Did you know there is a connection between the NYC marathon and 41 Madison? 41 Madison, home of the New York Tabletop Show, is owned by the Rudin family, and the family helped start the NYC Marathon. The Times shared this history in an article recently. Excerpt:
"...In 1976 when George Spitz, a civil servant and runner, proposed a marathon through all five boroughs, the time seemed almost right — if daunting. “A race like that could cost $15,000,” Mr. Lebow ...
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October 27, 2019
October 27, 2019
The Head of the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy says itโs now easier and cheaper to order things online than go in the store.
The Rudin Center for Transportation is part of New York University, and is named after Lewis Rudinโthe developer of the wholesale building 41 Madison.
If online is better according to the head of the Rudin Center, what is the Rudin familyโwhich owns 41 Madisonโdoing to help tenants and visitors adapt to this fact?
This holiday season more shoppers will shop online ...
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October 27, 2019
October 27, 2019
Does traffic seem worse? It may be your neighborsโ 1.5 million daily packages being delivered, shares todayโs Times.
My neighborhood is bombarded by trucksโand delivery people often ringing every apartment buzzer in a building to contact just one apartment.
Interesting stats from the article: + Homes now get more packages delivered than businesses. + Traffic speeds have slowed over the last decade. + 2 million square Feet of warehouse space is being built in NYC. + Carbon dioxide emissions ...
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