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An unemployed UX designer, Lei had taken it upon herself to create the perfect work bag. Today, Lei is the 28-year-old CEO and founder of Freja, a New York-based company that sells work totes, shoulder purses and travel accessories. A 'really, really slow' startIn February 2019, Lei was a soon-to-be-unemployed graduate student at Cornell University preparing for a job interview in New York. She tried pairing three different work bags with her outfit, and none of them worked. "It was really, really slow for the first two years," says Lei.

Persons: Jenny Lei, She'd, Lei, —, Freja, Louis Vuitton, Dior, Celine, Loewe, Sandy Liang Organizations: CNBC, Cornell University Locations: Hoboken , New Jersey, New York, Bryant, Brooklyn, Guangzhou, China

☆ I was going into Amazon's office 5 days a week before the RTO push. It's helped me focus and bond with teammates.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementFor most of my time at Amazon, I've been going into the office five days a week. When Amazon RTO rules started requiring people to come into the office three days a week, I noticed that in-person work helped me and my team collaborate better. Roughly a month after I started, I decided to work in the office five days a week. I heard rumors about Amazon employees "coffee badging" on the news, but I don't personally know of anyone who's done it. In-person work has helped my team collaborate and improved my focusI heard about Amazon's new RTO policy, requiring employees to come in five days a week, on Monday.

Persons: —, Luka Emrashvili, I've, It's, I'd, they'd, We've Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon, Big Tech Locations: Amazon, New York, I'm, Georgia, Eastern Europe, weren't, Bryant

☆ A bride spent 14 months designing custom bridesmaid dresses for her 'Bridgerton'-inspired wedding
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-20 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Lee with her husband Brian Shea on their wedding day. Jose VillaLee met Brian Shea at a club in Barcelona, where his dance moves immediately caught her eye. Lee had rediscovered her love for ice skating during the pandemic, and Shea would sometimes join her before work. He'd do laps in his hockey skates around the rink at Bryant Park while she worked on jumps and spins. So Lee thought nothing of it when he decided to join her on the morning of February 22, 2022.

Persons: Lee, Brian Shea, Jose Villa Lee, Brian, Shea, COVID, — Organizations: Chicago, Bryant Park Locations: Barcelona, NYC, Bryant

☆ A ‘rebrand’ for Lilly Pulitzer takes the classic resort label back to its roots
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Diana Pearl | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

A new logo (and merchandising) for the resort brand Lilly Pulitzer aims to be both timely, and timeless. Pictured above, a Lilly Pulitzer store in Sarasota, Florida. But it maintains firm roots in Palm Beach. “Nothing is more rooted in a resort Americana aesthetic than Lilly Pulitzer,” said Robert Burke, chief executive of retail consultancy Robert Burke Associates. This year, in addition to the Badgley Mischka collaboration, it rolled out a team-up with Natalie’s Juice, selling bottles of orange juice featuring a custom Lilly Pulitzer sticker.

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☆ The new 62-story tower set to transform New York City’s skyline
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

And now, a multi-billion-dollar tower featuring floor-to-ceiling glass will add another dimension to the cityscape, according to new details unveiled by New York City Mayor Eric Adams this week. Stretching up 62 stories, a planned office tower at 350 Park Avenue will provide space for more than 6,000 jobs, plus 1.8 million square feet of commercial office space, according to a press release. White columns will frame a new public concourse at the base of the new building on Park Avenue, complete with green space, seating and art displays, images show. Building this new office space comes at a fraught time for the commercial real estate market as businesses struggle to entice workers back to the office after years of working from home. The project will begin the city’s public review process early next year and the tower is expected to be completed by 2032, according to the release.

Persons: Eric Adams, Kenneth Griffin, Rudin, White, Foster, Partners Adams, “, ”, Adams, Meera Joshi, ” Joshi Organizations: CNN, Chrysler, Trade Center, Empire, New York City, Vornado Realty Trust, Citadel, Citadel Securities, Partners, Midtown, Rockefeller Center, St, Grand Central, Midtown —, Central Park Locations: New York, Midtown Manhattan, Patrick’s, York, Fifth, Central

☆ I moved from Manchester to New York City. Here are 7 things I miss about living in Northern England.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Emma Kershaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After living in Northern England my entire life, I moved from Manchester to New York City. AdvertisementIn the summer of 2023, I moved to New York City from Manchester, England. Though I love the Big Apple, I miss some things about my English city that The New York Times ranked as No. I miss how friendly people from Manchester areMost people I've met from Manchester have very positive attitudes and are extremely approachable. AdvertisementThe holiday markets in New York don't feel as magical as the ones in the UKThe Christmas markets in Manchester were a lot of fun.

