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The brand expands. (Jim Pennuci/flickr)
Dec 22

Starbucks is the Dominant Chain in Manhattan; Dunkin Donuts Rules the Outerboroughs

New Yorkers may profess their love of local coffee shops, but when it comes to chain stores in the city, Dunkin Donuts led the pack in 2015, for the eighth consecutive year, with 568 stores across the boroughs.
By Kim Velsey
New York, apparently, also largely runs on Dunkin'. (Wiki)
Dec 22

Growth of Chain Stores Across Five Boroughs Spikes, Report Finds

This year's report found an increase of 3.3 percent, "the largest annual increase since the 4.1 percent increase from 2009 to 2010," according to an email from Center executive director, Jonathan Bowles.
By Chris Pomorski
Jan 9

Startup News: Kickstarter and IndieGogo Show Off Their Metrics and Middle Schoolers Get Appy

Kickstarted The crowdfunding king released its annual highlights for 2012 this week. And the startups is going about as gangbusters as
By Ross Barkan
A city in chains. (CUF)
Dec 17

New Generic City: 172 New Chain Stores Opened in Five Boroughs Last Year

By Kit Dillon
Jul 11

Corner Store Pledge Drive: Small Businesses Look To Crowdfunding

By Kim Velsey
May 9

‘New Tech City’ Won’t Keep You From the Startup Graveyard

By Steve Huff
Make it work!
Mar 19

Study Urges NYC to Train Local Design Schools in New Technologies for the Next Wave of Innovators

By Nitasha Tiku
Jun 8

There Are A Lot of Designers in New York City

By Tom Acitelli
Jun 17

Real Estate, Take Notice! Manhattan’s Share of Private-Sector Jobs Declines, Brooklyn’s Increases

By Molly Fischer
Feb 10

New Cheap City!

By Oliver Haydock
Feb 5

City to Middle Class: Just Not That Into You

By Oliver Haydock
Oct 16

City to Region: Quit Stealing Our Jobs!

By Oliver Haydock
Jun 24

Brooklyn Brewery's Hindy Rather Bitter Toward City

By Lysandra Ohrstrom
Jun 4

Helping Budding Foodies Through Kitchens on the Cheap

By Lysandra Ohrstrom
May 12

And the Survey Says… New Yorkers Don’t Got Game

By Dana Rubinstein
Feb 14

Brooklyn's Creative Capital

By Tom Acitelli
Jun 15

New Dawn for Manufacturing in Sunset Park

By Observer Staff
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