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Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: Forum If you've lost a spouse, you can typically join a grief support group at your church or community center. But what if you're the [...]

Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: Daisy When Yotam Cohen volunteered to serve on his apartment building's co-op board to address issues ranging from a badly managed budget to a malfunctioning [...]

Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: MilkMate Over her 15-year career as a Manhattan commercial real estate broker, Patrice Meagher breastfed four children. And while her executive role with CBRE was [...]

Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: Scent Lab When Queens native Ariana Silvestro worked as a store manager at Bath & Body Works and then as a corporate manager focused on [...]

Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: CurbWaste Collecting trash? There's an app for that. CurbWaste, a 20-person software startup based in Times Square, wants to provide waste haulers technology to streamline [...]

Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: Kittch At the start of the pandemic, television exec Brian Bedol heard a lot from chef friends whose restaurants had closed. They were wondering how [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Co:census All through college, whenever Tiasia O'Brien returned home to Bushwick to visit her family, she was startled by changes in the neighborhood. New folks [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Wally Health In 2018, serial startup entrepreneur Tyler Burnett's new dentist told him he had eight cavities and wanted to drill on the spot. A [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: BHR After launching their first real estate startup, homebuying platform Torii, Zach Gorman and James Rogers ran into the same problem over and over: it [...]

Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: Horatio Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Jose Herrera worked in a call center for a big money order company. The place was dark and [...]

Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: Itselectric Like many New Yorkers, Nathan King and Tiya Gordon considered buying a car to provide safe transportation for their child during the pandemic. And [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Werewool The fashion industry is among the most polluting in the world. It contributes as much as 8% of the globe's carbon emissions, according the [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Den Outdoors Mike Romanowicz never imagined he would get into the home construction business. After studying political science at Rutgers, he spent 15 years in [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Muse Tax There are many digital services that can calculate how much you'll owe the IRS on April 15. But what can you do to [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Knaq When Brian Carey launched Lower Manhattan startup Knaq in 2017, the engineer and Stanford research fellow planned to develop monitoring devices for industrial equipment [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Arcade Therapeutics Imagine you go to your doctor for help with anxiety and she prescribes a video game. Midtown startup Arcade Therapeutics is working to [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Fearless+ In her decades working as an executive recruiter and leadership coach, Deepali Vyas was struck by how terrible most young folks are when it [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: GigFinesse The nation's independent clubs set the trends when it comes to live music. But the way these venues do business is typically outdated. Many [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Trot Like many New Yorkers in real estate, David Menaged had plenty of free time on his hands in the early days of the pandemic. [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Mobot Before she launched her startup, Eden Full Goh was a product manager for a medical device company, and there was one part of the [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Moliving Several years ago Jordan and Hanna Bem, siblings who grew up in Paris, were relaxing seaside in the Hamptons, complaining ('as the French will [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Carry It's probably the worst fate to befall a startup: You launch and discover that no one wants what you're offering. That was the situation [...]

Byline: Anne Kadet The upstart: Hoek Home In 2020 Brian Chu and Conor Coghlan's custom fabrication business was flourishing. The two designers were building and installing furniture and display projects [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: SellX A great sales team is the lifeblood of many companies--and assembling one is ridiculously hard. At least that's what Dean Glas heard from his [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Nouri Two years ago, Irene Liu, the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, learned about a tradition deeply rooted in her family's history. 'My aunt had a [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Amogy The big green John Deere that energy startup Amogy has parked outside its Brooklyn Navy Yard headquarters might be the only farm tractor in [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: WoodSpoon Many startups have scrambled to deal with strange conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic. But for WoodSpoon, a platform that connects home chefs with nearby [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Windmill The mechanics and clunky aesthetics of the window air conditioner, a staple for millions of New Yorkers, haven't evolved much since the 1970s--and almost [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Ness During the pandemic, Derek Flanzraich discovered he couldn't get his insurance company to cover the cost of his therapy sessions. It's a common experience [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Kingdom Supercultures It's a good thing bio-design firm Kingdom Supercultures recently moved to a space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard many times the size of [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET The upstart: Kaiyo People in the U.S. toss out a lot of furniture. Every year landfills swallow nearly 10 million tons of household furnishings, according to Environmental [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET Chasing Giants is a biweekly column profiling budding startups in New York City and their plans to compete with, and potentially overtake, an industry leader. The upstart: [...]

Byline: ANNE KADET Chasing Giants is a biweekly column profiling budding startups in New York City and their plans to compete with, and potentially overtake, an industry leader. The upstart: [...]

Salt Labs, a startup based in the Financial District of New York, has created a loyalty program aimed at helping employers retain hourly wage and contract workers. Employees who join the program earn "Salt" for every hour worked, which can be redeemed for rewards such as NASCAR tickets or online tutoring. The program has been adopted by 10 employers so far, with positive feedback from employees. Salt Labs aims to establish Salt as an alternative currency for hourly and contract workers, with potential future applications including funding retirement accounts and making payments at retailers and restaurants. [Extracted from the article]

Techniques on saving money are presented. The techniques include buying eyeglasses online, changing phone plans, and seeking appliance discounts.

