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For Youth, Many Job-Seekers Are Stuck in the Summer Doldrums

Young job-seekers may find themselves sweating it this summer.Unemployment for Americans under 25 remains high at 16.4 percent — twice the national average — and underemployment is also a concern,...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here’re a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.New York...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here’re a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.NY Plastic...

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Dirty Jobs: 1 in 5 City Contractors Busted For Working Illegally

A summer sting operation by the city found that one in five contractors were operating illegally, the Department of Consumer Affairs said Wednesday.A fifth of the 380 contractors investigated in May...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here’re a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Taller Towers...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here’re a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Small New York...

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Tax Confusion Knots Up Yoga Studios

There’s a new yoga pose in New York City: limbo.Yoga studios in New York City are confused over whether they fall under a state law that applies sales tax to gym memberships.Last April, tax officials...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here’re a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Restaurant...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here’re a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Food Truck...

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Stringer Opposes Chelsea Market Expansion

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer disapproves of plans to expand Chelsea Market and is poised to recommend they be vetoed unless it is reworked.The plan by real estate developer Jamestown...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here’re a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Why Lower...

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DNA Facility Inks Deal to Open Lower Manhattan HQ

A research center that will be the largest DNA sequencing and analytics facility in North America is moving into Lower Manhattan, officials announced Tuesday.The New York Genome Center — a...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here are a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.City to...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here are a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Study Finds...

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Facebook Shares Sink to New Low

Facebook's stock sank to a new low Friday after the company announced quarterly earnings that showed a slowdown of growth.The social networking site's stock closed the week at $23.70, nearly 40 percent...

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Yoga Studios Breathe Sigh of Tax Relief

Some yoga practitioners in the city are being spared a tax burden. After months of confusion and miscommunication, the State Department of Taxation and Finance has decided not to tax yoga classes at...

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Employment in NYC Grows

Employment is growing faster in the city than elsewhere the nation, according to the Economic Development Corporation, but some say its regulatory agencies may be stifling small businesses.Speaking on...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here are a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Apple Bank is...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here are a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.A Morbid Place...

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ICYMI: Off-Beat Business

You’ve see the headlines, read the front pages and checked out the business section. But In Case You Missed It, here are a few, under-the-radar business stories you might have overlooked.Proposed Nerd...

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