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Facade Lift: Midtown Manhattan may get extreme makeover
Sabri Ben-Achour Mar 15, 2013
New York's mayor wants to give a facelift to the area of Midtown Manhattan that surrounds the venerable Grand Central Station. The city says it is needed to remain a globally competitive business district.
Opening up the tech world to women
David Brancaccio Mar 8, 2013
Jessica Lawrence, director of NY Tech Meet Up, shares her views on the tech community in New York and whether or not the tech world is a boy's club.
Chelsea 2.0: Art galleries get priced out in NY
Stacey Vanek Smith Mar 8, 2013
Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood has long been a hub for art galleries. But now tech and other companies are moving in -- and rents are becoming unaffordable for the arts.
Rachel Haot: New York City's digital commander-in-chief
David Brancaccio Mar 7, 2013
New York City's Chief Digital Officer, Rachel Haot, began in the city's startup world and rose to prominence quickly. Now, as member of Mayor Bloomberg's administration, she advocates for more private-public collaboration to make the city a tech mecca that rivals Silicon Valley.
Lost your NYC Metrocard? That'll cost you an extra dollar
Jim O'Grady Mar 5, 2013
This week, New York subway and bus riders will have to hold onto their Metrocards or face a $1 surcharge for a new one. NYC's transit authority says it costs $10 million a year to produce the cards.
New York City school bus drivers prepare to strike
Amy Scott Jan 15, 2013
If drivers walk off the job, more than 150,000 students could be looking for a ride to school.
Retailers take the Big Apple
Stacey Vanek Smith Jan 14, 2013
In New York today, retail professionals are gathered for The National Retail Federation's annual conference. After a tepid holiday season, retailers will not be reflecting on a pleasant 2012.
The future of driveless cars at CES, Google to provide Wi-Fi to Manhattan neighborhood
David Brancaccio Jan 9, 2013
Amid the tablets and the smartphones at CES, Toyota is showing off a robot car, called the Lexus LS460. In New York's Chelsea neighborhood, they turned an old elevated rail line into a public park. Now that part of town is getting another amenity with no admission charge: Free Wi-Fi courtesy of Google.
New York looks to reinvent city’s payphones
Stacey Vanek Smith Dec 6, 2012
In the cellphone era, what’s the value of a payphone? New York sees advertising and Internet hot spots as the future for its 11,000 payphones.
A gas station...without gas?
Kai Ryssdal Nov 9, 2012
Gas stations in New York and New Jersey continue to face post-storm problems. Not having gas in their pumps.
