by Darren Sukenik | Dec 21, 2016 | Business, Real Estate
Biophilia is the human need to connect with and be surrounded by nature. I like to say that “urban biophilia” is the city dwellers’ need to connect with nature in order to maintain their sanity in all the hustle and bustle of New York City. The mere existence of...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 20, 2016 | Dining
Founded by Andrew and Jonathan Schnipper, Schnippers was launched after the brothers sold Hale & Hearty Soups — which they founded — in 2006. Schnippers started with a single location in the New York Times Building at 41st & 8th. Now,...
by Darren Paltrowitz | Dec 20, 2016 | Education, Living
The Third Street Music School Settlement is the nation’s longest-running community music school, as founded in 1894. The school currently serves more than 5,000 students, many of whom through its Third Street Partners Program. Beyond its weekly after-school and...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 20, 2016 | Fashion, Living
As learned from another great story by Jen King on the Luxury Daily website, French luxury conglomerate Kering Group has introduced a parental leave policy for all of its employees. Beginning Jan. 1 of the New Year, Kering’s new parental leave policy will go into...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 19, 2016 | Dining
Established in New York City in 1987, L.A. Burdick Chocolate was largely-inspired by travel to France and Switzerland by founder Larry Burdick. He and wife Paula — a graduate of the Fashion Institute Of Technology — co-founded the company, as known for...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 19, 2016 | Business, Fashion
Online retailer Net-A-Porter has been awarded 2016 Luxury Retailer of the Year by Luxury Daily. Net-A-Porter and its brother site Mr Porter placed ahead of first runner-up Nordstrom and second runner-up Barneys New York. These four retailers “demonstrated a...
