Business & Innovation

Cathie Wright-Lewis and daughter Cheyenne Lewis created 'Mama Relly,' a children's book that teaches history, drawing stories from their own family's slave narratives Mother-daughter duo: Author Cathie Wright-Lewis (left) with illustrator Cheyenne Le

The newly released MTA mitigation plan seeks to increase subway and bus services, and implement additional bus lines and a new ferry

With 'Stuypend,' a mobile app payment system, customers won't have to fulfill minimum credit card requirements and merchants won't get hit with hefty processing fees Photo credit: Business Insider Go shopping, support local businesses and save them s

'The Farmer's Dog' delivers customized, pre-made and pre-portioned meals made from human-grade meats and vegetables to keep Fido happy and healthy The Farmer's Dog's cofounders, Jonathan Regev and Brett Podolsky, and their dogs. Photo credit: Forbes.

'Golden Milk,' also known as turmeric milk, originated as part of an ancient holistic medicine practice in India, where turmeric is widely consumed for its health and beauty benefits like boosting memory function and improving the smoothness of skin

Whole Foods's 365 market, featuring the grocer's house brands of organic products, is slated to open in January 2018 and will the first of its kind on the East Coast Photo credit: NY Curbed Whole Foods announced yesterday that it will open its first

Vamonde, a tour guide and a digital storyteller, uses geolocation data, text and multimedia to connect users with the stories that surround them every day and allows them to discover art, history, food, nature and culture Vamonde, an interactive trav

OATS offers tutorials on computers and tablets to Brooklynites over 60 and teaches them about technology systems including Amazon Echo and Google Home An iPad tutorial for seniors. Photo credit: prweb.

The 2017 report reveals: From the $21 billion the city spent for products and services contracted to outside vendors, just $1 billion was spent with M/WBEs Photo credit: citylandnyc.

Inspired by Kim Kardashian, a young Bed Stuy designer launched 'Unwrp,' a line of custom-made gift wrapping paper When you have taken the time to consider what to gift, why not wrap it in customized art? Bed Stuy graphic designer Ashley L.