New York City

Brad Ascalon, of Brad Ascalon Studio NYC, believes in design that is uncomplicated, rational, and that manages to find the perfect balance of form, function, and concept. Immersed in the world of art and design from an early age, Ascalon is a third-generation…

After NYC raised its minimum wage from $7.25/h to $15/h this year -- the largest pay hike for low-waged workers in half a century -- the city's restaurants boomed, posting the highest growth levels in the country. The findings come from a study undertaken by…

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday there were “serious irregularities” at the federal prison in New York City where Jeffrey Epstein died in an apparent suicide, adding that the investigation into the disgraced money manager…

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Positive messages from President Donald Trump about racists and white supremacists encourage violence, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg charges in a CBS interview. Bloomberg said he did not think Democrats were wrong to link Trump’s anti-immigran…

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…