AirDNA, Inside Airbnb, and Douglas Elliman data: NYC has ~3K to ~13K more Airbnb listings than rental apartments despite Airbnb listings falling in the pandemic
The fever isn't breaking. There are now bidding wars for one in every five Manhattan rental apartments (and one in three luxury units) …
A look at the fight between six rapid grocery delivery startups in NYC, which raised $5.5B+ since 2020; sources: some are averaging a loss of $20+ per order
Jokr, Getir and Buyk are piling on freebies to build up a customer base in New York City — Since Hayoung Park moved to Manhattan last year … Tweets: @lpolgreen , @fka_tabs , @preetika_rana , @bmorri...
Profile of Multicoin Capital, a $100M crypto hedge fund which, between Oct. 2017 and Nov. 2019, had returns of 143%, compared to bitcoin's rise of 109%
I cover fintech, cryptocurrencies, blockchain and investing. — Sitting side-by-side in a trendy Manhattan cafe where a glass … Tweets: @thebearablebull , @forbes , and @forbescrypto . Thanks: @johnr...
A look at Cross River, a bank that is underwriting loans at a rate of $1B+ per month to customers of some popular fintech apps, including Affirm and Upstart
If you want a glimpse of the future of banking, don't look to Silicon Valley or Manhattan's financial district. Tweets: @mdudas , @antoinegara , and @jake_bernstein Tweets: Mike Dudas / @mdudas : “The...
Uber debuts Uber Copter, a helicopter service starting July 9 in New York, to ferry customers between Lower Manhattan and JFK for $200-$225 per person
Carrying passengers … Marina Pitofsky / The Hill : Uber lifts off with new helicopter option John Surico / CityLab : Uber Copter Will Only Make New York Transit Worse Sean Captain / Fast Company : Ube...
Netflix is opening an NYC production hub, will lease about 161,000 square feet for six sound stages in Brooklyn and also will expand its Manhattan office
The streamer also will expand its Manhattan office and create 127 high-paying jobs by 2024. — Amazon's loss is Netflix's gain.
In a major real-estate expansion in New York City, Google says it will invest $1B+ in a new 1.7M square foot campus in Hudson Square in Manhattan
Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal :
In a major real-estate expansion in New York City, Google says it will invest $1B+ in a new 1.7M square foot campus in Hudson Square in Manhattan
Search giant joins Amazon, Apple in growing outside the West Coast; addition of 7,000 jobs a ‘conservative estimate’
More people are using Uber in New York City than taxis, with 289K vs. 277K average trips/day in July; half of all Uber rides now starting outside Manhattan
Yet Danielle Muoio / Business Insider : New Yorkers now use Uber more often than taxis Tweets: Mike Dudas / @mdudas : Uber now doing more rides daily than NYC taxis. 289K per day. Rough guess of $15/r...
More people are using Uber in New York City than taxis, with 289K vs. 277K average trips/day in July; half of all Uber rides now starting outside Manhattan
Taxi or Uber? — It is not even a question for Samantha Forrest, 22, a single mother who sees so few taxis that she does not consider them an option.