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Here's How To Get From New York To Washington In Less Than Two Hours
Please pardon the following post, which is both a brag and an exercise in Northeast corridor navel-gazing.I left my apartment building in Queens at 5:05 a.m. today. At 7:01 a.m., I was standing on a...
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Demand For 3-Bedroom Apartments Is Changing New York Real Estate
MANHATTAN — Finding a three-bedroom apartment is no easy feat for many New York City families — which is why many new developments now opening or underway include sprawling floor plans.Supply in older...
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Here's Josh Kushner's Launch Ad Campaign For His New Health Care Startup
The words "health insurance" don't immediately conjure imagery of cute cartoon characters with large fonts and soft colors. But this is Oscar, New York entrepreneur and venture capitalist Joshua...
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Judge Halts Demolition Plans For NYC's Street Art Mecca '5 Pointz'
In the ongoing battle over 5Pointz, the famed Long Island City graffiti hub, a Federal Court Judge has granted a group of 17 artists a temporary restraining order against landlords Jerry and David...
View ArticleThe Education Issues In The Mayoral Race That Have The Former NYC Schools...
Joel Klein, the chancellor of the New York City schools from 2002 through 2010, and current CEO of education startup Amplify, talks about the current New York City mayor race between Bill de Blasio...
View ArticleThe Most Surprising Moves By The Bloomberg Administration, According To...
Joel Klein, the New York City schools chancellor from 2002 through 2010, and current CEO of digital education startup Amplify, tells us about the most successful, the least successful, and the most...
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A Power Rate Hike Dispute Threatens To Leave NYC Vulnerable To Superstorms
A year after Hurricane Sandy knocked out power to millions in the Tri-State area, including all of downtown Manhattan, a dispute over ConEd's request to raise electric rates has created uncertainty...
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If You've Got $350 And 2 Days, It's Really Easy To Learn How To Ride A...
A few months ago, I decided I wanted to try riding a Vespa around New York City. Then I learned that to ride a scooter legally in this state, you need a motorcycle license.And that's how I ended up...
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These Two New Yorkers Help Startups Create Weird Company Cultures, Because...
What's better than getting the living daylights scared out of you?OK, probably a lot of things. For some people, surprises are absolutely terrifying. But there's actually a lot of value in that, Tania...
View ArticleWhy New York City Used To Be So Scary
The New York City of the 1970s looked very different from the gentrified metropolis we know today. The Bowery, now lined with luxury apartments, housed much of the city's illicit activities, while drug...
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JPMorgan Exec Fell Short On Training But Will Still Run His First Marathon On...
Greg Waters feels unprepared for the New York Marathon, but there's no way the JPMorgan executive director is going to miss this opportunity to run his first marathon."There is going to be something a...
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NYC 'Subway Vigilante' Bernard Goetz Arrested In Pot Sting
Police: Subway vigilante Bernie Goetz, who shot 4 in 1984, sold undercover officer marijuanaNEW YORK (AP) — Subway vigilante Bernie Goetz, who ignited a national furor over racism and gun control after...
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It's Way Too Hard To Read New York City Ballots This Year
Tiny type caused huge headaches as voters headed to the polls Tuesday morning.Across the city, voters complained that the minuscule 6-point type on the new paper ballots was too hard to read."It's so...
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New York City Still Can't Find A Non-Verbal 14-Year-Old Boy After His School...
New York City still hasn't found a 14-year-old autistic boy who vanished from his Queens school a month ago, despite a high-profile search that blanketed the subway with missing-person photos.We spoke...
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An Open Letter To Mayor-Elect De Blasio From the NYC Tech Community
Dear Mr. Mayor-Elect,On behalf of General Assembly, and the broader NYC tech community, I’d like to congratulate you on your decisive victory in yesterday’s election.Over the past several years, we’ve...
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NYC Landlords Are Charging More For Top-Floor Apartments They Call 'Penthouses'
Landlords are charging more for top-floor apartments that they call “penthouses,” according to new research from Citi Habitats, a brokerage that specializes in apartment rentals. The penthouse label...
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New York Will Be Holding Hearings On Bitcoin
The New York Department of Financial Services has announced it will hold hearings in the coming months to discuss regulating Bitcoin.Among the topics they'll discuss is whether to begin issuing what...
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32 Reasons Why Central Park Is The Best Park In The World
Central Park is the natural heart of New York City's busiest borough, accounting for 6% of Manhattan's total acreage.Commissioned by state legislature in 1853, it is the first landscaped public park in...
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Yuppies Are Moving Into Notorious East Harlem [PHOTOS]
East Harlem, aka Spanish Harlem or El Barrio, is still one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in New York City, but that hasn't stopped an influx of young professionals, with rising rents and other...
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The 10 Most Expensive Streets In The World
Whether they boast a stellar view, excellent weather, or proximity to top shopping and dining, for years certain streets around the world have consistently attracted the globe's wealthiest people. As...
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