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Rent Is So High That New Yorkers Can't Afford To Move
MANHATTAN —Summer tends to be a bustling time for the rental market, but things are a little different this year. Many Manhattanites seem to be staying put, real estate experts said.The number of new...
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A Federal Court Says It Doesn't Matter If Poker Is A Game Of Skill Or Not —...
Poker buffs have long argued that their game is one of skill, not luck. Even a district judge agreed last year, letting a man who organized Texas Hold 'Em games in a Staten Island warehouse off the...
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It's Ridiculously Hard To Find An NYC Apartment Under $3 Million
You would think a $1 million would buy you a decent apartment in a nice neighborhood of New York City.Maybe last year, but not anymore.New York City is experiencing a shortage of nonluxury apartments,...
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'Above Normal' Hurricane Season Is Coming, Is New York Ready For Another Sandy?
Weather forecasters are saying the East Coast could be in for another wind-whipping storm season, but is New York City prepared?It’s been less than 10 months since hurricane Sandy sent surges of...
View ArticleThe Secret To Making Pizza That's So Tasty, Even New Yorkers Will Wait In A...
TripAdvisor just came out with a list of America's top 10 cities for pizza, and even though New York fell to the number four spot, one of the NYC pizza joints still at the top is the legendary Di Fara...
View ArticleReport Blasts Oversight Of New York's For-Profit Career Colleges
New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the state's for-profit career colleges see "alarmingly little oversight" and some are operating without licenses. In a report released this week, DiNapoli also...
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REPORT: NY Regulator Issued Subpoenas To All Of The Popular Bitcoin Companies
The Wall Street Journal's Robin Sidel says New York Department of Financial Services has subpoenaed about two dozen Bitcoin merchants as part of an inquiry into their compliance with the state's...
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Judge Rules NYPD 'Stop And Frisk' Violated Rights Of Thousands Of New Yorkers
A federal judge has ruled that the NYPD's stop and frisk program has violated the rights of tens of thousands of New York City residents, the New York Times reports.In a 195-page decision, U.S....
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Mayor Bloomberg: 'Stop And Frisk' Has Made New York City The Safest Big City...
During a news conference Monday afternoon, a defiant Mayor Michael Bloomberg denounced a federal judge's ruling on the New York Police Department's controversial stop and frisk program, claiming that...
View ArticleA Visceral Reminder Of Why People Hate The NYPD's 'Stop And Frisk' Policy
Monday's decision from a federal judge could well mean there will be major reforms of the New York Police Department's controversial "stop and frisk" policy.The practice, which allows the NYPD to stop,...
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NYC Is Giving Thousands Of Tickets To Rule-Breaking Cyclists
UPPER WEST SIDE — In the past four months, the city has been taking down restaurants with rogue delivery riders, slapping them with nearly $300,000 in fines for breaking bicycle laws, records show.A...
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Once Boomers Move In Next Door, Hipsters Should Start To Worry
Boomers have slowly but surely started ditching the suburbs in favor of trendy urban neighborhoods across the country.More than one million baby boomers moved within five miles of the 50 largest cities...
View ArticleHow Gristedes Owner John Catsimatidis Got Into The Grocery Business At 19,...
Growing up in Harlem, John Catsimatidis was never thinking of getting into business. While studying engineering at New York University, he delivered groceries at Sloan's Supermaket. After a couple of...
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Escape The Hustle Of New York City At One Of These Laid-Back Weekend Getaways
Summer in New York City can be unbearable.Heat radiates off the concrete, making the city feel like it's a solid 20 degrees hotter than nearby suburbs, the overcrowded streets are a sweat-fest, and the...
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Why Hippies And Hipsters Love Woodstock, New York
The quirky, from-the-land, DIY spirit is alive and well in Woodstock, albeit in a 21st-century guise. Hipsters are the new-age hippies here, peddling hunting jackets and homemade soap, looking for...
View ArticleReal Estate Site Zillow Buys Tiny Rival StreetEasy For $50 Million
One of the leading real estate database sites, Zillow, just bought StreetEasy, a small competitor focused on New York listings, for $50 million.The purchase will give the company an advantage in the...
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An NYC High Rise Is Putting In Separate Entrances For Rich And Poor Renters
A luxury high-rise apartment in Manhattan’s Upper West Side is set to have a so-called “poor door” — a separate entrance for low-income residents receiving subsidized housing. The 33-story building —...
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In Defense Of The 'Poor Door': Why It's Fine For A Luxury Condo Developer To...
Imagine if the federal government abolished food stamps and replaced them with need-based price mandates on supermarkets.That is, supermarkets would be required to make a percentage of their sales at...
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NYC Programmer Defends His Plan To Teach A Homeless Guy How To Code After...
A software engineer wants to teach the homeless how to code, namely, a particular man he passes on his way to work every morning."It’s that feeling you get when you know the waiter, the cashier, the...
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RESHMA: How A Daughter Of Refugees Taught Girls To Code, Won Over Tech...
Reshma Saujani has been working 18-hour days. It's been more than one year since she married tech entrepreneur Nihal Mehta, and the couple still hasn't taken a honeymoon. Instead, Saujani's face has...
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