Today marks 50 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. To commemorate him, MLK’s final speech will be replayed for all to hear tonight at Washington Square Park. King delivered his final speech in Memphi...
Back in September we found out that Chic-fil-A would be opening their largest location in the world this year—now, the time has officially come! The five-floor Chic-fil-A opens today in Lower Manhattan. It seats 140 gue...
One of New York’s pedestrian safety features at crosswalks will now extend to include bikers. Known as LPI (leading pedestrian interval) these signals give pedestrians a 7 to 11 second range to finish crossing the stree...
Magnum Real Estate Group is selling two apartments on the Upper East Side for bitcoin. Developer Ben Shaoul entered a contract for this sell, making it the first apartments in NYC to be purchased using bitcoin. Accordin...
A new bill in NYC is cracking down on work-life balance for employees. Brooklyn Councilman Rafael Espinal just introduced a new bill on Thursday called “The Right to Disconnect.” Under this bill, it will be illegal for...
Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC & Co. recently announced that NYC welcomed 62.8 million visitors last year, breaking the record from 2016. With 2.3 million more visitors in 2017 than 2016 this marks the eighth year in...
It seems pretty clear that people in NYC are trying their hardest to get rid of smoking altogether with an app that was recently created to help New Yorkers quit, to the new laws this year that may potentially make it i...
It looks like Walmart is trying to keep up with their competitors, and will soon be rolling out a same-day delivery service for New Yorkers. Walmart plans to bring their low-cost grocery items to shoppers’ doorsteps acr...
Today, the tallest sculpture of rhinos will make it’s way to Astor Place. At 17-feet tall, “The Last Three” represents the last three Northern White Rhinos. As their Facebook event for the unveiling of the bronze sculpt...
Earlier this week, a pair of Brooklyn twins were busking at the 14th Street subway station near Union Square when passersby took notice and realized they sounded incredibly similar to John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Twi...