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Inside New York's quest to beat halalflation - Business Insider
Your browser does not support the video element. José A. Alvarado Jr. Inside New York's quest to beat halalflation Street vendors told us what it's like operating in one of America's most expensive cities By Allie Kelly You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. 2026-05-10T09:05:01.244Z Tamer Hassan is ready to get out of the street food game.He manages four food carts — smoothies, hot dogs, chicken and rice — on 49th Street, just off Times Square. At 45, he's been doing it for a decade.He loves the work, but is determined to leave the industry in the next five years, which means selling his business or convincing his son (an 18-year-old engineering student) to take over. The hours on his feet in all kinds of weather feel impossible to keep up with as he ages. Not to mention the meager returns. Tamer Hassan manages four food carts near Times Square. José A. Alvarado Jr. for BI "Two years ago, we could sell $3 hot dogs at an 80-cent profit," Hassan told me. "Now, if we sell them at $5, we still make 80 cents. That price is not about us, it's not about me, it's about the supply." If his business earns $3,000 a day, he said he pockets about $200 after paying for food, drinks, utensils, propane, cart maintenance, insurance, staff wages, and other expenses.Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office with a vow to make the city more affordable, including proposals to lower the price of housing, childcare, and groceries. One of his earliest campaign slogans to gain social media traction was "make halal $8 again." The promise to reduce operating costs and increase permit availability aims to lower the roughly $10 price of a beloved New York street food: a platter of meat or falafel, rice, and signature sauces. By one estimate, there are over 20,000 street vendors in New York City. José A. Alvarado Jr. for BI Tamer Hassan said he had to raise prices at his orange halal truck last year, with menu items now above $10. José A. Alvarado Jr. for BI On an April Thursday, I asked more than a dozen street vendors about the biggest challenges they face — and how the city can meaningfully address what the mayor dubbed as "halalflation." Many of their troubles are largely outside the government's reach. Overhead costs have become crushing. Declining tourism and work-from-home culture are eating into vendors' earnings, making monthly income more unpredictable. New "congestion pricing" tolls to enter central Manhattan a...
[VIDEO] Inside New York City's Forgotten Coast - viewing.nyc
This video explores Edgemere, a working-class community on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, known for its vulnerability to coastal flooding from both Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. A decade after promises were made to fortify the area following Superstorm Sandy in 2012, residents express frustration over the lack of progress in flood mitigation efforts, contrasting it with significant investments in areas like Lower Manhattan's "Big U" project. Historically, urban planner Robert Moses envisioned the Rockaways as a place for the city's poor, leading to public housing projects and numerous empty lots today. The city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development (NYC HPD) acknowledges the delays and challenges in implementing the "Resilient Edgemere" plan, particularly the dropped project to raise the shoreline along the bay. Despite these setbacks and the constant threat of flooding, residents like Jackie Rogers, who cultivates "The Garden by the Bay", and Baba Ndnanani, who survived Sandy by sleeping on his refrigerator, remain determined to stay, highlighting the deep community attachment and the socio-economic factors that prevent many from relocating. Battery Park Underpass The Garden by the Bay Something wrong with this post? Let us know! Brought To You By…
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In Re: Corey S. Ribotsky Filed: May 7, 2026 as 1:2026cv03703 Cause Of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 0158 Notice of Appeal re Bankruptcy Matter (BA Court: Second Circuit › New York › U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Type: Other Statutes › Bankruptcy Appeal (801)
Thanksgiving Day Parade at New York Hilton Midtown
The New York Hilton Midtown is directly on the Thanksgiving Day Parade route and offers the best parade views in NYC from your room or suite.
