-
+17 +1
NYC cabs will test app-based system to challenge Uber
Around 7,000 NYC cabs are currently beta testing a new e-hail app called Arro, which the industry hopes can help it get back the customers it's lost to Uber. Arro isn't the first hailing app for cabs -- it actually works quite similarly to Uber -- but the startup believes it can do better than its predecessors. Why? Because; (a) it doesn't have surge pricing, meaning you'll just have to pay whatever shows up on the meter, and (b) it has a partnership with...
-
+27 +2
Tourists annoyed by painted naked ladies in Times Square
An out-of-control influx of near-naked women jockeying for tips has turned Times Square into the XXX-Roads of the World.
-
+13 +2
The Most Recognizable Voice in New York
Meet the man behind New York City's subway announcements.
-
+8 +2
Affordable Housing Building Invites People Making $99,825 Per Year to Apply
150 of the building's 200 affordable units are set aside for people making 165 percent AMI.
-
+1 +1
MTA finds extra $1 billion, plans to spend on reducing wait times
The MTA found a billion dollars in extra cash in its proverbial couch cushions. The cash is a combination of real estate tax income, less money paid out to pensions, lower energy costs...
-
+1 +1
$450M AirTrain not worth the trip thanks to crowded 7 train, say transit advocates
The $450 million AirTrain, which would run from LaGuardia Airport from Mets-Willets Point, is not even worth it due to the crowded 7 train, transit advocates say.
-
+1 +1
Subway Station Hits Blazing 106 Degrees
The hottest day of the year so far didn't just bring sweltering conditions to the streets in New York City -- subway riders suffered underground, too.
-
+14 +3
Finn Shatters Record in World's Longest Certified Footrace
Ashprihanal Aalto, 44, covers 3,100 miles around a block in Queens in just over 40 days.
-
+4 +1
2 robbers beat up 32-year-old man in Manhattan, steal iPhone
Two men pummeled a 32-year-old in broad daylight near the waterfront in Manhattan Sunday in a scuffle for the man's iPhone.
-
+1 +1
How Synthetic Weed Is Ravaging Brooklyn's Homeless Population
Call it spice, K2, spike, or Flamingo—by any name, it's the cheapest and most dangerous way to get high right now.
-
+4 +1
NYPD Cops Beat Man Who Had His Hands Up, Because They ‘Thought He Stole A Pizza’
New York City Police officers were just caught on a grocery store surveillance video beating a young African American man who was holding his hands up.
-
+2 +1
Teen Charged In Connection With Rape Of 82-Year-Old Brooklyn Woman
Asa Roberts, 18, was charged with rape, robbery, assault, burglary and other charges late Friday afternoon.
-
+1 +1
3 injured in 4-story building collapse in Bedford-Stuyvesant
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn — Firefighters and other emergency responders rushed to the pile of rubble left after a building in Brooklyn Tuesday afternoon, injuring three people. A four-story buil...
-
+2 +1
TheMoneyIllusion » New York’s shamefully regressive property taxes
-
+2 +1
Fishing NYC: Where to fish, what you'll catch, rules and regulations
Get your rod and reel ready and take to the water!
-
+2 +1
NYC COCKTAIL WEEK JULY 13-17
Buy Your Cocktail Week Tickets Today! Celebrate summer in NYC with $4 specialty drinks or appetizers at the best bars in NYC, more bars joining every day. Bring your friends and join us in experiencing the tastes of NYC at a fraction of the normal price! Thank you, CBS New York & FOURSQUARE Please remember to drink responsibly.
-
+2 +1
Technical Glitch Halts NYSE Trading
A systemwide technical issue has stopped the buying and selling of securities.
-
+9 +1
Gotham from the Air (7.5k)
-
+1 +1
Wild in the Streets: A 24-Hour Field Guide to New York City
In the city’s urban jungle, the natural world still thrives around the clock. Meet the ctenophores and helleborines next door.
-
+2 +1
Bill de Blasio signs 'Don't ask' law on criminal records
Mayor de Blasio signed a bill to will prohibit employers from inquiring about a candidate's criminal record prior to a job offer.
Submit a link
Start a discussion