Vacant Storefronts News Today

THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — Vacant storefronts are becoming a common sight in New York City. According to New York City Council member Oswald Feliz, businesses in Lower Manhattan and Midtown Manhattan are being hit the hardest, followed by Downtown Brooklyn. But in the Bronx, because it is the poorest borough in the city, business […]

Amid the world's socioeconomic changes, brick-and-mortar is back in vogue on the two world famous streets.

About 10 new businesses are getting ready to open in downtown Lancaster.

Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced last week that the city and Invest Newark have launched the Newark Retail Reactivation Initiative.

A languishing Chinatown mall nestled under the Manhattan Bridge in New York City is getting a new chance at life in the hands of a new operator. Background: For decades, East Broadway Mall was a bustling shopping center and community hub in the heart of Chinatown. Unfortunately, years of alleged neglect and a crippling pandemic decimated the mall to dozens of vacant storefronts, with only a few shops standing as its lifeline.

EASTHAMPTON — Easthampton will soon require property owners sitting on vacant storefronts to register their buildings and pay a fee that will be used to create and maintain an online database of spaces available to rent in the city.The new...

EASTHAMPTON — Gwynne Morrissey let out a whoop and threw her hands in the air as the City Council Ordinance Committee agreed at a recent meeting to keep moving forward in developing an ordinance that will encourage better use of the city’s vacant...

Updated on March 16, 2021 at 7:06 pm NBC Universal, Inc. Entrepreneurs could get $10,000 to open a business in Middlebury, Vermont, through a new program that aims to fill vacant storefronts downtown. “I look at it as opportunity,” said Lisa Phelps, the owner of a Middlebury salon called Parlour. “Small businesses are part of the community — it’s what keeps us thriving.” Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. Phelps has been ...