New York City articles

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  New York City issues $2,400 fine for renting on Airbnb, but the law is still unclear

  By Adrianne Jeffries on May 20, 2013 08:57 pm + 45 comments

  Nigel Warren, the New York tenant who ended up in trouble with the city after renting his room out Continue reading…

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  Yahoo to open office in New York City's Times Square

  By Chris Welch on May 20, 2013 05:09 pm + 29 comments

  At today's press event, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced that Yahoo will be opening a brand-new Continue reading…

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  Heat-related deaths in Manhattan projected to rise 20 percent by the 2020s

  By T.C. Sottek on May 19, 2013 01:00 pm + 82 comments

  A new study from The Earth Institute at Columbia University projects that heat-related fatalities Continue reading…

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  Hailo app begins offering taxi rides in New York City

  By Adrianne Jeffries on May 14, 2013 08:46 pm + 4 comments

  Hailo has become the second startup after Uber to offer taxi hailing through an app in New York Continue reading…

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  Cyber caper: behind the scenes of the $45 million global ATM heist

  By Adrianne Jeffries on May 13, 2013 01:00 pm + 136 comments

  Defendants Elvis Rafael Rodriguez and Emir Yasser Yeje posing with approximately $40,000 with cash. Continue reading…

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  Is One World Trade Center really the tallest building in the West?

  By Russell Brandom on May 10, 2013 12:55 pm + 304 comments

  One World Trade Center hit a milestone today as construction crews set the 408-foot spire on top of Continue reading…

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  Taxi hailing apps come to NYC, but judge immediately blocks them

  By Adrianne Jeffries on May 1, 2013 07:00 pm + 27 comments

  Smartphone apps that can hail a cab finally started operating this week in New York City with the Continue reading…

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  New York City's taxi e-hail program grows as Hailo joins the fray

  By Chris Welch on May 1, 2013 10:59 am + 1 comments

  Less than a week after Uber became the first participant in New York City's e-hail taxi program, Continue reading…

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  Want to turn your car into a taxi? New York City says that's a crime

  By Adrianne Jeffries on May 1, 2013 10:53 am + 90 comments

  Ridesharing apps like SideCar and Lyft match drivers who have an extra spot in the car with Continue reading…

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  Uber taxi-hailing service comes back to New York City

  By Sam Byford on April 30, 2013 09:13 pm + 4 comments

  Just a few days after Uber got the official go-ahead to operate under a New York City pilot program Continue reading…