Sorry, London: New York Is the World’s Most Economically Powerful City

Richard Florida • March 3, 2015 Our new ranking puts the Big Apple firmly on top. New York and London are both powerhouse cities, competitive in everything from fashion, music, and finance, to now even start-ups and high tech. In recent years, the long debate over which is the world’s most economically powerful city has reached something […]

WATCH PROGRESS ON NEW YORK HARBOR’S BAYONNE BRIDGE

The Bayonne Bridge is the fifth-longest steel arch bridge in the world, and was the longest in the world at the time of its completion. The bridge is also one of four connecting New Jersey with Staten Island, New York.     The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has launched a five-year, $1.3 billion project to […]

NYMAR HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE 2016 BEST OF MANHATTAN AWARD IN THE FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY BY THE MANHATTAN AWARD PROGRAM

NYMAR (New York Maritime, Inc.) has been selected for the 2016 Best of Manhattan Award in the Freight Transportation category by the Manhattan Award Program.     Each year, the Manhattan Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance […]

THE AMERICAN CLUB CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY IN MARINE INSURANCE

The American P&I Club was founded in New York nearly a century ago. To celebrate its first 100 years, a book entitled The American Club: A Centennial History has just been published.     The book tells the story of the Club across ten decades of maritime and marine insurance history both within the United States […]