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New Yorkers have been complaining about MetroCards for years. The current card system we have is incredibly outdated and truly a daily pain. It can bend as you swipe, the magnetic strip doesn’t always work properly, and...

The host of the unique podcast mürmur, has been forced by his landlord to move out and find a new place. The podcast’s host, Uluç Ülgen invites strangers of all sorts into his home for impromptu interviews about anythin...

After much debate and pushback from the community, Ai Weiwei’s Good Fences Make Good Neighbors exhibit still went up under the Washington Square Park Arch on October 6th. The first of over 300 art installations that are...

As of this past Monday, two more of Andrew Tarlow’s six Brooklyn restaurants have made the switch to a gratuity free model. Anyone who has traveled to Europe has likely seen a service charge added to their bill in pla...

In September, homelessness in NYC reached a record high with roughly 60,000 people in city shelters. Now the city is offering to pay rent for those who find apartments outside of New York’s five boroughs.  According to...

We’ve hopped on their bandwagon and put a bid in for HQ2. Now, every borough of NYC is pleading with Amazon to build their headquarters there.  The company has already announced their creation of over 2,000 jobs in New...

Starting next week, there will be 140 docking stations added to NYC across several neighborhoods in three boroughs including Harlem, Long Island City, Astoria, Prospect Heights, and Crown Heights. A huge issue for Citi...

Imagine going to work and finding a dead body in the bathroom or break room. You’d likely freak out and don’t think that’s a normal situation to experience at work. Well, for subway workers in New York, it is. Accordin...

Most people know that businesses can adopt highways throughout the country, donating money to maintain the road while also featuring whatever name chosen as that road’s new title. Well, now Governor Andrew Cuomo wants t...

Those living in Upper Manhattan, rejoice! After five years of construction, Harlem's very first Whole Foods Market opened its doors on the corner of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue—so you'll no longer have to venture far...