News across New York City

Chip City abruptly closes all locations, including NYC stores, citing ‘macro-economic headwinds’ for closure
Chip City, the popular cookie chain founded in Astoria nine years ago, abruptly shuttered all 24 locations Thursday evening, informing staff in an email that they would not be needed for work on Friday morning. The chain, which opened its first store at 30-06 34th St. in Astoria…

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She Got Buckets Brings Major Women’s Basketball and Sports Tourism Weekend to Rockland
She Got Buckets (SGB), a nonprofit organization expanding access, visibility, and belonging in women’s basketball, will bring its 2026 North America Asian Women’s Basketball Tournament to Rockland County on October 3 and 4 at the Joseph T. St. Lawrence Community Center, located…

New City Beauty Salon Owner is Living the American Dream
A Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight By Rick Pezzullo Liz Rayraliz Fuentes is living proof that faith, hard work and determination can lead to success and, more importantly, personal fulfillment. A native of the Dominican Republic, Fuentes immigrated to the United States at eight…

Slattery Moving and Storage Celebrates 35 Years
By Devon Jane Schweizer Slattery Moving and Storage celebrated the 35th anniversary of the company at their Nanuet Community Office on Thursday, Sept. 24. The occasion was commemorated with a ribbon cutting for the office at 147 Main St., which officially opened on Jan. 28.…

Chip City Cookies Is Closing All Locations, Including Hoboken + Montclair
food + drinkBad news for New Jersey cookie lovers. Chip City Cookies is shutting down its remaining stores nationwide, including its two…

Sorted By Snow: Home Organization + Move Preparation in New Jersey
SponsoredThis article is sponsored by Sorted by Snow. Moving to a new place can be a lot. A lot of excitement for…

Great Neck Park District reopens Memorial Field after major athletic improvements
Memorial Field has reopened following a major renovation project aimed at improving the safety, quality and long-term usability of the athletic facility. The Great Neck Park District held a ribbon-cutting and opening celebration Sept. 19, marking the completion of the project.…

Putting Off Bunion Surgery Can Make the Recovery Longer, Not Shorter
Contributed by Dan Rose, a Senior Local Business Guide Specializing in Podiatry and Foot & Ankle Services in New York City Queens runs on people who spend the day standing. Nurses and aides, restaurant and kitchen staff, barbers and stylists, transit and warehouse workers,…

Above the Clouds: The Costa Rican Family Farm Behind Mighty Oak’s Newest Coffee
By Eleonora Pozzi – High in the mountains of Costa Rica, nearly 6,000 feet above sea level, Mayra Solís is continuing a family tradition that began with her father, while helping redefine what the future of specialty coffee can look like. Mayra’s father spent his life farming…

PERLMAN: Where Comics and Collectibles Come Alive
BY MICHAEL PERLMAN Situated along the village-inspired Metropolitan Avenue in Forest Hills, known for longtime small businesses, culturally diverse shops and restaurants, and a neighborly and historic sense of place, stands an adventurous corner shop where dreams come true for…