Category: New York City

What Does a Knicks Trash Can Cost? $168, or for One Woman, Her Job.

The New York Times – Business:
After a video of Angie Baez taking a Knicks-themed trash can went viral, a JPMorgan Chase spokeswoman said she was longer with the company.
U.S. World Cup Cities Are on a Counterdrone Spending Spree

The New York Times – Business:
FEMA has given cities and states $250 million to protect the World Cup from airborne threats. That equipment will remain in place after the tournament.
A Viral Knicks Moment, Brought to You by a Prediction Market

The New York Times – Business:
What do a Jalen Brunson look-alike contest, a buzzy catchphrase and a dancing robot outside Madison Square Garden have in common?
StreetEasy’s ‘Reserve Your Future’ Is Taking Reservations for 2046

The New York Times – Business:
To celebrate 20 years in business, a New York real-estate site is offering restaurant reservations two decades in the future, an unusual offer in a city of short shelf lives.
Mamdani, the ‘Tax-the-Rich’ Mayor, Meets With Titans of Finance

The New York Times – Business:
Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has angered some corporate executives with his tax policies, has had a recent series of meetings with top business leaders.
The Met Will Expand by Merging With the Nearby Neue Galerie

The New York Times – Business:
Beginning in 2028, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will own the Neue’s Fifth Avenue home and the prestige collection of 20th-century Austrian and German art built by Ronald S. Lauder.
Mamdani Urges State to Block Western Union’s Deal for Intermex

The New York Times – Business:
New York City’s mayor said the company’s proposed acquisition of Intermex could make it costlier for immigrants to send money abroad.
Can Three Auction Houses Sell $2.6 Billion Worth of Art in One Week?

The New York Times – Business:
Five luxury artworks hold the key to the spring season, one of the most anticipated sales in years. Major buyers are looking past female and younger artists and toward tradition.
Inside the Met Gala After-Parties: See the Stars and Their Looks

The New York Times – Business:
Models, designers, D.J.s and performers kept the night going into the early morning.
With the Arrival of Goop Kitchen, Is New York Food Going Full L.A.?

The New York Times – Business:
Gwyneth Paltrow’s healthy-eating enterprise is just one of several recent Los Angeles exports to a rival city with its own ideas about what’s good.
Bob Law, Trailblazing Talk-Radio Host, Dies at 86

The New York Times – Business:
His wee-hours show “Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.
David B. Cornstein, Envoy Who Built U.S. Ties to Orban, Dies at 87

The New York Times – Business:
A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.