State Of New York: Start Sending Us Your Proposals For Bitcoin Exchanges
New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Ben Lawsky has announced his agency will begin taking applications for a full-blown digital currency exchange.This is basically a go-ahead for...
View ArticleWhy New York City Streets Keep Exploding And You Can't Predict Where's Next
The explosion in Harlem on Wednesday that leveled two buildings and killed at least two people was only the latest deadly explosion in New York City in recent years.While the reason the buildings blew...
View ArticleWall Street Banks Want To Shift More Staff Out Of Pricey Cities
Over the next decade, Wall Street banks will cut in half the proportion of support staff they have in pricey cities like New York and London and shift those workers to less expensive cities in the...
View ArticleFederal Investigators To Probe Harlem Gas Explosion
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal safety authorities launched an investigation on Thursday into a gas explosion that caused the collapse a day earlier of two New York City apartment buildings, killing eight...
View ArticleNew York Takes London's Crown As Top Financial Center
New York has knocked London from its position as the world's leading global financial center after seven years, according to the Global Financial Centres Index compiled by London-based consultancy...
View ArticleSecurity Cameras Capture Terrifying First Moments Of Deadly NYC Building...
Surveillance footage obtained by WCBS-TV in New York captures the first moments of the deadly building explosions in East Harlem on Wednesday.The video cameras, set up across the street from one of the...
View ArticleGuinness Pulls Out Of NY's St. Patrick's Parade Over Ban On Gays
BOSTON (Reuters) - Irish brewer Guinness said on Sunday that it would not participate in New York City's St. Patrick's Day parade this year because gay and lesbian groups had been excluded, costing...
View ArticleMan's Apartment Is Destroyed After AirBnB Guest Hosts An 'XXX Freak Fest'
When Ari Teman put his apartment up for rent on AirBnB this past weekend, he saw it as an opportunity to make a few bucks. AirBNB is a site where people can rent out their houses and apartments for...
View ArticleNY's Mansion Tax Collection Reaches Record $259 Million
The boom in multimillion-dollar real estate sales in New York has plenty of critics. But there is one group that's cheering: New York politicians.According to the New York state Department of Taxation...
View ArticleNOAA: Yes, Spring Is Coming But It Will Bring Floods And Drought
After a long and difficult winter — including at least two polar vortexes and extreme California drought — we have been reassured that warmth will come again. For some of us. Today is the first day of...
View ArticleMeet The Politician Who's Fighting For Tesla In New York
Tesla Motors has been waging war with the administration of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over a ban on the company's direct sales model in that state and one politician wants to prevent the company...
View ArticleWoman Who Lost Both Legs After Being Crushed By Subway Finds Incredible...
Teena Katz is a New Yorker, and she knows waiting for the subway can be frustrating.So when NYPD officers found her pinned to the subway tracks on the day after Christmas, her legs completely severed...
View ArticleLawmakers Accused Of Trying To 'Sneak' A Bill Through To 'Kill' Tesla In New...
New York League of Conservation Voters President Marcia Bystryn sent an email to supporters Tuesday accusing lawmakers in the state Assembly of trying to "sneak" through a bill that would "kill the...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo Not Commenting On Anti-Tesla Bills In New York
The office of Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not respond to multiple requests from Business Insider on Tuesday and Wednesday asking about his position on a pair of bills that would ban auto...
View ArticleToday Was A Banner Day For Political Corruption
Three prominent state and city Democratic politicians were hit with allegations of political corruption on Wednesday.It began around 6 a.m. PT when FBI agents arrested California state Sen. Leland Yee....
View ArticleThe 10 Best Craft Breweries In New York State
While California and Colorado are well-known as great craft beer destinations, New York is proving itself a noteworthy home to some awesome breweries.Sarah and Giancarlo Annese, authors of "Beer...
View ArticleTesla Makes Deal To Save Its New York Stores
According to The Wall Street Journal, Tesla Motors made a deal Friday that will allow the company to continue selling cars directly to customers at its five stores in New York state.A pair of bills...
View Article11 Fascinating Things I Never Knew About The History Of Manhattan
A few months ago I published a history of how private English entrepreneurs were America's first settlers. But their businesses basically failed, and it took wealthy religious separatists to get...
View ArticleVideos Show Rats Crawling All Over A NYC Dunkin' Donuts
When you have a moment, give a load of thanks to pjayone for reminding us all that we should never eat anywhere for the rest of our mediocre lives.On Tuesday, the brave YouTuber uploaded several videos...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: Entertainment Mogul David Geffen Reportedly Bought This...
Rumor has it that billionaire music producer and film studio exec David Geffen bought an East Hampton compound nestled between the beach and Georgica Pond for $67.5 million, according to real estate...
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