Bronx woman looks to bring bookstore/winebar to South Bronx
Noelle Santos’ goal is to promote book culture in the Bronx and highlight the borough’s intellectual population.
Business
Business / Culture
Business / Jobs
Registration starts for entrepreneur boot camp
Over five years, the Co-op Academy has helped form approximately 20 new cooperatives, creating approximately 50 to 60 jobs.
Business / Culture
Shuttered fertilizer plant now huge events venue
Could the sleepy, industrially zoned Hunts Point waterfront be home to New York City’s next big event center?
Business / Economy
Tough times for Southern Boulevard businesses
Merchants along Southern Boulevard in Longwood face a number of challenges they say are keeping them from prospering, from the economy to being squeezed by the sanitation department.
Business / Housing
New mall to open soon next to Bruckner Boulevard
A long-awaited retail mall is scheduled to open on Hunts Point Avenue this fall, but will look much different than an ambitious proposal presented to Community Board 2 five years ago.
Business / Economy
New coffee shop opens in Hunts Point
Birch Coffee and StartUp Box, a local business incubator, opened a coffee shop at 866 Hunts Point Ave., near Seneca Avenue, in May. The new shop has the same menu as other Birch Coffee shops in the city, serving all types of coffee such as cappuccinos, macchiatos, lattes, mochas and […]
Business / Food
Online food biz sets up shop in Hunts Point
Marley Spoon, an e-commerce meal-kit business — a burgeoning trend in the food industry – has taken a lease on a 20,000-square-foot warehouse on Manida Street.
Business / Health
Planned marijuana dispensary divides Hunts Point
A company that specializes in selling medical marijuana is slated to open a dispensary in Hunts Point on Jan. 1 2016, worrying some residents that it will bring back with it the kinds of vice and crime the community has been fighting for decades.
Business / Environment
Auto shops near arrival date
Community Board 2 says it will keep an eye on an influx of new auto businesses that were forced to leave Queens, to ensure they comply with environmental regulations.