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- Weekly commuter roundup: July 29-Aug. 2Here are the subway disruptions, road closures and other commuting changes you should be aware of as you get around the city this week.Subways No G trains between Bedford-Nostrand Avenues in Brooklyn and Court Square in Queens until 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 11.Commuter rail Westbound trains skip Elmont-UBS Arena, Queens Village and Hollis stations, Monday through Thursday […]
- J&J loses latest legal bid to revive talc bankruptcy strategyJohnson & Johnson lost its bid in a federal appeals court to revive a plan to settle tens of thousands of talc cancer lawsuits by placing a subsidiary into bankruptcy.The ruling Thursday upheld a bankruptcy judge’s dismissal last year of the Chapter 11 case of J&J subsidiary LTL Management LLC. J&J created LTL to carry […]
- Lucerne hotel owner sells Upper West Side mansionA wealthy real estate mogul and hotel magnate who found himself at the center of a controversy four years ago when the city turned one of his boutique inns into a temporary homeless shelter has offloaded his Upper West Side mansion for $10 million, according to a deed that appeared in the city register Friday.Sam […]
- Sephora lands huge rent reduction at Midtown storeSephora just scored a huge discount on its rent for a Madison Avenue store.The chain rated one of teens’ favorite beauty retailers last year is now paying $156 a square foot for space at 520 Madison Ave., a steep 66% markdown from its old lease that expired in June. Sephora, which is owned by LVMH […]
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- Beyond Compliance: The Crucial Role of the ADA in Planning Great CommunitiesBeyond Compliance: The Crucial Role of the ADA in Planning Great Communities Mary Hammon Fri, 07/26/2024 - 08:34 The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law on this day (July 26) 34 years ago. Usually referred to by its acronym, ADA, this legislation was the first of its kind to prohibit discrimination against people […]
- Rural Areas Benefiting From Wind Energy RevenueRural Areas Benefiting From Wind Energy Revenue Diana Ionescu Fri, 07/26/2024 - 07:00 Primary Image Rural communities around the country are benefiting from wind energy projects, according to an Associated Press article published in Fast Company. An AP analysis of county tax records in Illinois, Nebraska, and Iowa — three states with robust wind farm […]
- Milwaukee Could Impose Owner Occupancy Rules on Short-Term RentalsMilwaukee Could Impose Owner Occupancy Rules on Short-Term Rentals Diana Ionescu Fri, 07/26/2024 - 06:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption Downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Milwaukee officials will consider new regulations on short-term rentals (STRs) such as Airbnb, reports Tom Daykin in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. One of the proposed rules would require owners to live on-site […]
- Tri-State Economies to Lose Billions From Congestion Pricing PauseTri-State Economies to Lose Billions From Congestion Pricing Pause Diana Ionescu Fri, 07/26/2024 - 05:00 Primary Image Companies in the tri-state region surrounding New York City will lose about $12 billion in MTA contracts and 100,000 jobs due to Governor Hochul’s suspension of New York City’s congestion pricing program, a new analysis reveals. As Gersh […]