New York City

Your summer reading list just got more accessible, thanks to a project funded by the New York Public Library. Most books published in America before 1964 are in the public domain because the authors didnt extend the copyright. And their aversion to paperwork …

At Rezdôra, a new northern-Italian restaurant in the Flatiron district, some dishes have a reputation that precedes them. On a recent Tuesday evening, a woman thrust her phone in a hosts face and asked if she could order a dessert shed seen in a Grub Street g…

GPS has done wonders for the directionally challenged, but theres still a few quirks. Every time I emerge from the stinky depths of the New York City subway, for instance, my phones compass takes forever to figure out which direction Im pointed in. Half the t…

Almost a year ago to the day, New York City made the historic move to freeze the number of rideshare vehicles on its roads, a move meant to reduce congestion and forward the citys Vision Zero safety initiative. Today the Taxi and Limousine Commission voted to…

By Matthew Lavietes NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Democratic primary race for Queens district attorney finally came to end an end on Tuesday with political newcomer Tiffany Cabán, a progressive backed by U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, conced…

In the Midwest, owning a car is pretty much a necessity to get anywhere. In New York City, most people I know who own a car are constantly thinking of getting rid of it. Parking is difficult to find and expensive to pay for in the city, and public transpor…

On August 6, AT&T announced that it has started its 5G service in parts of New York City. As with other cities where the carrier has launched its "5G+" service, only business users will be able to enjoy the significantly faster speeds and lower latency ov…

AT&T’s millimeter wave-focused 5G network has continued to be somewhat mysterious since it launched in late December 2018, but the top U.S. carrier has continued to add cities — and apparently customers — since then. Today, AT&T is adding New York Cit…

The owner of a high-profile comedy club in New York City and his familys au pair were both killed at his suburban New Jersey home on Saturday, the authorities said on Sunday. The police in Maplewood, N.J., responded to a 911 call around sunrise on Saturday a…

(NEW YORK) — An administrative judge has recommended firing the New York City police officer accused of using a chokehold in the 2014 death of Eric Garner. The judge’s findings in the disciplinary case of Officer Daniel Pantaleo were provided Friday to his l…