pix11.com/news/transit/app-gives-real-time-nyc-subway-train-locations/ App gives real-time New York City subway train locations by: Jonathan Rizk Posted: May 28, 2024 / 08:20 PM EDT Updated: May 29, 2024 / 07:20 PM EDT NEW YORK (PIX11) — A man created an app that he says is the “first real-time New York City subway map,” and it is available to download for iPhones. … Continue reading Finally! An iPhone app gives real-time NYC subway train locations
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Hidden gem in NYC’s Central Park
http://www.westsiderag.com/2024/05/24/a-hidden-gem-my-surprising-discovery-inside-central-park A Hidden Gem: My Surprising Discovery Inside Central Park May 24, 2024 | 9:45 AM Photo by Timothy Schenck Stumbling upon the Dairy Visitor Center & Gift Shop was like finding a hidden treasure in the heart of New York City. As someone who frequently walks or runs in Central Park, I thought I knew the … Continue reading Hidden gem in NYC’s Central Park
Best burgers in NYC
ny.eater.com/maps/best-burgers-nyc Visit Website The burger at Petey’s Burger. Burger Joint Burger Joint debuted in 2002 behind a curtain in the lobby of the glamorous Thompson Central Park Hotel, back when it was called the Parker Meridien. The restaurant features thick, juicy burgers, and ordering one with “the works” gets you lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, mayonnaise, … Continue reading Best burgers in NYC
Can turning office towers into apartments save downtowns?
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/05/06/can-turning-office-towers-into-apartments-save-downtowns Can Turning Office Towers Into Apartments Save Downtowns? Nathan Berman has helped rescue Manhattan’s financial district from a “doom loop” by carving attractive living spaces from hulking buildings that once housed fields of cubicles. By D. T. Max April 29, 2024 Berman, through his firm, Metro Loft Management, has added some five thousand units to … Continue reading Can turning office towers into apartments save downtowns?
Where to get discounted fare cards for NYC metro cards
pix11.com/news/transit/where-to-get-discounted-metrocards-in-nyc/ Where to get discounted MetroCards in NYC by: Ben Mitchell Posted: Apr 29, 2024 / 02:58 PM EDT Updated: Apr 30, 2024 / 11:47 AM EDT NEW YORK (PIX11) — MTA riders who are 65 and older enrolling in the Reduced Fare program can now receive their new MetroCards on the same day from a Customer Service Center, … Continue reading Where to get discounted fare cards for NYC metro cards
NYC’s everlasting scaffolding
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/nyregion/nyc-scaffolding.html New York City’s Everlasting Scaffolding Why the protective barriers over sidewalks stay up for so long. Credit...Janice Chung for The New York Times By Patrick McGeehan, published April 24, 2024 When Donald J. Trump returned to the criminal courthouse at 100 Centre Street last week, a familiar feature of the New York City streetscape was … Continue reading NYC’s everlasting scaffolding
2024 Met Gala’s theme and the J.G. Ballard story behind it
for the dress code: http://www.nytimes.com/article/met-gala-theme-hosts-watch.htmlreview of volume with J.G. Ballard's short story (#21 in this collection): http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/books/review/Lethem-t.html Everything You Need to Know About the 2024 Met Gala What’s the dress code, who’s hosting, who’s going and how to watch. Rihanna, a dizzyingly late arrival at last year’s Met Gala, has confirmed that she will be … Continue reading 2024 Met Gala’s theme and the J.G. Ballard story behind it
Wall Street, as a place, is disappearing
http://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/wall-street-has-abandoned-wall-street-4b4696c1? Wall Street Has Abandoned Wall Street JPMorgan closes a branch and cuts ties with what was once the heart of American finance The former Seamen’s Savings Bank building at 72 Wall St. By Alexander Saeedy | Photographs by Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet for The Wall Street Journal April 20, 2024 5:30 am ET ON WALL STREET—America’s biggest bank is calling … Continue reading Wall Street, as a place, is disappearing
Life-threatening rat pee infections up 800% in NYC
arstechnica.com/science/2024/04/life-threatening-rat-pee-infections-reach-record-levels-in-nyc/? Life-threatening rat pee infections reach record levels in NYC Between 2001 and 2020, there was an average of 3 cases per year. Last year's tally was 24. BETH MOLE - 4/17/2024, 6:26 PM Enlarge / A rat looks for food while on a subway platform at the Columbus Circle - 59th Street station on May 8, 2023, in … Continue reading Life-threatening rat pee infections up 800% in NYC
Lincoln Center has fun night in a labyrinth thru April 21st
https://apple.news/AMlxAqJXKRg23tZkrnc5U9Q Photograph: Lawrence Sumulong You can walk into a gigantic labyrinth of lights outside of Lincoln Center right now "Daedalum" is installed at Damrosch Park until April 21. Written by Anna RahmananThursday April 11 2024 There are plenty of things to see and do by Lincoln Center, but a new installation at Damrosch Park dubbed "Daedalum" might … Continue reading Lincoln Center has fun night in a labyrinth thru April 21st
Congestion pricing for Manhattan below 61st St approved at key level
https://apple.news/AtHiPPM-fR5Ou4ulc43YvLg NYC congestion pricing plan passes key vote, will bring $15 tolls for some drivers By Marcia Kramer, Alecia Reid, Jessica Moore Updated on: March 27, 2024 / 11:29 PM EDT / CBS New York NEW YORK -- The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board on Wednesday approved congestion pricing fees in what its chairman said was one of the most significant votes the board had ever … Continue reading Congestion pricing for Manhattan below 61st St approved at key level
NYC subways still not safe because not accessible for many riders
http://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/20/opinion/nyc-subway-safety-accessible.html OPINION -- GUEST ESSAY New York’s Subway Is Still Not Safe, but Not for the Reason You Think March 20, 2024 By Julie Kim Ms. Kim is a writer who lives in Brooklyn. A few months before Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered some 1,000 members of the state police and National Guard to patrol New York … Continue reading NYC subways still not safe because not accessible for many riders
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