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CNBC
April 12, 2018
New York City is known for many things — Broadway shows, yellow cabs, Wall Street power brokers. But the most delicious thing it's famous for is its bread. "We're known for our pizza, our bagels," Ron Montana, a serial entrepreneur, hustler and lifelong New Yorker tells CNBC. "New York has the bestÃÂ ...
Curbed NY
April 12, 2018
It's been 50 years since the Fair Housing Act of 1968 went into effect, but New York City remains sharply segregated to this day. A new report titled Desegregating NYC: 12 Steps Toward a More Inclusive City delves into the housing, education, and infrastructure policies that have allowed the city to remainÃÂ ...
Atlas Obscura
April 12, 2018
New York City is the Egg House's first stop. Occupying a 3,300 square-foot, two-story space, the installation is all about eggs. Fluffy clouds attached to the walls evoke whipped egg whites, and visitors receive glasses of eggnog. Selfie-seeking guests can crawl among the giant eggs in a massive carton,ÃÂ ...
CityLab
April 12, 2018
When I was growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s, it was a watchword for urban decay, notorious for its high levels of violent crime and joblessness. Most of our family friends fled the city as soon as they could cobble together a down payment for a house in the suburbs, and it was hard to blame them. But the Salams toughedÃÂ ...
WABC-TV
April 12, 2018
Josh Einiger reports on the rally organized by NYC apartment workers pushing for a new contract. SHARE. share ÷ tweet ÷ share ÷ email. WABC. Eyewitness News. Wednesday, April 11, 2018 08:10PM. UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) --. Workers at New York City apartment buildings held a rally Wednesday as theyà...
Vulture
April 12, 2018
There are so few things that we can rely on in this world, but Countess Luann de Lesseps D'Agostino Crackerjacks lovably making an ass of herself on national television week in and week out is certainly one of them. This episode starts with all of the Housewives debating just how tasteless her dressing upÃÂ ...
NBC New York
April 11, 2018
Food & Wine has released its annual "Restaurants of the Year" list for 2018 and a popular New York City spot has made the cut. According to the report, the top restaurants were the ones that “delivered a rich portrait of the people who made them.” The top spots spread from the East Coast to the West Coast,ÃÂ ...
MarketWatch
April 3, 2018
Apartment sales prices are plunging as new luxury construction floods the market, according to a new report. The median sales price for a New York apartment for the first quarter of 2018 was $1.0 million, down 1.3% from the first quarter of 2017. The average sales price was $2.02 million, down from $2.21ÃÂ ...
Vanity Fair
April 3, 2018
How has The Real Housewives of New York managed to survive ten seasons of cat fights, wine swigging, backstabbing, and man sharing? To executive ... “A lot of people have said these women don't represent New York City, and they don't,” Cohen says. ... “That doesn't usually happen in other cities.
NBC New York
April 3, 2018
Wages in New York City increased above the national average according to Glassdoor. The online job site published its most recent Local Pay Reports, which looked into the wage growth of metropolitan areas in the country for the month of March. The data determined that workers in New York City saw aÃÂ ...
NY1
April 3, 2018
When a magnitude 5.8 earthquake cracked the soil near Mineral, Virginia that day, the energy traveled through the Northeast. Some New Yorkers watched their homes tremor, while others felt nothing. Researchers say New York City is due for a significant earthquake originating near the five boroughs,ÃÂ ...
HuffPost
April 3, 2018
The order also requires the creation of an independent manager to oversee the remediation. That manager will be unanimously selected by the city's mayor, the speaker of the City Council and the president of NYCHA within 60 days. If they are unable to make a selection, the city's comptroller will have twoÃÂ ...
The Drive
April 3, 2018
Other U.S. cities have enacted surcharges for ride-hailing services, notes Engadget, but the fees tend to be lower than in New York. ... The surcharges aren't insignificant (the Uber/Lyft surcharge equals the cost of one subway ride), and they make getting into New York City's busiest borough that much moreÃÂ ...
New York Times
April 2, 2018
Updated, 9:20 a.m.. Good morning on this suddenly snowy Monday. Surprise! Outside your window, a small spring snowstorm is busy blanketing our region. The fast-moving storm blew in last night and could drop three to five inches of heavy, wet snow on the city by this afternoon. The snowfall is predictedÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
April 1, 2018
Easter Parade Brings Out Fun, Fanciful Hats in New York City ... The event, more of a promenade than a parade, is a take on a New York City tradition that dates back to the late 1800s. In those days, the city's richer residents would wear their best clothes and walk along after attending church services.
BBC News
April 1, 2018
A spike in violent crime in London saw more murders committed in the city in February and March than there were in New York, figures show. ... Police, reported in the Sunday Times and obtained by the BBC, highlight narrowing murder rates between the two cities which have similar population sizes.
