TikTok bride knits her own wedding dress in nine months while on the subway

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/19 10:52A Dana Kennedy

At least for designer and TikTok user Esther Andrews, who hand-knit her own bridal outfit over a period of nine months while commuting to work on the New York City subway.

11 last minute Father’s Day gifts to shop in NYC

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/18 12:07P April Hardwick

It's time to think beyond the polo shirt! Here are gifts dad will actually use this Father's Day.

‘Elf ears’ are the creepy new plastic surgery trend in China

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/18 7:40A Noah Sheidlower

Young women pay thousands to perk up their ears thanks to a beauty trend started by social media celebrities.

Restaurants and hotels lead New York City's job gain, but Wall Street positions tick down

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/17 10:09A Cara Eisenpress, Amanda Glodowsk

New York City continued adding jobs at a steady pace in May, driven by gains at restaurants and hotels as the city opened up, even as higher-paying finance jobs continued a slow though predicted... To view the full story, click the title link.

How Melissa Barrera Came Full Circle

NYMag.com (The Cut) 6/15 5:34A Monica Castillo

Melissa Barrera was a high schooler on a Model UN trip to New York City when she first watched a new musical by a then-unknown: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights . She was at a crossroads in her life and had her doubts about leaving her home in...

City to launch $100 vaccine referral bonus program

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/14 6:43A Bloomberg

New York City will launch a $100 vaccine referral bonus program to boost the rate of vaccinations in the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday. For every unvaccinated person an organization brings... To view the full story, click the title link.

2021 already setting city records for life-science leasing

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/10 9:23A Eddie Small

Life-science firms have already set a record in 2021 for the amount of space leased in New York City in a single year. Companies leased 257,000 square feet of lab space in the city through last... To view the full story, click the title link.

Crime and real estate take center stage during Andrew Yang REBNY talk

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/10 6:07A Brian Pascus

Mayoral candidate Andrew Yang hammered home the connection between rising crime and falling real estate values and emphasized that public safety policies will decide whether New York City recovers... To view the full story, click the title link.

New York Post and Page Six launch merch in new ‘Official NY Post Store’

NYPost.com (Fashion) 6/10 5:01A Sophie Cannon

We're extra, extra — and now you can be, too. Rep your favorite tabloid with official apparel and accessories from our brand new Official New York Post Store.

De Blasio promises $500M for life sciences

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/9 8:41A Gabriel Poblete

With a goal of making New York City the “public health capital of the world,” Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that he would dedicate a half-billion dollars toward lab space development and... To view the full story, click the title link.

How you can support New York’s recovery and growth

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/9 6:38A Melva Miller, Travis Terry

In tough times, businesses and civic stakeholders have always stepped up to support New York City.  Just as the city was about to declare bankruptcy in the 1970s, for example, business leaders... To view the full story, click the title link.

City's next comptroller to oversee $250B in pension funds

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/9 5:29A Bloomberg

New York City’s next comptroller will have to oversee the city’s roughly $100 billion budget as it claws its way out of an economic crisis prompted by the pandemic and ensure that more than $14... To view the full story, click the title link.

City's talent pool was a draw for Noom's CEO

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/9 2:45A Diane Hess

Saeju Jeong, the CEO and co-founder of Noom, the hugely popular weight loss app, is as enthusiastic about New York City today as he was 16 years ago when he first came to the United States from his... To view the full story, click the title link.

Cuomo must make houses of worship vaccination sites

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/8 1:19P Bertha Lewis, Pastor Gil Monrose

Recently, on the National Day of Prayer, faith leaders and elected officials from across New York City rallied at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine to demand that Governor Cuomo designate houses... To view the full story, click the title link.

Business leaders fret over Maya Wiley

CrainsNewYork.com (Retail & Apparel) 6/8 7:24A Brian Pascus

As New York City’s progressive left coalesces support around Maya Wiley, voices across the private sector are raising alarms that the former de Blasio administration lawyer’s vision threatens the... To view the full story, click the title link.