Forget the 'death of downtowns' — we're about to experience the Big City Renaissance

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Illustration of a figure in profile filled with a vibrantly colored city and light beams emanating from a window, surrounded by grey smoke
City downtowns aren't doomed — the rise of remote work is about to spark the Big City Renaissance.

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America's great cities are in a precarious spot.

How NYC's oldest chocolate house survived a century

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  • Li-Lac Chocolates has been an NYC institution for 100 years. 
  • The company still makes chocolate following the founder's original recipes and techniques. 

Barbara Corcoran shares how she created a real estate 'buying frenzy' that made her $1 million in a single day

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Barbara Corcoran
Corcoran founded Corcoran Group in 1973 using a loan of $1,000 from her boyfriend at the time.

BI

An alligator rescued in Brooklyn's Prospect Park has a bathtub stopper stuck in her body

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An alligator found in New York City’s Prospect Park has a bathtub stopper stuck inside her body.
An alligator found in New York City’s Prospect Park has a bathtub stopper stuck inside her body.

The Wildlife Conservation Society

NYC's gaming fight heats up as Saks Fifth Avenue proposes casino at flagship, and developer pitches ferris wheel

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A rendering of the casino at Saks Fifth Avenue
If Saks Fifth Avenue plays its cards right, it might soon operate a casino, as seen in this rendering.

Hudson's Bay Company

Google tells employees in its Cloud unit to share desks and attend the office on alternate days

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Google sign outside San Francisco office
A Google office in San Francisco, California.

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Yelp workers flocked to Texas and Florida from New York and San Francisco after the company went fully remote

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Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman speaks onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt at Pier 48 on September 9, 2014 in San Francisco, California.
CEO Jeremy Stoppelman is a vocal advocate of remote work.

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Chick-fil-A is opening a break room for New York food delivery drivers to get coffee or use the restroom between orders, addressing some of the biggest complaints about the job

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Chick-fil-A's break Room in NYC
Delivery workers will be able to grab a coffee, use the restroom, charge their phone, and use the WiFi.

Courtesy of Chick-fil-A

Trump wants back in the casino biz — as Bally's landlord in the Bronx. Many approvals would still be needed.

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The New York City skyline looms over the former president's Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the borough of the Bronx.
The New York City skyline looms over the former president's Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the borough of the Bronx.

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Event crashers beware: New York Fashion Week security is on high alert to prevent anyone sneaking in

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guests sit in their seats at 2023 New York Fashion Week
Sitting front row at a fashion show is usually reserved for celebrities and journalists, but everyday people are trying their best to end up next to them, sources say.

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