New York Times
March 31, 2018
“There are significant problems in New York City that need significant help,” Mr. Cuomo said during an Easter event at the Executive Mansion in Albany, ... The budget requires districts located in cities with populations of more than one million to submit a detailed, school-by-school accounting of how theyÃÂ ...
ABC News
March 30, 2018
New York City is now home to the largest Chick-fil-A in the world. The five-story restaurant, complete with a rooftop terrace, officially opened in New York City's Financial District on Thursday. Over 12,000 square feet, the Fulton Street Chick-fil-A is nearly twice the size of any existing Chick-fil-A restaurant.
New York Times
March 30, 2018
Buying a home in New York City isn't easy. And not surprisingly, the less money you have to spend, the more difficult it is. According to a study by StreetEasy, buyers searching for homes priced under $1 million face the most competition for those listings, which therefore spend the shortest time on theÃÂ ...
New York Times
December 31, 1999
Updated, 9:30 a.m.. Good morning on this gray Wednesday. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is again making our country's capital blush. Which got us wondering — is there an official flower for New York City? The state flower has long been the rose. A decade ago, Mayor Michael R. BloombergÃÂ ...
WABC-TV
February 18, 2018
Amtrak could prevent New Jersey Transit trains from using its tracks between Trenton and New York if the state transit agency doesn't finish installing technology that's designed to prevent crashes. Amtrak President and CEO Richard Anderson told a House subcommittee on Thursday Amtrak is worriedÃÂ ...
ABC News
February 18, 2018
A runaway dog wandering New York City's subway tracks created a hairy situation for transit officials and commuters Friday afternoon. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued a service alert around 3:15 p.m. ET announcing changes and delays to the F train "because of a dog on the tracks"ÃÂ ...
CBS New York
February 18, 2018
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for parts of the Tri-State Area. The warning is in effect from 5 p.m. Saturday until 7 a.m. Sunday and includes New York City, Southern Connecticut, Northeast New Jersey, as well as Long Island and most of theÃÂ ...
New York Times
February 17, 2018
Since the legendary chaos of 1970s and '80s, New York has evolved to the point where the city's “Disneyfication” is taken as a matter of public record. This is not true, or at least it's not the whole story. The attacks of Sept. 11 and the Great Recession hit the city hard — as did a tourist-friendly Times Square.
WPIX 11 New York
February 17, 2018
NEW YORK — NYC Emergency officials have issued a hazardous travel advisory for Saturday evening through Sunday morning due to snow that is expected to slam the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for New York City in effect from 7 p.m. Saturday-7 a.m. Sunday.
The Drive
February 17, 2018
When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed to establish the state's first drone-testing corridor, this is probably not what he had in mind. New York City has seen an increase in illegal drone use of 68 percent from the first three quarters of 2016 compared with the same period in 2017. While this may not beÃÂ ...
Big Ten Network
February 17, 2018
With the guidance of creative and media agency of record Fallon, and the creative work of Van Orton Design, fans around Madison Square Garden and commuters heading to and from Penn Station will be surrounded by reminders of the tournament's debut in New York City. A pair of super towers, locatedÃÂ ...
WABC-TV
February 17, 2018
Whether you're house hunting or not, it can occasionally be fun to check out a luxury real estate listing to see what kind of houses those with money can afford. So what exactly does the upper-end of New York City's rental market currently look like -- and just how high-grade are the features, given theseÃÂ ...
New York Times
February 17, 2018
The New York City District Council of Carpenters will drop a lawsuit accusing the city of violating labor law practices, after its members approved a new contract on Wednesday, breaking a nearly 10-year stalemate. Under the agreement, which stretches from 2008 to 2020, the city will restore the 39 days ofÃÂ ...
Variety
February 17, 2018
With their approximately 6,000-square-foot co-operative duplex on two lower floors of a distinguished pre-war apartment house facing New York City's Central Park currently in contract to be sold for an unknown amount after just a week on the market with an asking price of $17.75 million, action flickÃÂ ...
SFGate
February 16, 2018
Fares between California and New York City have tumbled to new lows-- we're talking just $227-$237 round trip on nearly every carrier service the transcon market. While these $227 fares are of the "basic economy" variety on Delta, United and American nonstops, you can bump up to regular economy forÃÂ ...
Variety
February 16, 2018
Christie Brinkley celebrated her 64th birthday last month with a big housewarming party in the fully furnished glass-walled duplex penthouse she recently rented in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood that was last listed at a deep-pocketed rate of $29,500 per month. The approximately 3,000-square-footÃÂ ...
Patch.com
January 11, 2018
DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a leading New York City immigrant-rights activist Thursday morning after a routine check-in with authorities, advocates said. Ravi Ragbir, executive director of the New Sanctuary Coalition of New York, was arrestedÃÂ ...
