NEW YORK, NY — October 13, 2025. Today, Forward CEO & Publisher Rachel Fishman Feddersen announced the establishment of the Sy Syms Endowment for Journalistic Excellence. The $1 million endowment, to ...

Sy Syms, 83, the discount retailer who for 35 years told millions of television viewers that "an educated consumer is our best customer," died of heart disease Nov. 17 at his home in New York City.

The level of sexual discrimination is particularly visible in the criminal justice system, where sixty percent of incarcerated women are in jail awaiting trial because they can’t afford bail.

As commercial rents fall and more buyers look for off-price fashions, discount clothing retailers are expanding in Manhattan. By Julie Satow Mr. Syms pioneered selling off-price clothing and built his ...

$1M endowment will help develop the next generation of journalistic talent Marcy Syms, the founding trustee and President of the Sy Syms Foundation and long-time member of the Forward Board of ...