Vontelle is a startup that creates eyewear specifically designed for people of color. The frames have wider bridges, wider rims, and longer arms to accommodate different facial features. The designs often incorporate patterns from the African Diaspora. Vontelle has been successful in the industry, selling 33,000 pairs of glasses and expecting to double sales in 2024. The company has also formed partnerships with big-box retailers and plans to expand globally. The co-founders are now seeking funding to support their growth. [Extracted from the article]

X_Stereotype is a startup that aims to help brands avoid marketing stereotypes by using AI-powered software trained on over 100,000 focus group interviews. The platform analyzes marketing content, including words and images, and predicts how it will be perceived by different audiences based on factors such as race and gender. X_Stereotype charges about $1,000 per campaign and provides a scorecard rating the performance on measures including perceived racial bias, inclusivity, and purchase intent. The company has 23 clients, including major brands like SC Johnson, Procter & Gamble, and American Express. X_Stereotype plans to launch a subscription service and expand its offerings to generate culturally inclusive ad copy, images, and videos. [Extracted from the article]

Cooper Parenting, a startup based in Flatiron, offers online access to licensed parenting experts and support groups for a monthly fee starting at $49. Members are included in a small community called a "Coop Group," where they meet online with a licensed parenting expert for a 75-minute talk and discussion on age-based parenting. The platform also provides access to experts during office hours, a 24/7 online chat moderated by experts, and one-on-one consultations for an additional fee. Cooper Parenting aims to provide evidence-based advice and a supportive community for parents. The company is expanding its curriculum and plans to become a household name in the parenting industry. [Extracted from the article]

2045 Studio is a private membership club founded by Porter Braswell, the creator of the recruiting platform Jopwell. The club aims to help companies invest in diverse employees by providing mentorship and executive coaching. Membership is open to individuals who self-identify as people of color and offers various benefits, including access to a clubhouse, networking events, workshops, and coaching sessions. The club has attracted corporate partners and is focused on expanding to other cities in the future. Another similar club, Chief, is aimed at women professionals. [Extracted from the article]

MealPal is a startup based in Midtown that offers discounted takeout meals through a subscription model. Customers purchase credits by the month, with each credit being used to purchase a meal. The company has 800 restaurant partners in New York City and 3,000 partners globally. MealPal guarantees a certain number of orders per day for its restaurant partners and also offers a catering model that reduces labor costs for restaurants. The company faced a significant revenue loss during the Covid pandemic but has since rebounded and expects to be profitable in 2022 and 2023. MealPal has also introduced a reusable packaging initiative in partnership with Manhattan restaurants. [Extracted from the article]

The upstart: CityPickle CityPickle, New York's first indoor pickleball facility, has four courts, a pro shop, a bar, a restaurant - and two unlikely co-founders. Before launching CityPickle, Mary Cannon and Erica Desai, long-time friends and co-CEOs, were both out of the job market for more than a decade, raising their families. [Extracted from the article]

Whizz, a startup based in the West Village of New York City, offers e-bike rentals to delivery workers with unlimited repairs and maintenance included in the monthly fee. The company was launched in 2022 by co-founders Ksenia Proka and Alex Mironov, who had previously founded a similar e-bike rental company in Moscow. Whizz currently rents 1,000 e-bikes to delivery workers in New York City and plans to expand to other locations. The company's e-bikes are specially designed for heavy use and include features such as GPS tracking and long battery life. Whizz's software, developed in-house, helps optimize operations and offer competitive rates. The company aims to become the largest provider of electric fleets for last-mile delivery in the US, managing a fleet of 100,000 vehicles in five years. [Extracted from the article]

Byline: Kadet, Anne Spend less, eat better Your guide to putting healthy food on the family table with a minimum of stress, time, and money By Anne Kadet It took [...]

In a world saturated with pizza offerings, Meggiato and Jimenez-Meggiato's creation stands out, thanks to its adaptability. Meggiato worked at the Smorgasburg stall baking pizza cupcakes while Jimenez-Meggiato manned the register and chatted with customers. The upstart: The Pizza Cupcake On their first date, Andrea Meggiato and Michelle Jimenez-Meggiato made pizza. [Extracted from the article]

1 THE BEAR STEARNS CASUALTY Piyush Bhargava Age: 33 Resides: Jersey City, New Jersey Resume Highlights Moved here from India in 1993, then finished a four-year engineering degree in three [...]

A personal narrative is presented which explores the authors experience of having a chess player in New York City's Washington Square Park.

Chasing Giants is a new, biweekly column profiling budding startups in New York City and their plans to compete with, and potentially overtake, an industry leader. Their strategy: By slashing location costs, Blank Street claims to offer truly high-end coffee (its beans are from Brooklyn's Parlor Coffee Roasters) at prices lower than Starbucks'. [Extracted from the article]