Jalopnik
January 11, 2018
Severed fingers. Calves sliced open by discarded glass. Smashed-open skulls. Workers crushed to death beneath heavy and unsecured containers. And a swirling history of organized crime. These are but some of the horrors that face the employees of private New York City waste collection companies,ÃÂ ...
coveteur.com
January 11, 2018
A bit of background on Ruth herself: She's somewhat of a legend in the Baxter family, having moved to New York City from the Falls when she was 24-years-old. She's turning 100 in July (!!!) making her 1942 solo departure from home somewhat of a scandal. I could wax poetic about the incredible details ofÃÂ ...
Business Insider
January 11, 2018
Apartment hunters in New York City can continue to expect offers of free rent and other freebies this year, according to the real-estate appraiser Miller Samuel. In December, landlords offered concessions, used to speed up lease signings, on a record 36.2% of apartments on the market, according to a report ThursdayÃÂ ...
NBCNews.com
January 11, 2018
New York City's airspace is one of the most complex and congested in the world. With JFK, LaGuardia and Newark all in such close proximity, along with smaller airports such as Teterboro and White Plains, air traffic controllers have to carefully guide aircraft to each airport while making sure they neverÃÂ ...
The Nation.
January 11, 2018
“This city is acting, and we want other cities and states to act,” said the mayor of one of the world's leading financial centers. “People watch what New York does. We are going to lead the fight against climate change as if our lives depended on it. Because they do.” De Blasio explicitly linked New York'sÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 11, 2018
“When you have this extra water content in snow and ice, and then warm things up, and then put heavy rain onto it, that leads to an enhanced threat of flooding,” Mr. Homenuk said. That includes the streets of New York, if on a smaller scale. “You can expect a lot more water on the New York City sidewalksÃÂ ...
CNN
January 10, 2018
"The thing about New York City is that the carousels there are so diverse," explains Patrick Wentzel, president and census chairman of the National Carousel Association. "You have such a great selection there that somebody traveling to New York City can see really all the major [carousel] manufacturersÃÂ ...
Business Insider
January 5, 2018
It basically means a storm occurring outside of the tropics, whose central pressure falls at least 24 millibars over a 24-hour period. If it happens in the Northern Hemisphere — like New York City — the storm usually takes place between 30 and 60 degrees latitude. While the temperature hovered in the 20s, the wind chill wasÃÂ ...
NBC New York
January 5, 2018
New York City public school kids better get those last toboggan rides in tonight. That's because the city Department of Education announced that classes would be in session on Friday after shutting down for the day Thursday as a blizzard dropped more than 10 inches of snow on parts of the five boroughs.
Business Insider
January 5, 2018
Early Thursday morning, a powerful winter storm hit New York City. ... A frigid storm is hitting cities, including New York City, along the Eastern seaboard. ... Both New York City and Philadelphia are under a winter storm warning from Thursday at 1 a.m. through Friday at 1 a.m., according to the NationalÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 5, 2018
They're among the unsung characters you'll meet in “New York at Its Core: 400 Years of New York City History” (Museum of the City of New York). This lavishly illustrated catalog is a fitting companion to the permanent exhibition of the same name that opened in 2016 at the revivified Museum of the City ofÃÂ ...
Curbed NY
January 5, 2018
Curbed NY has spent the past few weeks reflecting on what 2017 brought to the city, from its blockbusters sales to its best new architecture, its newest landmarks to the institutions that threw in the towel, and how the city reacted to big issues like wealth inequality, homelessness, and an ailing public transitÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 5, 2018
Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of emergency for the southern part of the state, including New York City, Westchester County and Long Island, and Gov. Chris Christie declared a state of emergency in several New Jersey counties. Schools in New York City are closed, as are many others across theÃÂ ...
WABC-TV
January 5, 2018
Mayor Bill de Blasio issued a snow emergency for the city, and the New York City Emergency Management Department issued a hazardous travel advisory. Alternate side parking regulations were suspended for Thursday and Friday to facilitate snow removal, though payment at parking meters remain inÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 5, 2018
I send them through Twitter, text, email, mobile app or another channel to New York residents who have signed up for Notify NYC. On rare occasions, we send Wireless Emergency Alerts, for more severe threats, to people in New York City who have cellphones equipped to accept them. One example areÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 5, 2018
After battering the South and whipping up the Mid-Atlantic coast, a blizzard propelled by hurricane-strength winds lashed the Northeast on Thursday, grounding flights, shuttering schools, flooding buildings and sending squalls of snow into the tunnels of New York City's subway system. In downtown BostonÃÂ ...
New York Times
January 4, 2018
Since Al Qaeda and then the Islamic State began calling on would-be terrorists to drive cars and trucks into pedestrians, officials in New York City have grappled with how to better protect people from vehicular attacks. It is a concern that gained urgency last year, first after a driver high on PCP drove threeÃÂ ...
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