Matthew Haag
@matthewhaag.bsky.social
Reporter at The New York Times
Private companies in New York City added just 956 jobs during the first half of the year, a dramatic slowdown in hiring that is just now showing up nationally.
Outside the pandemic and the Great Recession, the last time hiring was this sluggish in New York? 2003.
Outside the pandemic and the Great Recession, the last time hiring was this sluggish in New York? 2003.
New York City Companies All but Stopped Hiring in First Half of the Year
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August 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Private companies in New York City added just 956 jobs during the first half of the year, a dramatic slowdown in hiring that is just now showing up nationally.
Outside the pandemic and the Great Recession, the last time hiring was this sluggish in New York? 2003.
Outside the pandemic and the Great Recession, the last time hiring was this sluggish in New York? 2003.
New York City is expected to welcome 400,000 fewer tourists this year than it did in 2024, a decline primarily driven by negative sentiment toward the United States among foreign travelers who have reconsidered their vacations.
New York City Predicted Record Tourism. Then Came Trump.
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May 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New York City is expected to welcome 400,000 fewer tourists this year than it did in 2024, a decline primarily driven by negative sentiment toward the United States among foreign travelers who have reconsidered their vacations.
Donald Trump was demanding $400 million from Columbia University.
When he did not get his way, he stormed out of a meeting with university trustees and later publicly castigated the university president as “a dummy” and “a total moron.”
That drama dates back 25 years.
When he did not get his way, he stormed out of a meeting with university trustees and later publicly castigated the university president as “a dummy” and “a total moron.”
That drama dates back 25 years.
Trump Raged at Columbia Over $400 Million Decades Ago. Sound Familiar?
A quarter century ago, the university was looking to expand. It considered, and rejected, property owned by Donald Trump. He did not forget it.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Donald Trump was demanding $400 million from Columbia University.
When he did not get his way, he stormed out of a meeting with university trustees and later publicly castigated the university president as “a dummy” and “a total moron.”
That drama dates back 25 years.
When he did not get his way, he stormed out of a meeting with university trustees and later publicly castigated the university president as “a dummy” and “a total moron.”
That drama dates back 25 years.