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The Manhattan Business Review

Business, from New York
New York Business

Tribesigns Joins TikTok’s SOHO CHIC Campaign

Times Square billboards advertising Soho Chic Home, iCandy NYC and Ricks sports drinks
PHOTO: Tribesigns

Tribesigns joins TikTok’s SOHO CHIC Lifestyle campaign, featuring its JW0908 console table in a celebrity home tour.

By TM Business Review Newsroom · Oct 12, 2026 · 2 min read
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Money and Startups
Franchise Demand Cools as Advertising Response Climbs
Franchise Development Outlook data shows U.S. ownership search demand cooling as advertising engagement and inquiry conversion rise.
3 min read
A smiling woman in a blue blazer gestures with open hands in front of a marble fireplace.
News
Ask Proxy Offers Text Based AI Support for Women
Ask Proxy offers a text-based AI assistant designed to help women anticipate household needs, with plans starting at $29 monthly.
2 min read
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New York Business
United Adds Playoff Baseball to Inflight Streaming
United playoff baseball streaming adds nearly every MLB postseason game to select Starlink-equipped flights with live seatback television.
2 min read
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Property
Babyletto Opens Orange County Showroom
Babyletto opens a 4,500-square-foot Orange County showroom at South Coast Collection in Costa Mesa.
2 min read

The numbers

New York by the numbers
4.8%
Unemployment rate
NYC Economic Development Corporation, Economic Snapshot (NYS Department of Labor and BLS data), August 2026 · data
4,653,354
Jobs in New York City
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW, 2025 · data
12.9%
Office vacancy rate
NYC Economic Development Corporation, Economic Snapshot (CoStar data), 2026 Q2 · data
159,139
New business applications
US Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics (county, annual), 2025 · data

Property

All Property
Modern restaurant bar with red tile, leather stools, dining tables and overhead shelves of liquor bottles.
Crowne Plaza Opens Times Square Flagship
Late Summer Brings Buyer Deals to NYC Suburbs
Chart showing buyer leverage by month, with blue buyer-favorable and red seller-favorable dots.
 Andover And Heitman Grow Self Storage Portfolio
Aerial view of a brick commercial building with solar panels, parking spaces and surrounding trees.
 Hopewell Estate and 102 Acres Set for Auction
Brick townhouse with lit windows, a central black door, hedges and flowering planters at dusk

In case you missed it

  1. 1 TEG Completes U.S. Business Combination
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  2. 2 Japan Trading Card Center Launches U.S. Service
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  3. 3 $10,000 Grant Backs North Scott STEM Programs
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