Business

Three technology incubators operated by Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have generated $251 million in economic activity since 2009, created more than 900 jobs and contributed $31.4 million in tax revenue, according to  … Full Article

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced that the Brooklyn Alliance, the not-for-profit arm of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, has been selected by the NYS Department of Health to develop, implement and operate the "In-Person Assistor/Navigator Program" for Kings County.  … Full Article

The city’s arbitrary system of restaurant health inspections is hard for eatery owners to swallow, but a series of reforms approved by the City Council should make it a lot easier to stomach, Councilman David Greenfield predicted. … Full Article

Awhile back, this newspaper reported on the “Brooklyn Tech Triangle” initiative to develop the area between Downtown Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Navy Yard and DUMBO to make it the largest cluster of high-tech activity outside Manhattan. … Full Article

The crowds came to Fulton Mall last Wednesday to celebrate the arrival of one of the world's biggest fashion chains, but the festivities were about something even bigger – the revitalization of a historic shopping street that was once America's fourth largest shopping center. … Full Article

Alan Fishman, chair of the board of directors of the Brooklyn Community Foundation, has announced that Cecilia Clarke will join the foundation as its new president and CEO.  … Full Article

Councilman Stephen Levin and his colleague, Councilman Dan Garodnick, found a fitting way to celebrate the passage of their bill that allows restaurants to open sidewalk cafes earlier for weekend brunch. … Full Article

Earlybird brunchers who fancy eating al fresco may be getting a break in New York City. The City Council voted early Thursday to let sidewalk cafes start serving at 10 a.m. on Sundays, instead of noon. They already can open at 10 a.m. on other days. … Full Article

On Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn there's a skinny little office and retail building squeezed in between the two properties that house Bruno's Hardware. Wispy 93 Court St. seems like it slipped in from someplace like Forest Hills where the buildings are Tudor-style. … Full Article

Big developments are percolating on Livingston Street – and before you know it, new retailers will want in on the action, real estate executives predict. … Full Article