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Airbnb, New York City Settle Rental Law Lawsuit

The lawsuit came amid ongoing clashes between the online lodging service and public officials seeking to minimize the impact of short-term rentals on neighborhoods and urban housing markets.

By Reuters

Thought Leaders

4 Success Lessons This Entrepreneur Learned While Cleaning Up in the Laundry Business

By Lewis Schiff

Business News

The Former Apple Employee Preaching Tech in Harlem

By Rose Leadem

Building a Business

9 Answers You Need About Yourself Before Starting Your Own Business

By Ryan McMunn

Business News

New York Drivers Group Sues Uber, Claims Labor Laws Violations

A group representing 5,000 Uber Technologies Inc. drivers in New York City filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the ride-share company of depriving drivers of various employment protections by misclassifying them as independent contractors.

By Reuters

Business News

Business Travel Awards 2016: Best Airport Food

What better reason to get to the airport early.

By Jeff Chu, Margaret Rhodes, Kate Rockwood, Stephanie Schomer

Building a Business

New Tech Festival Will Feature Drone Competitions and Human Digital Orchestra

The Propeller Festival will be a full-day event with keynotes, exhibits, interactive activities and – of course – networking and pitch sessions.

By Andrea Huspeni

Business News

New York and California Governors Sign $15 Minimum Wage Laws

'This new economy is not a fair economy for the middle class and the working families of this country,' Andrew Cuomo said.

By Reuters

Business News

Check Out the ‘Macaronut,’ the Macaron-Doughnut Mashup

French pastry chef Francois Payard created the dessert hybrid.

By Lyanne Alfaro

Buying a Franchise

Former New York Times Pressman Worked Out a Strong Career Change in Mid-Life With Retro Fitness

At 38, Warren De Stefano said goodbye to newspapers and hello to a unique gym franchise, helping disabled military veterans along the way.

Tech

Shops Are Opening Across the U.S. to Help You Get a Drone of Your Own

The latest store, Brooklyn Drones NYC, opened Saturday.

By Lindsay Friedman

Building a Business

The Different Ways Tech Startups in San Francisco and New York Spend Money (Infographic)

Expense management startup Abacus broke down where companies' dollars are going.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Researchers Say Airbnb Fudged New York City Listing Data

The company argues that most of its hosts are merely renting out extra space in their homes for some extra cash.

By Kia Kokalitcheva

Thought Leaders

Airbnb Deletes Listing for $200 Igloo Constructed During Winter Storm Jonas

'Unfortunately, your igloo, while very well constructed, has failed to meet our occupancy standards,' the company told the structure's creator.

By Geoff Weiss

Marketing

New York City Dermatologist Who Pioneered Subway Advertising Has Shuttered His Practice

Garish ads starring Dr. Jonathan Zizmor offering acne anecdotes, laser peels and tattoo removal procedures will be no more.

By Geoff Weiss

Business Legal

What Businesses in NYC Need to Know About Discrimination Against Transgender Workers

The city recently released updated guidelines on what actions are considered discrimination.

By Nina Zipkin

Business Legal

Employees Accidentally Trash $5 Million in Diamonds at Fifth Avenue Jewelry Store

The precious stones then ended up in the hands of a security guard, who then tried to make a buck, police allege.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

National Restaurant Association Sues New York City Over Sodium Warnings on Menus

The new rule applies to restaurants with more than 15 locations nationwide and concession stands at some movie theaters and sports stadiums.

By Reuters

Building a Business

How My Success Story Is a Tale of Two Cities

From a humble beginning in Sioux Falls to the big time in New York City, I never forgot who I was.

By Jeffrey Hayzlett

Thought Leaders

Scents and the City: Meet the Woman Who Captures Neighborhoods Through Smell

New York's urban jungle inspires a global fragrance empire.

By Lambeth Hochwald

Building a Business

Taxi Owners, Lenders Sue New York City Over Uber

The lawsuit accuses the city of allowing Uber to violate taxi drivers' privileges and destroy their livelihoods.

By Reuters

Brick & Mortar

Why This Famous Millionaire Real Estate Broker Karate-Kicks Before a Big Meeting (and Thinks You Should, Too)

Fredrik Eklund of 'Million Dollar Listing New York' on the importance of staying 100 percent true to yourself in business, without coming off like a freak.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

Watch This Jetpack-Wearing Entrepreneur Rocket Past the Statue of Liberty (VIDEO)

David Mayman realized the ultimate boyhood dream this week, high above the Hudson River.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

Uber Competitor to Give Customers Up to $100 in Trip Credit for Surge Pricing

Gett, the ridesharing underdog, is going after its larger competitors in the war to win the prized New York City market.

By Catherine Clifford

Business News

Those Calorie Counts on Fast-Food Menus? They Aren’t Working.

Six years after New York City's mandate that calories be listed at chain restaurants, researchers have found that these labels, on their own, do not reduce the overall number of calories ordered.

By Laura Entis