Court orders China Evergrande property developer to liquidate after it failed to reach debt deal

Court orders China Evergrande property developer to liquidate after it failed to reach debt deal

HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered property developer China Evergrande Group to liquidate after it was unable to reach a restructuring deal with creditors. Judge Linda Chan said it was appropriate for the court to order Evergrande to wind up its business given a “lack of progress on the part of…

Look what the Chiefs made American Airlines do: New flight numbers offered for Super Bowl

Look what the Chiefs made American Airlines do: New flight numbers offered for Super Bowl

MIAMI — Taylor Swift was born in 1989. Travis Kelce wears jersey No. 87. American Airlines took notice. Whether you’re a Swiftie or a member of Chiefs Kingdom, if you need flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas and the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, a few flight numbers might catch your eye. Flight 1989…

NY restaurant owners say messing with rules on tipping will mean higher menu prices, possible layoffs: survey

NY restaurant owners say messing with rules on tipping will mean higher menu prices, possible layoffs: survey

New York restaurant owners have a tip for lawmakers: don’t change the rules about wait staff gratuity. A whopping 95% of restaurateurs oppose a legislative campaign to eliminate the tip credit system that allows owners to pay wait staff who earn tips less than minimum wage, according to a new survey by the NYC Hospitality…

NYC’s return-to-office trend gains steam, hits nearly 70% of pre-pandemic level

NYC’s return-to-office trend gains steam, hits nearly 70% of pre-pandemic level

The return-to-office trend gained steam in December when average visitation rates at 350 Manhattan buildings rose to 67% of 2019 rates, according to the Real Estate Board of New York. That was up from the 65% recorded in November — and would have been 74% if the sleepy last week of December between Christmas and New…

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse renews lease at 1221 Sixth Ave.

Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse renews lease at 1221 Sixth Ave.

Talk about confidence in Sixth Avenue! While some Midtown restaurateurs claim they’re struggling, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse — a three-level, 25,000 square-foot jumbo at 1221 Sixth Ave. —  just renewed its lease with long-time landlord Rockefeller Group for 20 more years. The 2.6 million square-feet office tower above the steakhouse is more than 99 percent leased while…

Pratt Institute to expand footprint at Brooklyn Navy Yard

Pratt Institute to expand footprint at Brooklyn Navy Yard

Dock 72 needed some good news — and it got it. Developers Boston Properties and Rudin snared Pratt Institute as a new tenant. The 62,570 square-foot lease will bring to the Brooklyn Navy Yard cutting-edge waterfront office building Pratt’s new MFA studios, which will have the entire third floor. The venerable private college will move…

French farmers aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor protest. Activists hurl soup at ‘Mona Lisa’

French farmers aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor protest. Activists hurl soup at ‘Mona Lisa’

PARIS — France’s interior ministry on Sunday ordered a large deployment of security forces around Paris as angry farmers threatened to head toward the capital, hours after climate activists hurled soup at the glass protecting the “Mona Lisa” painting at the Louvre Museum. French farmers are putting pressure on the government to respond to their…

A quiet weekend at the box office with ‘The Beekeeper’ on top and some Oscar boosts

A quiet weekend at the box office with ‘The Beekeeper’ on top and some Oscar boosts

Movie theaters and audiences settled for seconds this weekend. With no new wide releases on the schedule, a mob of holdovers sustained the North American box office, which was led by “ The Beekeeper ” in its third week of release. Amazon MGM Studios’ Jason Statham actioner earned $7.4 million to take the No. 1…

Most Americans feel they pay too much in taxes, AP-NORC poll finds

Most Americans feel they pay too much in taxes, AP-NORC poll finds

NEW YORK — A majority of taxpayers feel they pay too much in taxes, with many saying that they receive a poor value in return, according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Two-thirds of U.S. taxpayers say they…

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