Persons: —, Emma Farrer, I've, Emma Kershaw Manchester, Emma Kershaw, Greggs, Jimmy Fallon Organizations: Service, Apple, New York Times, Manchester, Getty, Manchester Academy, Oasis, University of Manchester, Manchester Winter Ale, Square, YouTube Locations: Northern England, Manchester, New York City, England, British, Yorkshire, New, New York, Central Park, Europe

In Dallas, where temperatures dropped as low as 10 degrees last week, highs were forecast to reach the 60s on Wednesday. In New York City, where the low dropped to 17 on Wednesday, unseasonably high temperatures in the 50s were expected by Thursday. And in St. Louis, which was covered in ice on Monday, a high of 50 was expected on Wednesday. Sitting in a frigid Bryant Park in New York City on Monday, Adia Rafio, 26, of Queens said she was considering making outdoor plans later this week. “I’m definitely going to take advantage,” she said as workers shoveled snow and ice nearby.

Persons: Louis, Adia Rafio, Queens, “ I’m, ” Locations: Dallas, New York City, St, Bryant, United States

Thousands of people took to the streets on Friday evening in the latest instance of what has become near daily protests in New York City over the Israel-Hamas war. This time, pro-Palestinian demonstrators held banners and signs demanding a cease-fire in the bombardment of Gaza. Earlier in the afternoon, several rallies attracting hundreds of people formed at different points around the city, including Union Square, the J.P. Morgan offices on Madison Avenue and Gov. Kathy Hochul’s New York office near the United Nations headquarters, before merging on the steps of the New York Public Library near Bryant Park. As demonstrators wound their way through the center of the city, they waved Palestinian flags, held handmade signs with messages like “Ceasefire now,” and chanted, “Free Palestine.” The crowd stretched several blocks and paused at times in front of Pennsylvania Station and the New York Times building.

Persons: Morgan, Kathy Hochul’s, Debbie Bitar Organizations: Madison, United Nations, New York Public, Pennsylvania, New York Times Locations: New York City, Israel, Gaza, York, Bryant Park, Midtown Manhattan, Palestine, United States

☆ The top Christmas markets for 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-12 | by ( Tamara Hardingham-Gill | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

Basel Christmas Market, SwitzerlandBasel Christmas Market is made up of decorated stalls selling Christmas spices, decorations and candles. Strasbourg Christmas Market, FranceOne of Europe’s oldest Christmas markets, Strasbourg began back in 1570, but it’s evolved considerably since then. Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square Christmas markets, Prague, Czech RepublicTo say the city of Prague goes all out at Christmas is something of an understatement. Skansen’s Christmas Market, StockholmStockholm isn’t exactly lacking when it comes to Christmas markets, but none are more traditional than Skansen. St. Stephen’s Basilica and Vörösmarty Square markets, Budapest, HungaryBudapest has two main festive markets: St. Stephen’s Basilica Christmas market, or Advent Bazilika, and Vörösmarty Square Christmas market.

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☆ Israel-Hamas War Palestinian Deaths Could Exceed the Cited Toll, a U.S. Official Tells Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Michael Crowley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

On the steps of the New York Public Library, demonstrators waved flags and called for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. The march in Midtown closed sections of Fifth Avenue before protesters turned onto 34th Street, snarling evening commute traffic. Tensions have risen on college campuses in recent weeks as the debate over the Israel-Hamas war has divided student groups and roiled campus life. Fadi Shuman, a computer science undergraduate who is Palestinian, said he was upset Columbia wasn’t doing more to combat Islamophobia on campus. Credit... Jeenah Moon for The New York TimesLuis Cruz, 19, who traveled to Bryant Park from Staten Island, said he was glad to see students in the crowd.

Persons: ”, Sam Cribben, they’re, Fadi, Mr, Shuman, “, Sandor John, John, The New York Times Luis Cruz, ” Troy Closson, Nate Schweber, Liset Cruz, Erin Nolan Organizations: New York Public Library, Israel, Eighth, The New York Times, Columbia University, Low, Columbia, Bryant, City University of New, Fifth, CUNY, Times, New York Times Locations: Israel, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, Midtown, Bryant Park, Gaza, Palestine, City University of New York, Vietnam, Bryant, Staten Island

☆ When ‘the Academic Girl’ Meets ‘the Popular Guy’
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Tammy Lagorce | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Kimberly Ann Alexander’s friends had urged her to do some fine-tuning of her Hinge profile when she joined in May 2020. “I kept getting pushback, like, ‘That’s not going to help you get to know anyone,’” she said. “You can’t actually multitask,” she wrote. For him, the fact’s randomness, combined with her lighthearted answers to other prompts, spelled jackpot. I was like, ‘That’s the girl for me.’”Dr. Alexander wasn’t sure, however, that he was the guy for her when they met for a first date on June 28, 2020, at Bryant Park in Manhattan.

