25 Hot NYC Startups You Need To Watch
Over the past several years, New York has transformed into startup hotbed.It's home to exciting early-stage companies like Airhelp, Abacus, Glamsquad, and Classpass. We compiled our list of 25 Hottest...
View ArticleBig, Beautiful Photos Of The World's First Underground Park
The world's first underground park is coming, and it's scheduled to open in 2018.It's called the Lowline, and it will be located in a historic trolley station in the Lower East Side of New York...
View ArticleLook Inside New York City's Swanky Carlyle Hotel Where Will And Kate Are...
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took the Big Apple by storm this week, and while they were here they stayed at one of the city's most exquisite and refined hotels — The Carlyle — on the Upper East...
View Article45 Color Photos Of Manhattan In The 1940s
Amateur photographer Charles W. Cushman traveled extensively in the US and abroad, capturing daily life from 1938 to 1969.His works have been donated to and maintained by Cushman's alma mater Indiana...
View ArticleUS-Bound United Airlines Flight Returns To London Over 'Maintenance Issue'
A US-bound United Airlines flight is returning to London's Heathrow airport following a maintenance issue, the airline said in a statement Wednesday.Flight UA28 to Newark, New Jersey, had been circling...
View ArticleNew York State Is Going To Ban Fracking
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration will move to prohibit fracking in the state, citing unresolved health issues and dubious economic benefits of the widely used...
View ArticleCheap Chinatown Bus Company Fung Wah Will Resume Operations In 2015
CHINATOWN — Chinatown bus operator Fung Wah is eyeing a return to New York early next year, after the federal government gave it the green light to get back on the road earlier this month.“We’re hard...
View Article5 Awesome Things About New York That Will Be Ruined By Climate Change
For one of the most powerful cities in the world, we sure could've picked a better location.New York City is poised to bear the brunt of climate change's effects — from rising seas to shifting...
View ArticleThe NYPD Is On Edge
(Reuters) - On December 13, as thousands of protesters mobbed the New York streets, Yuseff Hamm, an NYPD police officer, was monitoring the demonstrations from a mobile command unit near the Brooklyn...
View ArticleThese Images Of Cities At Night Are Insanely Bright
Everything's brighter in America—and that's not always a good thing. In a new analysis, researchers from Germany and Spain calculated that U.S. towns emit several times more nighttime light per capita...
View ArticleNew York City Might Cap Uber Surge Pricing
People love Uber because it's convenient. You tap a couple buttons on your phone and a car comes and whisks you away.If there's one customer complaint about the company, though, it's probably surge...
View ArticleThe Fake Kidnapping Phone Call Is The Scariest Scam In New York Right Now
More and more, people in New York City have been on the receiving end of this terrifying phone call: "We've kidnapped your family member, we're holding them hostage, and you need to pay us money right...
View ArticleJamaica, Queens Could Become NYC's Next Tourist Hot Spot
QUEENS — Jamaica could be New York's next tourist hotspot — at least that's the dream of the new head of the neighborhood's Business Improvement District.Rhonda Binda is planning to organize tours...
View Article18 Things That Shocked Me When I Moved From New York To London
In December, I relocated from New York to London to work for Business Insider's newly opened UK bureau.I had never set foot in Europe before moving here, so it has been an adjustment.The differences...
View ArticleRare Photos Of New York's Chinatown In The 1980s Captured A Revolution
Due to the relaxed immigration laws of the early 1980s, New York City's Chinatown underwent a rapid demographic shift.Bud Glick was a photographer tasked by the the New York Chinatown History Project...
View ArticleLondon's Cereal Cafe Could Expand Overseas
The UK's first cereal cafe, which started offering bowlfuls of nostalgia in December, already has expansion plans. Owners Gary and Alan Keerytells Marketing Week that a second branch is set to open in...
View ArticleTwo Towers In New York City Are Battling To Be The 'Tallest Apartment...
JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group has revealed that the 111 West 57th Street tower will now reach 1,421 feet — 71 feet taller than originally expected. This will also make the building...
View ArticleCuomo Is Planning One Of The First US Trips To Cuba
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is planning to lead one of the first trade missions to Cuba since the Obama administration loosened travel and trade restrictions on the Communist-ruled...
View ArticleThe 13 Best Tasting Menus In NYC
New York City is home to some of the world's most celebrated restaurants, with the most celebrated dishes — and that can get a little overwhelming. That's why we have tasting menus.The Infatuation...
View ArticleHOUSE OF THE DAY: A New York Townhouse With A Two-Car Garage And Indoor Pool...
A Manhattan home with a two-car garage and pool has hit the market for $29 million, according to Curbed New York.With an elevator, dressing room with 15 closets, and 10,000 square feet of space, this...
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