From the Queens Chronicle : A company representative forwarded the Chronicle a statement from owner/operator Jack Bert, who thanked the c...

From the Queens Chronicle : The presence of national chain retailers in the borough expanded by 0.9 percent in 2017, a Center for Urban Fu...

From the Village Voice : You'd think a law that would give small businesses a fighting chance against astronomical rents and the soull...

From DNA Info : A number of popular Forest Hills stores and restaurants have shuttered recently, prompting some residents to worry their n...

From the Daily News : A new Target store is slated to take over the space formerly occupied by Barnes & Noble at 7000 Austin St., in F...

From the Daily News : God forbid we should need our shoes repaired or shirts cleaned. Small businesses are being decimated. Every month, w...

From DNA Info : Residents who have ideas for the future of the damaged Bruson Building can share them at an upcoming town hall sponsored b...

From the Queens Courier : The consumer market for national retailers is expanding faster in “The World’s Borough” over anywhere else in th...

From the Daily News : Small businesses provide significant community benefits. They boost the local economy, contribute to civil society a...

From DNA Info : Urban Outfitters' grand plan for its first multi-sensory consumption haven in New York, where shoppers down booze and ...

From the Times Ledger : Chain stores in Queens grew at half the rate of last year, a report released Monday showed, though their effect o...

From the NY Times : Guess what: Your neighborhood isn’t a Hollywood back lot. “Liking the idea” of a store doesn’t pay its bills. I’m not ta...

From the Times Ledger : Seven small businesses along Queens Boulevard will not see their monthly leases renewed and will have to clear out o...

From Crains : Nearly 18 months after lenders seized The Shops at Atlas Park when its developer defaulted on a $128 million loan, a new life ...

"As I write this, the Art Deco Eagle Cinema on 73rd Rd. in Jackson Heights is being gutted to make way for a Rite-Aid drug store. The s...

From the Village Voice : Police have released video of the "Catwoman" in action. As reported yesterday , this woman has robbed an ...

From the Daily News : Attention, Queens shoppers: The nation's largest retailers are making it easier to shop in your own backyard. The ...