Students fill the streets at 3 p.m. every weekday, and tensions escalated last month after one of them was shot and killed.
Category: <span>Business</span>
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Hey Brooklyn. How’s your economy?
We measure the local economy—in pizza and jewelry, vintage clothing and liquor, air fresheners and flowers.
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As Oil Prices Plunge: Local Winners and Losers
If you are selling heating oil, demand and volume are up. If you sell gasoline, not so much.
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My Economy: How the Recovery is Faring in Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Ink asked people on the street: How is the economy working for you?
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A Changing Brooklyn: Boerum Hill
Rent rates on Court Street are escalating. As big box store stake their claim on the envied Court Street shopping space, they offer property owners what small businesses don’t. A better offer. It's not only a loss to business owners, but also to this Brooklyn urban Mayberry.
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The Art And Science Of Selling Yourself
How a contestant stole the panel’s heart for an unexpected victory in a competition for business ideas.
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Brooklyn: No Longer A Bargain
Brooklyn rents swing upward as Manhattan gets cheaper, leaving only a $300 gap between the two.