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About one in six restaurants is adding surcharges to checks in an attempt to offset high costs, but the charges have raised the ire of customers and observers.

City of Dreams Mediterranean, Europe's largest casino resort, opened in Cyprus. It is expected to bring 6,500 jobs and an additional 300,000 visitors per year to the luxury destination.

Disney had notably shorter posted wait times for its U.S. theme parks on the Fourth of July, indicating foot traffic was down, according to data from Touring Plans.

A decline in Airbnb bookings in metropolitan areas including Austin and San Francisco is raising concern about real estate markets in those cities and the potential for a "doom loop."

Goorin Bros., a San Francisco hat store that was founded in 1895, will shutter a Union Square location, following other stores that have fled the city since the pandemic.

Food delivery companies, including GrubHub, Uber and DoorDash, are suing New York City in an attempt to fight a new law requiring a $17.96-an-hour minimum wage for workers.

Businesses in New York City now must prove any artificial intelligence-driven hiring software they use does not have any racist or sexist biases under a new law.

New York City passed a law governing AI-assisted hiring practices, mandating that businesses that use the tool must conduct a third-party "bias audit" to prevent discrimination.

South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker bought the restaurant and entertainment venue and its relaunch will see staff paid $30 an hour and tips banned.

Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for suspects who allegedly detonated explosive devices at three businesses in northeast D.C. early Sunday morning, according to a statement.

A California government agency says that a $100,000 salary in San Francisco is considered "low income," according to a memorandum earlier in June.

An electrical fire damaged the front of Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store in Manhattan on Thursday, just weeks after the store reopened following a $500 million renovation.

Pizzeria owners from Grimaldi's and Paulie Gee's in New York City discuss the "exorbitant" costs associated with potential emissions regulations on coal and wood-fired ovens.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams told conservative activist Scott LoBaido to "bring me a vegan pizza" and chat about a proposal targeting businesses using coal and wood-fire ovens.

Elevated office building vacancy rates in major American cities like New York and San Francisco are raising concerns that their economies may face an "urban doom loop."

Carbon Robotics CEO spoke of his farming technology, the LaserWeeder, and what it offers farmers. AI powers the unit as it uses robotics and lasers to rid farms of weeds quickly.

Elon Musk called an NYC rule to reduce carbon emissions by targeting pizza shop owners "utter bs." He said it would make no difference to climate change.

New York City officials are cracking down on e-bike repair shops amid a spate of fires involving their batteries that have proven deadly, including the blaze that left four dead last week.

A slew of companies have indicated in the past few months that they will exit locations in San Francisco's downtown area, moves AT&T, Westfield and Nordstrom recently said they would also make.

Three people were injured when a 34-year-old man crashed a car into a building not far from one of Google's offices in New York City, according to the NYPD.