New York City

There are also stations with neither an elevator nor an escalator so riders have no choice but to use the stairs. The task of keeping all of those escalators and elevators running falls to a team of about 250 maintenance workers. Mr. Byford, who has pledged…

Nordstrom has announced that it will be bringing two Nordstrom Local stores — which offer services but have no on-hand inventory — to West Village and the Upper East Side in New York City this fall. The stores will enable customers to pick up online orders an…

(CNN)Nearly ten years ago, Najibullah Zazi pleaded guilty to plotting to bomb the New York City subway system. Since then, the al Qaeda-linked defendant has transformed from a would-be terrorist into a highly valuable government witness, providing "extraordin…

New York is the first major city to allow free calls from jail

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…