Stories Tagged as
New York City
One year later, Oakwood Beach is lost to Sandy
Oct 28, 2013
A year ago this week, Hurricane Sandy plowed into the eastern seaboard, leaving dozens dead and causing more than $50 billion in damage. The repairs are ongoing in so many spots with applications on file from 25,000 New Yorkers in need of assistance, mostly to fix homes. But some communities are not rebuilding.
Does income inequality stifle creativity?
by
Chau Tu
Oct 9, 2013
Musician David Byrne argues that wealth inequality in New York is favoring the rich over the creative.
Why we still need Fashion Week
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 5, 2013
Another fall also means it is time for yet another Fashion Week.
Wheel New York: Yelp for wheelchair access
by
Ben Johnson
Aug 22, 2013
A new app, Wheel New York, helps people map and review wheelchair accessibility around the big city.
Get your paws off my iPad! Teaching dogs to use tablets
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Molly Wood
Aug 15, 2013
New York City has plenty of things we want but maybe don't need, like artisan pickles and baby yoga. What's the latest? Classes for dogs to learn how to use iPads.
Does Bloomberg's stair advocacy make business sense?
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Stan Alcorn
Jul 30, 2013
In his persistent campaign to make New Yorkers healthier, Mayor Bloomberg wants people to take the stairs instead of the elevator.
Channeling Nikola Tesla's electric currents today
by
Molly Wood
Jul 26, 2013
The inventor has been cast as Thomas Edison's more magical nemesis and contemporary -- and he's currently being celebrated at the New York Hall of Science.
For public good, not for profit.
Second Avenue subway construction undermines NYC small businesses
Jul 26, 2013
New York has waited nearly a hundred years for a second subway line on the east side of Manhattan. But protracted construction is hard on small businesses along the route.
Sizing up Batman's 2013 expenses
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Molly Wood
Jul 17, 2013
Mashable has an infographic tallying up the likely costs of utility belts, Batmobiles and tasteful cave furniture for Batman through the years -- adjusted for inflation of course.
Will New York voters forgive ex-governor Spitzer?
Jul 8, 2013
Eliot Spitzer resigned as New York governor in 2008 over a prostitution scandal. Now he wants to be New York City comptroller, with ambitions to transform the unheralded post.