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Play about the Constitution may be Broadway's hottest ticket this season
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Janet Babin
Feb 12, 2019
Broadway seems to want to seize on the success of global phenomenon hip-hop musical “Hamilton” by having more politically themed shows. This season, Hillary and Bill Clinton are the subjects of one play. But another play is coming off a successful off-Broadway run to grace a marquee on the Great White Way. Its subject? The […]
The most expensive home in U.S. history just sold for $238 million
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Janet Babin
Jan 24, 2019
But the New York City condo deal is an outlier in a real estate market that's cooling.
Restaurants feel the pinch as shutdown drags on
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Janet Babin
and Leila Goldstein
Jan 22, 2019
... but some owners reach out to help furloughed federal workers.
Millennials, like Baby Boomers, struggle with lifelong debt
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Janet Babin
Jan 21, 2019
A recent survey points out that one in 10 millennials thinks they will die in debt. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Concierges thrive as their realm expands into everyday life tasks
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Janet Babin
Jan 16, 2019
From luxury hotels to your own everyday life and even apps, concierges are everywhere.
Plentiful rain brings abundant and cheaper truffles to the table
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Janet Babin
Jan 10, 2019
But there's no guarantee that will continue.
NYC set to give ride-hail drivers big raises
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Janet Babin
Dec 19, 2018
The nation's first minimum wage for drivers could boost their pay by more than 40 percent.
CAT bonds could be key to paying for wildfire losses
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Janet Babin
Dec 10, 2018
Some urge FEMA to issue a catastrophe bond to help pay for wildfire recovery.
The origin of the holiday half day of trading on Wall Street
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Janet Babin
Nov 23, 2018
Federal law prohibits markets from being closed more than three consecutive days.
How two New York bodegas explain a glut of shopfronts for rent
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Janet Babin
Nov 16, 2018
One couldn't afford rent in a hip neighborhood; the other survives on pricey specialties.