business Archives - Page 213 of 220 - Harlem World Magazine

Target To Allow Transgenders To Use Bathroom Of Their Choice In Harlem

As some of you may know, Harlem has a Target store in East Harlem, what some of you may not know is that Target said on Tuesday, April 20th, 2016, is that transgender employees and customers can now use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, becoming the first big retailer to weigh in on an issue at the center of a heated national debate.Continue reading

Minority-Owned Bars, Liquor Stores In Harlem Punished More By NYPD, Investigation Finds

The NYPD disproportionately punishes minority and immigrant-owned businesses for alcohol infractions, particularly bodegas and liquor stores, an investigation by the Daily News and ProPublica finds. Continue reading

We're your source for local coverage, we count on your support. SPONSOR US!

Your support is crucial in maintaining a healthy democracy and quality journalism. With your contribution, we can continue to provide engaging news and free access to all.

$15 / mon

$30 / mon

$ You Choose

Duane Reade Settles New York City Overcharge Probe

With a couple of Duane Reade's stores in Harlem, Walgreen Co agreed to pay $500,000 and reform its advertising practices to settle allegations its Walgreens and Duane Reade stores in New York routinely overcharged consumers and tricked them into thinking they were getting great deals.Continue reading

HW Pick: Harriet Tubman First African-American On U.S. Currency

Anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman will become the first African-American on the face of U.S. paper currency, and the first woman in more than a century, when she replaces former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.Continue reading

You May Never Need To Walk Into A CVS In Harlem Again

With a couple of CVS Health stores in Harlem, CVS is introducing a curbside pickup service accessible through its mobile app allowing customers to order most items using a mobile app and get their order delivered to their vehicle when they drive up to the store. Continue reading

McDonald’s Testing It’s Biggest Burger Change Ever

McDonald's has a number of stores in Harlem, now McDonald's is testing bigger and smaller versions of its Big Mac as the world's biggest hamburger chain pushes to revitalize its business.Continue reading

The Marimekko Newest Designer Collab Selling Out At Target

Harlem Target's store is in East Harlem if your planning to pick up the new Marimekko look,Target spokesman Joshua Thomas says that as of 7 a.m. ET, no products had sold out entirely. Continue reading

HW Pick: The Untold Story Of Jeremiah G. Hamilton

In the middle decades of the nineteenth century Jeremiah G. Hamilton was a well-known figure on Wall Street. Cornelius Vanderbilt, America's first tycoon, came to respect, grudgingly, his one-time opponent.Continue reading

Fairway Puts Itself On Path To Bankruptcy

With a Fairway in West Harlem, Harlemites are very interested in updates regarding the store. .Struggling grocer Fairway Group Holdings Corp. has reached a tentative deal with creditors to restructure its debt in bankruptcy, according to people familiar with the matter.Continue reading

Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito And Food Bank Encourage NY’ers To Use EITC

Harlem's speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito along with Council Member Daniel Dromm today visited Food Bank NYC in Jackson Heights to remind New Yorkers to file their taxes and to utilize the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) at free tax preparation sites at locations across the City. Continue reading

American Apparel Cutting 500 Factory Jobs Now

American Apparel LLC has a store on 125th Street in Harlem, and with a view to revamping its production process, troubled teen apparel retailer American Apparel is laying off hundreds of workers and may start outsourcing part of its production, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.Continue reading

Cost Of Postage Stamp Decreasing First Time In 100 Years Starting Sunday

UPI reported today that the cost to mail a letter will drop by two cents starting this weekend, a change the U.S. Postal Service opposes, saying will cost about $2 billion in revenue.Continue reading

HW Pick: ABC’s ‘Shark Tank’ Seeks Entrepreneurs Of Color (update)

ABC’s hit series Shark Tank has helped American entrepreneurs make deals worth over $70 million. According to Black Enterprise, the show wants to help business owners of color in a big way!Continue reading

This Harlem Entrepreneur Got Her Beer On Walmart’s Shelves

Celeste Beatty is something of a rarity in the craft beer world: she’s a woman, and she’s African-American. There are so few black small-batch brewers that none of the official bodies in this growing, lucrative industry have even thought to collect data on race.Continue reading

Former Harlem Restaurant Owner Allegedly Swindled Investors Of $12 Mill (update)

A former Harlem restaurant owner linked to an ongoing NYPD corruption probe was indicted Friday for defrauding investors in fake liquor business, authorities said.Continue reading