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Starbucks reversed a policy allowing anyone — even those who hadn’t purchased anything — to use its cafes, patios and restrooms, with the company saying it’s making the change to prioritize customers.  The company issued a new code of conduct as part of its plan to win back consumers, Starbucks said in an emailed statement. […]

Starbucks reversed a policy allowing anyone — even those who hadn’t purchased anything — to use its cafes, patios and restrooms, with the company saying it’s making the change to prioritize customers.  The company issued a new code of conduct as part of its plan to win back consumers, Starbucks said in an emailed statement.

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday unveiled a populist 2025 agenda built around tax cuts, subway safety and more investment in mental health care. The proposals come as she faces voter unrest about crime and the cost of living and looks ahead to a tough re-election fight next year. In her fourth State of the State

A challenging Tribeca redevelopment project seems to have just gotten tougher for developer and brokerage owner Kent Swig. A lender has sued to foreclose on a stack of loans tied to a 6-story prewar site on Duane Street near West Broadway that has been under construction for years. Axos Financial claims Swig defaulted in November

The developer just tapped to renovate the Kingsbridge Armory is keeping busy with another major project in the Bronx. Joy Construction is planning an 11-story affordable and supportive housing project at 1545 Jerome Ave. that is slated to contain 213 residential units, according to plans recently filed with the Department of Buildings. The development will

A lobbying group is taking its opposition to the state’s consolidation of a popular home care program to new heights. The Alliance to Protect Home Care has spent “six figures” for an airplane to fly above the Egg auditorium, where Gov. Kathy Hochul will deliver her State of the State address today, as a means

New York City is at record-high employment. We’re the nation’s top destination for young talent, with half a million college students and as many recent graduates from across the country. With each passing day, there are more small businesses and tourists, and fewer vacant stores and offices. These facts were unimaginable just a few years

The compensation data below highlights the highest-paid employees at a tax-exempt organization that filed a Form 990 for 2022. See the top earners at other New York health systems here. Notes: “Cash compensation” includes base compensation, bonus and incentive compensation, and other reportable compensation from the health system and related organizations. “Other compensation” includes nonreportable

Leases FDIC inks massive Midtown lease Address: 1166 Sixth Ave., ManhattanLandlord: Edward J. Minskoff EquitiesTenant: The FDICLease size: 147,543 square feetLease length: 10 yearsAsking rent: Building asking rents start in the $80s per square foot.Asset type: OfficeBrokers: Colliers’ Connor Faught and Sheena Gohil represented the tenant. JLL’s Paul Glickman, Diana Biasotti, Cynthia Wasserberger and Christine

A week after the launch of congestion pricing it is unclear just how much revenue the toll has generated for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority — because the agency is withholding those figures while they sort through the data, transit officials said during a Monday briefing. A lack of revenue figures are among the crucial missing