Persons: Kimberly Ann Alexander’s, “, That’s, ’ ”, Alexander, ”, ’, Dr, Alexander wasn’t Locations: Bryant, Manhattan

☆ New York woman Barbara Lakin restores old Barbies for migrant girls
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Alaa Elassar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Barbara Lakin sits on a bus in New York City, her fingers busy sewing blue thread into a tiny dress. On the seat beside her, six disheveled Barbie dolls stick out of her backpack. Cory CurtinUsing old Barbies she buys or donated dolls, Lakin, a New Yorker living in the East Village, restores the toys as gifts for the children. In March, the organization also opened the Little Shop of Kindness, where the migrants can shop for free and young migrant girls can receive the Barbies. This way, she can donate matching Barbie dolls and shirts to father-and-daughter duos who come to the store.

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☆ Seven Underappreciated Birding Spots in New York
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Birding in New York City is easier than you might think. “The best place to bird in New York is exactly where you are right at that moment,” said Martha Harbison, a writer and vice president of the Feminist Bird Club. “I’ve observed 20 species from my own window. But there are plenty of underappreciated birding locations in New York City, and many are accessible by public transportation. Bryant Park, Manhattan

Persons: ”, Martha Harbison, “ I’ve Organizations: Feminist Bird Locations: New York City, New York, Brooklyn, ”, Manhattan, Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, Pelham, Bryant Park

Look no further than artificial intelligence from Google (GOOGL.O) at Priceline as early as this summer, the companies told Reuters. New tools from Google's cloud division give Priceline access to generative AI, like the technology behind ChatGPT that can draft text as if a human wrote it. For Priceline, the embrace of novel technology may give it an edge over myriad sites that market travel options, Google among them. Among other uses, Google's AI will be generating coding suggestions for hundreds of software developers at Priceline, said Brodbeck. And Google's AI will speed up marketing for trending destinations.

Persons: Martin Brodbeck, there's, Brodbeck, Thomas Kurian, Kurian, Priceline, intranets, Jeffrey Dastin, Sonali Paul Organizations: Google, Reuters, Booking Holdings, Amazon, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: New York, Priceline, Bryant, Palo Alto, Calif

☆ Inside the Wall Street internship: A 21-year-old investment-banking intern walked us through a 75-hour work week churning out pitch decks, partying in Brooklyn, and digging into ice cream at the offic
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

From late-night ice cream parties to cramming on their final project, here's a look. 8 P.M.: Back to the office to work on some slides for an upcoming public offering for a client. Afterward, I continue working on my final project. I ordered Sweetgreen while I kept plugging away on my final project. Just focusing on my final project this morning; it's due this weekend.

Persons: We're, it's, Sweetgreen, I'm, Goldman Sachs, Van, interning, Morgan Stanley, He's, Goldman Organizations: Wall, Marriott Marquis, Princeton Locations: New York, Bryant Park, Brooklyn, New York City, We're

☆ Free wellness activities in 5 major U.S. cities—including NYC, Las Vegas and D.C.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

From NYC to Las Vegas, here are five wellness activities you can attend free of charge in some of the travel capitals of America. Yoga in Bryant Park - New York City, N.Y.Every year when the weather gets warm in NYC, Bryant Park hosts free yoga classes for residents and tourists. Seattle Free Walking Tours - Seattle, Wash. In several big cities, you can find free walking tours run by nonprofit organizations. And the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas is a beautiful one to add to your bucket list.

☆ Inside New York’s ‘Most Bizarre’ Secret Penthouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Dodai Stewart | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, as the sun turned the stained-glass skylight of a Midtown penthouse into a dazzling display of jewel tones, Prosecco was poured into flutes. A saxophonist and a violinist who had met moments earlier decided to play a Charlie Parker tune together. Nearby, a pink-haired painter from Cyprus was explaining her most recent work, hung on the wall behind her. The penthouse once housed a pipe organ and a stuffed buffalo head. A shimmering fireplace made of onyx and crystals, over five feet tall, has survived to this day.

☆ Holiday sales fall short of expectations, set stage for tougher 2023 for retailers
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Melissa Repko | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Holiday sales fell short of industry expectations, as shoppers felt pinched by inflation and rising interest rates, according to data from the National Retail Federation. The retail sales number excludes spending at automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants and is based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The holiday sales gains include the impact of inflation, which drives up total sales. That translated to sharp year-over-year jumps in retail sales in the past two holiday seasons — a 14.1% gain in 2021 and 8.3% gain in 2020. Online and non-store sales saw the biggest year-over-year gains, with sales jumping 9.5% during the holiday season.

☆ 5 lessons for success and happiness on Wall Street — from a Bank of America rising star turned doula and Reiki master
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Laura Hayward started her Wall Street career at Morgan Stanley during the financial crisis. Hayward, who rose ranks at Bank of America, shares what she learned to be both successful and happy on Wall Street. "I'd always been a finance person at work and a spiritual person and hippie outside of work," Hayward told Insider. After seven years at BofA, and more than a decade on Wall Street, she left this summer. Wall Street work life is stereotypically perceived as draconian — leaving little room for individuality.

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