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Meet NYC's new chief digital officer
Jan 24, 2011
Rachel Sterne, the new chief digital officer of New York City, talks with Kai Ryssdal about what her role is and how she plans to make the Big Apple more digital savvy.
What's in an area code?
Alisa Roth Dec 7, 2010
Your area code can say a lot about you: where you are, how long you've been there, if you're using a cell phone or a landline. But now, as more and more people get phones, the number of area codes are increasing. How does that change the area code culture? Alisa Roth reports.
Can your boss track your every move?
Bob Moon Sep 21, 2011
Aren't those GPS locators a wonderful invention? Lose your way, and you can quickly find yourself again....
MID-DAY UPDATE: Ireland, quantitative easing and mortgage interest deductions
Shelly Moulton Nov 12, 2010
The Federal Reserve plans to invest $600 billion buying U.S. and corporate debt -- learn why Republicans worry that the Fed may be a wee-bit too...
School exec heads to News Corp., media exec heads to NYC schools
Sarah Gardner Sep 22, 2011
New York City schools chief Joel Klein is stepping down to work for the world's biggest media company -- Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. His replacement as schools chancellor? A media exec, Cathleen Black, the head of Hearst Magazines and former publisher of USA Today. Sarah Gardner reports.
People shouldn't have to give up the idea of fine dining
Jeremy Hobson Sep 22, 2011
Continuing our Welcome to New York week, Jeremy Hobson talks to award-winning restaurateur and chef Daniel Boulud about his favorite food spots and why people shouldn't give up on the idea of fine dining even during a recession.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Congress can't meet a budget deadline -- push it back?
Bill Radke Sep 21, 2010
The federal government's budget year ends September 30th - and Congress is nowhere near passing a new budget. What do YOU do when you can't meet a...
NYC fashionistas vs. U.N. delegates
Jeremy Hobson Sep 22, 2011
New York's been pretty busy lately. Fashionistas gathered in Manhattan for Fashion Week and now diplomats around the world are in town for the U.N. General Assembly. Which gathering has a bigger economic impact on the city? Jeremy Hobson reports.
NYC's underground grilled cheese
Brendan Newnam Sep 22, 2011
An entrepreneur named "Ronnie" in New York City's Lower East Side has found an intriguing way to do business: hungry customers get his number from a friend or a friend's friend, text him for a grilled cheese sandwich, and voila -- melted cheddar on Rye bread 15 minutes later. Brendan Francis Newnam gave it a try.
Economic impact of NYC Islamic center
Ashley Milne-Tyte Sep 22, 2011
After the memorial service commemorating 9/11 in New York, rallies are set to kick off a few blocks north of Ground Zero -- in front of the now-famous site of a planned Islamic center and mosque. Ashley Milne-Tyte asked some business owners in the neighborhood whether the center might help or hurt their bottom line.
