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Manhattan's retail market is recovering at a slower pace than other boroughs in the city, according to a study from the New York City Department of City Planning. (Getty Images)
Manhattan's retail market is recovering at a slower pace than other boroughs in the city, according to a study from the New York City Department of City Planning. (Getty Images)
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January 26, 2025 | 8:24 P.M.

At a Starbucks one weekday morning on Wall Street in Manhattan, office workers from nearby buildings joined tourists and area residents with their dogs or strollers waiting in line to order. Come noon, a food hall at the base of an office property — mostly empty about an hour earlier — was able to suddenly fill.

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