Andrew Cuomo Defeats Liberal Challenger
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) held back a surprisingly strong primary challenge from Fordham law school professor Zephyr Teachout, according to the Associated Press and NY1, which both called the race...
View Article33 Things Every New Yorker Should Do This Fall
New York City is a magical place in the fall.There are crisp days perfect for walks in the park, hot apple cider from local farmer's markets, and football.Plenty of events and festivals, from the New...
View ArticleA NY Pension Fund Just Entered Invested $2 Billion With Goldman Sachs
A New York state pension fund has given Goldman Sachs Group Inc $2 billion to invest with outside managers, Goldman and the fund said in a statement on Wednesday, a first for a fund that has...
View ArticleGramercy Park Residents Are Freaking Out Over A Billionaire Couple's...
GRAMERCY PARK — Residents of an exclusive Gramercy Park enclave are up in arms after their neighbors — Lauren Santo Domingo, a New York socialite and Vogue contributing editor, and her Colombian...
View ArticleNew York Gubernatorial Candidate Attacked For Being A Dolphins Fan
Rob Astorino, the underdog Republican running against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), is now taking hits for being a fan of a Florida football team.Liz Benjamin of the State of Politics blog reported...
View ArticleNew York Congressman Says ISIS Won't 'Be Afraid To Put A Bomb In Lower...
Rep. Peter King (R-New York) issued a dire warning about the threat posed by the jihadist group Islamic State (also known as ISIS and ISIL) in a conversation with Business Insider on Monday. King...
View ArticleAn 11-Year-Old Kid Just Filmed A Snarky Attack Ad Against Andrew Cuomo
The 11-year-old son of GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino is going on the offensive against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).The son, Sean Astorino, is upset that Cuomo supporters edited him out of...
View ArticleCafe Owner Invents The 'Creffle': A Half-Crepe, Half-Waffle Monster
Inspired by the success of the cronut, Al Tak decided to create his own culinary mashup.Tak, 44, who just opened his first cafe on the Lower East Side, spent three months experimenting before finally...
View ArticleI Drove A Brand-New $250,000 Bentley Around Manhattan, And It Was...
I thought I understood driving in New York City. I thought I understood stress.But then I drove a 2014 Bentley Flying Spur in Manhattan and my ideas about stress were changed forever.The Flying Spur is...
View ArticleThe Rare Virus Infecting Kids All Over The US Has Shown Up In New York And...
Human enterovirus 68, the rare respiratory virus that has sickened hundreds of children across the US, has now been detected in New York and New Jersey, NBC New York reports.The Centers for Disease...
View ArticleThe Line For The iPhone 6 Stretches 12 City Blocks This Morning — And People...
Everyone wants the new iPhone.The line for the phones at the Flagship Apple Store, which opens at 8 a.m. Friday to the public, stretched 12 city blocks — from 59th and 5th to 71st and 5th — by 6 a.m....
View ArticleWe Always Wondered How Subway Cars Are Built, So We Went To Yonkers To Find Out
If you live in New York City, chances are you use the subway system daily. Love them or hate them, New York's subway cars are an iconic symbol of the city. But have you ever wondered how those cars...
View Article103-Foot Tour Boat Runs Aground Near The Statue Of Liberty
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A large sailboat ran aground on a sandbar near the Statue of Liberty in New York on Saturday, triggering the evacuation of all 121 tourists aboard but causing no injuries,...
View ArticleCadillac Moving To New York To Distance Itself From GM
Cadillac is coming to the Big Apple. Some of it, anyway.General Motors Co. said on Tuesday its Cadillac brand will open a headquarters in New York next year in a move to remake the luxury marque's...
View ArticleHere Are Some Of The Amazing Things We Saw At The #FloodWallStreet Protests
There were dramatic scenes in the Financial District of downtown New York yesterday.By the famous Raging Bull statue, hundreds of 'Occupy Wall Street' supporters protested against the connection...
View ArticleNew York's Transportation Authority Could Be $15 Billion In The Hole
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority, operator of one of the world's largest public transportation networks, said ahead of a board meeting on Wednesday that it is...
View ArticleMeet 12 Unforgettable 'Humans Of New York'
It all began when photographer Brandon Stanton lost his bond trading job in Chicago and moved to New York City without much of a plan. Initially, he wanted to create a massive collection of portraits,...
View ArticleHere's A Fascinating Explanation Of How A Small Farmer Stays In Business —...
Over the last century, American farming has experienced a consolidation towards large agricultural corporations. In 1935, there were approximately 6.8 million farms in the US. By 2000, that number had...
View ArticleMicrosoft Is Opening A Store A Few Blocks From Apple's Iconic Fifth Avenue...
Microsoft has confirmed rumors that it will open a store in New York, after reports suggested last month that the company was negotiating for the former Fendi store on 677 Fifth Avenue. A report in the...
View ArticleThe 25 Coolest New Businesses In Brooklyn
Often chided as the "hipster" or "stroller central" outer borough, Brooklyn, New York, is home to a thriving and diverse small business scene.We scoured its 71 square miles, as far north as Greenpoint...
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