The article. “Forced From Executive Pay to Hourly Wage. ” which was written by Michael Luo and was published in the New York Times last February 28. 2009. fundamentally told the narrative of people who used to gain five or six-figure sums per twelvemonth. are now being paid hourly minimal rewards. One illustration in the article was the instance of Mark Cooper. who used to […]

Fast-food restaurants in New York may soon be increasing employee pay – even if the statewide minimum wage doesn’t increase. On Monday, a panel organized by the New York state government to study fast-food wages revealed plans to recommend a substantial increase in worker pay to the state’s Department of Labor. The three members of the panel said research and public meetings led them to […]

Document: Herbert Hoover’s “New York City Speech” (1928) 1. What type of document is this? (Ex. Newspaper, telegram, map, letter, memorandum, congressional record) This document must have been excerpt from a record of Hoover’s Speech,”New York City,” in The New Day: Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover, 1928. This speech was published in Palo Alto, CA: Stanford University Press, 1928), pp. 149-76. 2. For what audience […]

Airbnb has filed suit against the state of New York after Gov. Mario Cuomo signed into law a bill that restricts how Airbnb hosts can operate in the region. New York law already bans rentals of 30 days or less if the owner of the property is not present. The  signed by Gov. Cuomo, from Democratic Assembly member Linda B. Rosenthal, goes one step further and bans New […]

Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York City 438 U.S. 104             At the time this case arose, New York City had a law meant to protect and preserve historical landmarks. Once a building or area was deemed a landmark, if an owner wished to make changes or additions to it, those changes had to be approved by the city’s Landmark Preservation Commission. Such changes […]

Abstract The establishment of New York as the capital of commerce in the 19th Century was due to the influx of capital into the region through trade, manufacturing and agriculture. This in turn led to the parallel development of infrastructure and the property sector leading to massive wealth creation in the state. The wealth creation in the state as a result of these industries led […]

Editor’s Note: Entrepreneur Media is an investor and partner with Alley, a co-working space in New York City.  When we started Alley in 2012, we called it “the most badass co-working space on the planet.” As the years have gone by, the ecosystem has rapidly evolved. We now refer to Alley as an entrepreneurial  and a platform for growth, because the value proposition at Alley is not just […]

Imagine being able to travel from New York to London in just over three hours. If a Richard Branson-backed startup has its way, this could soon be a reality. The British billionaire just inked a deal with Colorado-based startup , which is building supersonic passenger planes that can travel at Mach 2.2. For those keeping track, that’s 1,451 miles per hour, or 2.6 times faster than […]