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Wegmans to enter NYC market with Brooklyn store
Wegmans, a regional grocery chain that has cultivated a cult-like following among its shoppers, is dipping its toes into the highly competitive New York City market. The nearly 100-year-old,...
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Shake Shack reopens Madison Square Park restaurant
Less than a week after Shake Shack reported stellar first-quarter results, the burger chain has something else to celebrate. Today marks the reopening of its flagship Madison Square Park restaurant in...
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The 10 best U.S. cities for retirement
The millions of retirees who've moved to Arizona in recent years are clearly on to something. Of the top 10 U.S. cities on finance site Bankrate.com's newest ranking of the best places to retire, three...
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NYC companies can’t ask job applicants this question anymore
New York City has become the latest city to prohibit private companies from asking job candidates about their criminal records during the initial interview process. In passing the legislation...
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Whole Foods accused of overcharging customers again
Turns out there might be a reason Whole Foods is not America’s favorite grocery store. New York City investigators have launched a probe of the chain after finding that local stores have regularly...
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Meet 10 budding tech stars who aren’t even 20 years old
When Raquel Hosein was 16 years old, she fell down a flight of stairs and hit her head. The injury led to chronic seizures. Many, if not most, teenagers might find the newfound ailment to be...
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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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Remembering FAO Schwarz, the iconic toy store
FAO Schwarz is closing its doors on Wednesday, ending a 145-year run as a high-end New York toy retailer that was as much of a must on any tourist's itinerary as Tiffany & Co or Bergdorf Goodman....
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Uber faces off with New York mayor, puts ‘de Blasio’ tab in app
New Yorkers’ wait times for an Uber could get a lot longer if a new city bill passes that would cap the number of drivers allowed to traverse New York City streets. Just how long could those wait times...
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The faces of New York City’s massive 21st-century transformation
New York has always been defined by the volume and degree of interaction it forces on its people: on the subway, on the street, at the bar, at the house of worship. For The Edge Becomes the Center, I...
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New York airport workers plan overnight strike
Airport workers are set to strike Wednesday night at New York City’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports in protest of what they view as below-fair wages in an era of climbing airline...
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Uber’s latest supporters in its fight against New York: Celebrities
Uber is at war with the city of New York and its mayor, Bill de Blasio. A tough fight, you might think, but the ride-hailing company has one thing on its side: support from celebrities. At the center...
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Uber wins round 1 in fight with NYC mayor
After an aggressive fistfight over New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed cap on the number of cars ride-hailing companies can add annually, Uber and the city government have reached a sort of...
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The Donald is riding high on real estate once again
As New York City's preeminent developer, Donald Trump has seen his fortune wax and wane and wax again with the undulating fortunes of the Big Apple's property market. Trump suffered a particularly...
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Lowe’s renovates retail strategy with new Manhattan stores
Lowe’s Home Improvement is entering the competitive Manhattan retail market for the first time this summer with the opening of two new stores, a move that hints at how the chain is remodeling its...
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New York City is short of this critical tech resource, says Schumer
Just listen to Chuck Schumer’s accent and you can tell the influential U.S. Senator hasn’t strayed too far from his Brooklyn roots. You can hear the accent for yourself in the video above, shot in our...
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Here’s what happens when a politician fights Uber
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is slipping. On Wednesday, a Quinnipiac University poll recorded his disapproval rating at a record high of 44%, with approval also at 44%. Almost half of New York...
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Israeli startup calls out Uber
Both Uber and Lyft, the two largest ride-hailing companies in the U.S., occasionally hike prices in times and places of high demand, dubbed “surge pricing,” much to the annoyance of many of their...
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This is New York’s top street food vendor
A New York gourmet grilled-cheese purveyor has won a key prize: It's the best street food in the city. Snowday, which touts a “farm-to-truck experience” with the sale of New York State locally sourced...
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Why NYC will require all schools to offer computer science classes
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is making sure all city kids are ready for the economy of the future. On Wednesday, he is expected to announce that within the next 10 years all of the city’s public...
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