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High end items like jewelry have already gone on sale and Black Friday will usher in huge video game and home fitness equipment discounts. Later in December online shoppers will see mark downs on laptop computers and TV's.
A dozen new businesses – including a new Planet Hollywood, Ben & Jerry's and H&M clothing store – will soon be coming to Times Square.
The data was compiled before superstorm Sandy struck, which caused a surge in demand for food banks. The organization said the natural disaster illustrates the need for food relief in disasters.
All underground stations are expected to be wired by 2016, but trains are not expected to have service between stations.
New York will play host Monday to Hostess brands, as the maker of Twinkies, Drake's cakes and Wonder Bread will have a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains.
Two New York State lawmakers on Sunday calling for more protection for consumers against price gouging at the gas pump.
The rationing system limits motorists to filling up only on odd or even days, based on the last digit of their license plate.
Schumer said a nationwide plan to require power reserves for cell towers would help ensure no disruption in coverage following severe weather, a terrorist attack or any other events that may cause power failures.
This is a longer than usual holiday season, with 32 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
It's hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week, and many who love to shop can't wait until the day after, known as Black Friday. But some say there is no need to wait, and you can grab the deals right now.
Hostess, the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is going out of business, closing plants, laying off its 18,500 workers and putting its brands up for sale.
The Long Island Rail Road said Friday it will waive its $10 ticket refund penalty for customers who were unable to use their tickets because of superstorm Sandy-related service suspensions.
Tara Tan, 42, the former manager of Manhattan's swanky Meatpacking hotel, has filed a $10 million discrimination suit against the hotel claiming she was fired after she gave birth inside a room at the establishment.
It's the first time in 11 years that the strip from 49th to 59th streets has been booted from the top of the list commanding the highest retail rents worldwide, according to a report by real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc.
This is at least the third major computer outage for the Chicago-based airline since June.
