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Lyfts lawsuit to overturn New York Citys minimum wage for ride-hailing drivers failed after a ruling by Judge Andrea Masley on Wednesday. The citys rule mandates that companies pay drivers, which are considered independent contractors and not company employe…

Following is a transcript of the video. These rotating orbs are alive. Each one is a colony of hundreds of cells which work together to form the lifeform volvox. Volvox is a resident of Brooklyn. But it's just one of trillions of microbes in New York City. …

La Jeunesse de Bacchus took Bouguereau almost three years to paint, and he did it without the benefit of assistants. He priced the work at 100,000 francs an astronomical sum at the time that would have made it one of the most expensive paintings ever sold, Mr…

It's been 50 years of sunny days sweeping the clouds away. The beloved children's show Sesame Street has been on air for half a century.  To celebrate this major milestone, a New York City street is permanently becoming Sesame Street and you'll be able to ge…

It’s been nearly two years since we wrote that New York City would finally be upgrading its transit system to take “tap-to-pay” contactless payments, but Apple’s Tim Cook says it’s finally coming true — on the company’s Q2 earnings call today, the CEO told in…

Lyft and Uber are halting onboarding for new drivers in New York City following last years historic vote that lifted the wage minimum for drivers ride-hailing companies late last year, Politico reported Monday. The news comes after New York Citys Taxi and Li…

Jimmy raises an eyebrow. A stool is offered, and the big man sits down. He hunches over on his elbows, making him more or less everyone elses height. Conversations, singing and laughter resume. The big fellow keeps to himself. He responds politely when spok…

William Forsythes Herman Schmerman and Alexei Ratmanskys Concerto DSCH (2008) were balms in the second program. Though Herman was created in 1992 (its accompanying pas de deux was added the following year), it remains fresh and timeless. The first half, for f…

Low Copy Number testing involves very minute amounts of DNA often lifted from crime scene surfaces, such as weapon handles or bicycle handlebars, that multiple people have touched. The city first adopted this technique in 2006, and it is estimated to have bee…