A Small Part Of NYC Is Getting Free Internet From Google (GOOG)
UPDATE: New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and US Senator Chuck Schumer are joining a press conference at Google today to announce that Google will soon provide free Wifi for the Chelsea neighborhood in...
View ArticleTake A Stroll Through New York City's #1 Date Destination, The High Line
HowAboutWe, an online dating site that matches people based on their date preferences, recently unveiled an interactive map detailing how America's singles date offline. Based on more than one million...
View ArticleW Hotels In New York City Are Now Offering Guests A Juice Cleanse
At the beginning of the year we thumbed our noses at New Year's resolutions that involved dieting by showing you a week's worth of decadent meals at the Four Seasons Chicago to start 2013 on a more...
View ArticleThis Flu Season Is A Three-Headed Monster
Flu season is bad this year.Just how bad? Forty-one states have reported widespread flu activity, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flu surveillance report, which...
View ArticleHow New York City Keeps Subway Deaths From Slowing Down The Transit System
New York's subway stations see more than five million passengers every weekday alone, so when a death happens within a station, the body needs to be removed immediately — even if that means stashing it...
View ArticleNew York Agrees To Implement The First Sweeping Gun Control Laws After The...
The New York Senate on Monday passed the first sweeping new gun measures since the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., last month. The bill will be taken up by the New York assembly this...
View ArticleThe 10 Governors You Absolutely Have To Watch In 2013
2013 is a banner year for a number of different governors.Some are trying to position themselves for a run at higher office.Others are winding down their terms and trying to cram as much of their...
View ArticleHere's Where Luxury Real Estate Is Making A Big Comeback In The US
Luxury real estate is making a comeback throughout the country, and some of the hottest markets have a lot more in common than solely an expensive price tag— from thriving and diverse economies to...
View ArticleNew York's Grand Central Terminal Turns 100 Today
New York's Grand Central Terminal turns 100 today. A vast complex of marbled halls, museums, boutiques and restaurants, it's more than just a train station, says Douglas Rogers.Happy Birthday Grand...
View ArticleNew York Law School Is Paying Students To Study For The Bar
New York Law School had the worst bar passage rates in the state in 2011, according to the New York Law Journal.So, to fix that, the school is offering students $500 if they take a class to study for...
View Article100 Years In The History Of New York's Iconic Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal is one of New York City's most iconic landmarks, and today it turns 100 years old.The incredible feat of engineering originally debuted to the public as Grand Central Depot in...
View ArticlePRESENTING: The Most Liberal States In America
New research from Gallup Polling has identified the ten most liberal states in the United States.The research was carried out over all of 2012 and found that Americans have become more liberal...
View ArticleNew York Auction Houses Could Soon Be Forced To Reveal Sellers' Identities
In a decision that could fundamentally shake New York's auction market, the NY State Supreme Court is reconsidering the current law that protects anonymous sellers, according to Tom Mashburg of The New...
View ArticleOne Prediction Says NYC Could See A Snowstorm For The History Books This Weekend
New York is bracing itself for a storm ("Nemo") this weekend, and under one estimate, showed earlier today on NBC New York, things could be a little crazy.According to one RPM computer model, New York...
View ArticleWhat New Yorkers Need To Know About The Coming Historic Winter Storm
Forecasters are now up to 80 percent certain that a major winter storm will wallop the Northeast starting Friday through Saturday. Airlines have already canceled close to 1,000 flights ahead of the...
View ArticleWe Can End The Controversy Over Fracking Right Now
Yoko Ono, Susan Sarandon and other celebrities recently toured a fracking site in Pennsylvania.They have been at the vanguard of an effort to keep fracking out of New York — the practice has been...
View ArticleLiberals Are Sending A Big Message To Andrew Cuomo With This Full-Page Ad
A coalition of more than 135 left-leaning groups sent a message to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo about his possible 2016 ambitions Tuesday, taking out a full page anti-hydrofracking ad in Iowa's Des...
View ArticleNew Yorkers Can Tweet About The Cold For A Chance To Win Free Mac & Cheese
If you live in New York, are sick of the 30-something degree weather, and want free mac and cheese for lunch today, then Stouffer's has the Twitter campaign for you.Until 3 p.m., people can use the...
View ArticleThe Middle Class Is Getting Pushed Out Of NYC
Soaring housing costs, declining income levels, and a job market yet to regain ground have hit New York City residents hard — especially its middle class.To even be considered middle class in the city,...
View ArticleMichael Bloomberg Announced A Big Change To How New York City Handles Marijuana
In his State of the City address today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg came out with a full-throated endorsement of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to make a small marijuana infraction a violation rather than a...
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