Local companies don’t expect omicron to keep their employees home for too much longer: survey

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/19 6:41A Eddie Small

A Partnership for New York City poll found that 61% of firms expect more than half of their employees back by the end of March To view the full story, click the title link.

Optimism is warranted despite business challenges, New York executives say

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/9 11:00P https://www.crainsnewyork.com/sp

Even as the outlook on the pandemic seesaws from gloomy to hopeful and back again, the New York City business world has cause for optimism.  That’s the aggregate takeaway from panelists at a Dec. 1... To view the full story, click the title link.

How the 2021 Empire Whole Health Heroes are working to revitalize New York City

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/5 7:41A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/cr

While the Covid-19 crisis continues to present challenges to restoring public health and rebooting New York City’s economy, the strong leadership of this year’s 25 Empire Whole Health Heroes is... To view the full story, click the title link.

New York City’s restaurants are ready to serve a vegan mayor

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/3 10:04A Cara Eisenpress

Vegetable-focused eateries look forward to a boost from the mayor’s orders and advocacy To view the full story, click the title link.

Adams takes office as New York City's mayor

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 1/1 7:13A Associated Press

He faces the immense challenge of pulling the city out of the pandemic amid surging Covid cases due to the omicron variant To view the full story, click the title link.

Adams’s Virus Policy Includes Keeping Vaccine Mandate for Businesses

NYTimes.com (Education) 12/30 12:14P Dana Rubinstein and Joseph Golds

After a long silence on the subject, New York City’s incoming mayor said he would extend a number of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Covid-19 policies.

City home sales to slow on supply gap, Brown Harris Stevens CEO says

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/29 3:00A Bloomberg

New York City’s torrid housing market faces a slight slowing in sales in 2022 because of higher interest rates and a lack of supply, Brown Harris Stevens Inc. Chief Executive Officer Bess Freedman... To view the full story, click the title link.

New York City Looks to Test More and Keep Classrooms Open

NYTimes.com (Education) 12/28 9:08P Mihir Zaveri

The city said it would allow students who were exposed to Covid to remain in school if they test negative for the coronavirus and have no symptoms.

Apple closes New York City stores to online pickups only

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/28 4:58A Bloomberg

The closures include all 12 city stores and additional locations across the state To view the full story, click the title link.

New York City to limit crowds for New Year’s Eve due to Covid spike

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/23 9:23A Bloomberg

Mayor Bill de Blasio said the celebration will only allow 15,000 people in viewing areas and will require proof of full vaccination and mask-wearing To view the full story, click the title link.

Second Grade Happenings

PS 77 | The Lower Lab School 12/22 9:19A Lower Lab Teacher

January 2022 Dear Second Grade Families: Happy New Year! We know you join us in welcoming a healthy start to this 2022 New Year, filled with joy, strength, and enthusiasm. We ended the year with students noticing acts of kindness in our...

Deals of the Day: Dec. 21

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/21 6:52A Natalie Sachmechi

Longfellow makes its first New York City purchase, and Royal Builders sells a Brooklyn building To view the full story, click the title link.

Inside New York City’s Wild West of package delivery

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/20 6:00A https://www.crainsnewyork.com/te

Public and private players strategize to contend with the pandemonium wrought by online ordering To view the full story, click the title link.

Op-ed: To ensure an inclusive recovery, encourage and support minority-owned businesses

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/17 4:11A Jonathan Bowles, Jeanique Druses

Even before the pandemic, less than 10% of New York City's businesses were owned by Black and Latino New Yorkers, To view the full story, click the title link.

The tech unicorns of New York City

CrainsNewYork.com (Education) 12/13 1:15A Amanda Glodowski

The firms on our inaugural list of the city's top startups are collectively valued at more than $33 billion To view the full story, click the title link.