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‘Clueless’ -inspired app Alta partners with brand Public School to start integrating styling tools into websites New York City

‘Clueless’ -inspired app Alta partners with brand Public School to start integrating styling tools into websites

Much has changed for Jenny Wang, the founder who’s bringing “Clueless” fashion tech to life.  Last year, her company, Alta, raised $11 million in a round led by Menlo Ventures to let users create digital closets and try on their clothes with their own virtual avatars. It’s a tech once…
bubmag
February 14, 2026
Mamdani’s New Chief Climate Officer Wants to Make New York a ‘Better Place to Live’ New York City

Mamdani’s New Chief Climate Officer Wants to Make New York a ‘Better Place to Live’

In Louise Yeung’s decade of work in New York City government, she has helped rebuild flood infrastructure after Hurricane Sandy, worked to make streets and tunnels more resilient to climate change and ensured that the city’s financial investments aligned with its climate goals.  In her new role as Mayor Zohran…
bubmag
February 14, 2026
The Spider-Noir Trailers Reveal Nicolas Cage’s Gritty Detective Spider-Man New York City

The Spider-Noir Trailers Reveal Nicolas Cage’s Gritty Detective Spider-Man

You've never seen Spider-Man like this before. Following our own exclusive first look at the series, Prime Video has unleashed the first trailers (yes, plural) for Spider-Noir. The new Marvel series takes place in its own universe to follow Ben Reilly, played by Nicolas Cage, a gumshoe detective in 1930s…
bubmag
February 12, 2026
A young cancer patient and his family worry as NYC nurses’ strike continues New York City

A young cancer patient and his family worry as NYC nurses’ strike continues

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — When thousands of New York City nurses walked off the job last month in the city’s largest strike of its kind in decades, 9-year-old Logan Coyle was a patient in the cancer unit at NewYork-Presbyterian’s children’s hospital in Manhattan. Logan was recovering from his latest…
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February 10, 2026