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Emergency in New York? Uber to stop charging crazy prices
Ride-hailing service Uber has agreed to cap its prices during emergencies after beingaccused of price gouging during Hurricane Sandy, when it dramaticallyraised the cost of transportation. Uber...
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Google, Verizon could be turning NYC payphones into WiFi hotspots
Proposals are due Monday for a plan to convert thousands of New York City pay-phone stalls into wireless access points, and several corporate giants, including Google and Verizon Wireless, could be...
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Walking in New York? A millionaire probably isn’t far away
If you walk down the street in New York City, you’re bound to run into at least one millionaire. A study released by both Spear’s Magazine and WealthInsight, a wealth consultancy company, found that as...
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New York skyscraper could be among the most expensive sold in the U.S.
Private equity firm Blackstone Group BX is selling its 42-story skyscraper at 1095 Avenue of the Americas in New York City for big bucks. In fact, the sale could be one of the highest ever for a U.S....
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Michael Bloomberg returning to lead the company he built
Michael Bloomberg, New York City’s former mayor, plans to return to the financial media giant he founded. He will take over the leadership of Bloomberg LP next year following the resignation of CEO...
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NYC’s Hudson Yards project will be an entire city — on stilts
For half a century, Manhattans Hudson rail yards languished as a field of broken dreams. In 1956, real estate legend William Zeckendorf Sr. proposed a grandiose development for the site flanking the...
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Neiman Marcus CEO Karen Katz explains why New York, why now
Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus has announced plans to open its first-ever New York City store in 2018, a 250,000 square-foot location that will anchor an ambitious new real estate project...
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Start spreading the news, Cadillac’s moving to New York
General Motors’ GM Cadillac brand is setting up a headquarters office in New York in order to be closer to other premium jewelry, design and high fashion businesses and the consumers who buy their...
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NYC’s unconventional first lady on the city’s future
Bill de Blasio may be the mayor of New York City, but his wife is carving out a place for herself, too. Chirlane McCray got her first taste of politics in the late 70s. As a gay activist, she...
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Why living wage laws are riddled with holes
New York law prohibits Mayor Bill de Blasio from instituting the minimum wage hike he thinks New York City so desperately needs. But it cant stop him from executing plan B: a living wage for the city....
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Airbnb may soon be legal in its hometown of San Francisco
Airbnb is on its way to becoming legal in its hometown, San Francisco. Local legislators have passed an initial bill that will allow locals to rent out their apartments and homes as long as they meet a...
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Amazon will start delivering fresh groceries in New York today
This post is in partnership with Time. The article below was originally published at Time.com. By Sam Frizell, TIME Amazon publishes books, builds smartphones, distributes videos, and produces...
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Mayor urges calm as NYC gets its first Ebola case
New York City has its first case of Ebola. A health care worker who was rushed to New York City's Bellevue Hospital Thursday has reportedly tested positive for the virus. The Center for Disease Control...
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How ready is New York City for Ebola?
This post is in partnership with Time. The article below was originally published at Time.com. By Alexandra Sifferlin, TIME Doctors Without Borders physician Dr. Craig Spencer tested positive for Ebola...
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Barry Diller planning a fantasy island on New York’s Hudson River
Barry Diller, the media mogul and former head of Fox and Paramount Pictures, has ambitious plans to add a slice of paradise to New York City, the Hudson River Park Trust announced Monday. Diller, who...
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America’s snobbiest cities
This post is in partnership with Travel + Leisure. The article below was originally published at TravelandLeisure.com. By Katrina Brown Hunt, Travel + Leisure Who says New Yorkers are snobs? Not Travis...
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Fortune’s Concierge Black Book: New York
Regena Falling has been a concierge since 1989. She spent 19 years in Seattle at the original Four Seasons, but "I always had really wanted to move to New York," she says. After making the move, she...
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Ride-share service Lyft to launch in New York
Ride-sharing service Lyft plans to launch operations in New York City on July 11, the company told Fortune Tuesday. Lyft's initial service area will be in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, which the...
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Emergency in New York? Uber to stop charging crazy prices
Ride-hailing service Uber has agreed to cap its prices during emergencies after being accused of price gouging during Hurricane Sandy, when it dramatically raised the cost of transportation. Uber...
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Google, Verizon could be turning NYC payphones into WiFi hotspots
Proposals are due Monday for a plan to convert thousands of New York City pay-phone stalls into wireless access points, and several corporate giants, including Google and Verizon Wireless, could be...
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