Forget your S.O., Starbucks is officially bae this Valentine's Day in Harlem. (That rhyme was unintentional, but we're rolling with it.) Continue reading
Key Ingredients To Family Business Success
At the office, Alex Sutherland calls his boss by his first name, Ken.
After business hours, he calls him “Dad.”
“I have two relationships with him and it’s important to have some separation between when I am in my role as his employee and when I am in my role as his son,” says Alex, a wealth advisor with LifePlan Group, an independent Registered Investment Advisory firm.Continue reading
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Seitu’s World: The State Of New York For Minority Business
Photos By Seitu Oronde
Seitu's photographic essay takes place on Thursday, January 28th, 2016, the New York State For Minority Business Expo took place at SOBRO, 555 Bergen Ave, Bronx, NY.Continue reading
How To Make Your First Million, As If It Were Your Second
Experience Clarifies Lessons For Success, Says Serial Entrepreneur
“If only you’d known then what you know now” is a statement we could all make several times throughout our lives, says serial entrepreneur Parviz Firouzgar.Continue reading
Why Women In Harlem Are Better Investors Than Men
By Mark Chandik
When it comes to investing, many women take a stay-the-course approach that research shows can give them an advantage over their male counterparts.Continue reading
Starbucks Takes A Tea Break, Closes Teavana ‘Tea Bars’
Starbucks (not in Harlem) is retreating from Teavana "tea bars" that first opened in New York City a little more than two years ago and mimicked the coffee chain's namesake stores, except with tea.Continue reading
Starbucks Will Soon Sell Booze In Harlem Stores
In addition to the 80,000 beverage combinations you can order from Starbucks, you'll soon be able to order booze. Continue reading
Starbucks Specialty Coffee Reserve Possibly Coming To Harlem
NY Eatery reports that Starbucks is trying to get New Yorkers hooked on its specialty coffee line, Reserve. A Starbucks Reserve recently opened in a massive, subterranean gallery space in Chelsea, and coming to the Meatpacking District with "tasting room", a restaurant, cafe, and lounge, becoming one of the biggest locations in the world.Continue reading
Uptown Community Members Rally To Save Closing Supermarket
Today, uptown elected officials and community members will rally in an effort to save a desperately needed supermarket vital to the well-being of the neighborhood.
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Thandie Newton Calls Out Starbucks Over Safari Statue
Refinery29 reports that Starbucks (that has a number of stores located in Harlem) has found itself embroiled in yet another brouhaha. This time, though, it's got nothing to do with red cups or polar bears. Continue reading
Restaurant Association Urges Cuomo Not To Raise Wages
NY Eater reports that the New York State Restaurant Association is trying to convince Andrew Cuomo to pump the brakes on wage hikes from Harlem to Hollis.Continue reading
Op-Ed: To Address Income Inequality, Start With Libraries From Harlem To Hollis
By Edwin Maxwell
This week, New York City’s three library systems testified before the City Council about how they are spending the significant increase in operating funds granted in the current budget.The underlying question is: Was this a wise investment?Continue reading
“Moxie Moxie” At Lexington Avenue Harlem New York 1911
This window is a wonderful moment frozen in time at a Harlem store at 1718 / 1720 Lexington Avenue and 108th Street in Harlem, New, York, 1911
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“Eateries Will Adjust ” Says Acclaimed Harlem Restaurateur
Harlem man Marcus Samuelsson, the chef and owner at Red Rooster and Streetbird Rotisserie, talks to Greg David at CrainsNY asked about more innovative food delivery coming down the line.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour by 2018 and wants to extend the increase to all employees. How will that affect restaurants?Continue reading
Sip & Chat Evening With Celeste Beatty In Harlem
Join National Black MBA Association Inc. and Harlem Business Alliance on Monday night for an evening of beer tasting, along with a conversation with Harlem Brewmaster Celeste Beatty! Continue reading