Big-Box Stores Disrupt Local Businesses in East Harlem
Initial attraction by big-box stores is changing business dynamics in the neighborhood.
Initial attraction by big-box stores is changing business dynamics in the neighborhood.
Marcos Lopez opened his cigar shop on First Avenue in 2008. Now he has plans to expand.
Tonnie’s Minis, a West Village cupcake shop, is expanding in Harlem.
Ntozake Lundy’s upscale Harlem coffee shop has a community vibe. What makes the café more distinctive is the staff she hires.
Columbia Business School reaches out to small businesses close to home.
With one club closing and another wooing customers by changing its cuisine, Harlem’s “meatpacking district” is trying hard to survive.
In East Harlem, where Hispanic groceries and 99-cent stores dot the streets, the November opening of Costco will bring a host of changes.
Local resident and studio owner Marcela Xavier spent two years hunting for a space and three months renovating before she could finally open her doors.