Finds

By Nicholas Rizzi
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TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2017 - Day 1
Technology  ·  Coronavirus
New York City

NYC Could Lose ‘Sizable Portion’ of Tech Startups Due to Coronavirus Pandemic

By Nicholas Rizzi
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A view of a city skyline.
Coronavirus
New York City

Coronavirus’ Economic Impact to Be Most Felt in NYC’s Outer Boroughs

By Nicholas Rizzi
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Rite Aid suffered some of the biggest losses of any NYC chain as many of its locations closed or were rebranded as Walgreens.
Leases  ·  Analysis
New York City

National Chain Closures in NYC Hit 12-Year High

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Dunkin', which has more than 600 New York City locations, has thrived even in a turbulent retail environment.
Features  ·  Industry
New York

The Sweet Spot: How Dunkin’ Has Kept the Dough Rising Despite Retail Woes

By Tom Acitelli
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Toys "R" Us' is one of 18 national retailers that shuttered all of their New York City stores this year.
Design + Construction  ·  Leases
New York City

National Retailers Flee Manhattan, Expand in Outer Boroughs

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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A Dunkin' location in New York City.
Industry  ·  Research
New York City

NYC’s Retail Chains Feel Headwinds Despite Growing Presence: Report

By Rey Mashayekhi
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Features
New York City

Is Sunnyside Yards a Beacon of Affordable Housing and New Development? Perhaps.

By Terence Cullen
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While New York City has seen slow growth in retail chains, Dunkin' Donuts still has the most stores of any chain in the city with 568 outposts.
Research

Retail Chains See Slow Growth in NYC

By Liam La Guerre
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One of the many Dunkin' Donuts locations in Queens.
Research

Queens Sees Biggest Chain Store Growth: Report

By Danielle Schlanger
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McKinley Park Library

City Seizes Brooklyn Library Building [Updated]

By Tobias Salinger
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