Business & Innovation

The legislation would require the city to analyze the potential of urban farming and to create a comprehensive urban agriculture plan to support urban gardeners and farmers.

The pilot program provides funds, expertise and support to carry out physical improvements to storefronts and streetscapes, and to boost and attract business in East New York.

NYC becomes the first U.S. city to regulate app dispatch companies such as Uber and Lyft.

Scheduled to open this October, BKLYN CLAY will offer 24/7 membership access, classes, workshops, and events for adults and children. BKLYN CLAY will open a new studio in Prospect Heights this fall. Photo credit: BKLYN CLAY/ Twitter.

The grassroots recycling initiative just launched a few weeks ago, but it has been gaining traction as more Brownsville residents are getting on board.

The online portal NYC Urban Agriculture is a one-stop shop that provides community gardeners and urban farmers with information, resources and guidelines.

Revel Transit’s electric mopeds bring an affordable, environment-friendly -- and fun -- transportation alternative to Bushwick, Greenpoint and Williamsburg.

The city initiative offers paid summer employment for up to six weeks in July and August to teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 and 24. Photo credit: onenyc.cityofnewyork.

Featured on Flatbush will not only offer a retail space for budding local businesses but also provide promotional support to truly showcase the tenants' goods.

Since it's inception in 2007, the Flatbush Junction BID has supported local businesses to create a flourishing commercial corridor in the heart of Flatbush Kenneth Mbonu, executive director of the Flatbush Junction BID.