Category: Business

INDUSTRY CITY — Black entrepreneurs make up 3.5% of New York City’s businesses, despite making up more than 20% of its population. Renae Bluitt, curator and founder of She Did That, a platform for Black women entrepreneurs, is attempting to alter those statistics.  The She Did That Holiday Bazaar, sponsored by beauty brand Shea Moisture…

INDUSTRY CITY — Black entrepreneurs make up 3.5% of New York City’s businesses, despite making up more than 20% of its population. Renae Bluitt, curator and founder of She Did That, a platform for Black women entrepreneurs, is attempting to alter those statistics. Renae Bluitt, curator and founder of She Did That. Photo by Wayne…

TD Bank has named Ralph Bumbaca as regional president of Metro New York, a region encompassing locations across New York City, Long Island, Hudson Valley, Upstate New York, Northern New Jersey, and Fairfield County, CT.  Photo courtesy TD Bank TD Bank has named Ralph Bumbaca as regional president of Metro New York, a region encompassing…

John Jobbagy shows dry aged beef during an interview at J.T. Jobbagy Inc. in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, in New York. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson When John Jobbagy’s grandfather immigrated from Budapest in 1900, he joined a throng of European butchers chopping up and shipping off meat in a loud,…

NAVY YARD — At the height of its productivity as a functioning naval repair and shipbuilding facility, as many as 5,000 employees walked into the Brooklyn Navy Yard daily. Today, functioning as a job incubator and entrepreneurial center, the Navy Yard attracts thousands of visitors as consumers. Pop-up markets have become a mainstay and have…

BROOKLYN — Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) awarded over $40,000 to eight Brooklyn-based businesses and entrepreneurs through its 21st annual PowerUp! competition on Thursday, Nov. 14. CBS News New York’s Brooklyn reporter Hannah Kliger hosted the ceremony which honored Noir Yoga of Bedford-Stuyvesant with a $40,000 grand prize presented by Dime Community Bank. PowerUp! 2024 winners.…

he Grubhub app is seen on an iPhone, Feb. 20, 2018. AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File European food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway.com is selling Grubhub for $650 million, a fraction of the billions it spent to buy the U.S. platform just three years ago. Wonder Group, a New York-based food ordering company that touts…

NEW YORK CITY — 10 veteran entrepreneurs were awarded $20,000 grants at Mayor Adams’ Veterans’ Day Breakfast at Gracie Mansion on Thursday, Nov. 7. The grants are awarded through NYC Boss Up, a partnership amongst the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS), New York City Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS), the K…

BROOKLYN — On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Brooklyn Org celebrated the inaugural Brooklyn Org 25 at the annual Brooklyn Org Changemakers Ball. The Ball, which was attended by more than 600 guests and raised a record $1.2 million to support nonprofits that are driving change throughout the borough, was held at the award-winning Powerhouse Arts.  “The…

BROOKLYN — On Wednesday, Oct. 23, Brooklyn Org celebrated the inaugural Brooklyn Org 25 at the annual Brooklyn Org Changemakers Ball. The Ball, which was attended by more than 600 guests and raised a record $1.2 million to support nonprofits that are driving change throughout the borough, was held at the award-winning Powerhouse Arts.  “The…