Food and drink in Long Island City
Food and drink in Long Island City
Real estate prices continue to climb in long island city and for good reason: you can’t beat the city views from here, there is plenty of modern high-rise housing for everyone, and the growing food and drink scene sweetens the deal.
Real estate prices continue to climb in long island city and for good reason: you can’t beat the city views from here, there is plenty of modern high-rise housing for everyone, and the growing food and drink scene sweetens the deal.
Digital gold investing
Digital gold investing
Step aside Bitcoin, a new digital currency could be taking over. Gold has been around for thousands of years, but it’s getting a makeover. Until recently, unless you had big bucks, you couldn’t get your hands on a gold bar or even part of one. But that’s changing. New Yorker Savneet Singh and his business partners are trying to make gold available to everyone.
Step aside Bitcoin, a new digital currency could be taking over. Gold has been around for thousands of years, but it’s getting a makeover. Until recently, unless you had big bucks, you couldn’t get your hands on a gold bar or even part of one. But that’s changing. New Yorker Savneet Singh and his business partners are trying to make gold available to everyone.
Chihuahua found in suitcase at LaGuardia
Chihuahua found in suitcase at LaGuardia
A dog that may not have wanted its owner to leave for a trip tried to stow away in her suitcase. The tiny Chihuahua apparently crawled into the hard-sided suitcase while its owner was packing. But she didn’t notice, so she and locked up the suitcase and checked it into her flight at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday, officials said.
A dog that may not have wanted its owner to leave for a trip tried to stow away in her suitcase. The tiny Chihuahua apparently crawled into the hard-sided suitcase while its owner was packing. But she didn’t notice, so she and locked up the suitcase and checked it into her flight at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday, officials said.
Taxi driver exam lacks geography
Taxi driver exam lacks geography
Questions about local geography are taking a back seat on the exam drivers must take to operate a New York City yellow cab. The Taxi and Limousine Commission says GPS technology has a lot to do with the change. The agency says the new exam can now cover more safety issues.
Questions about local geography are taking a back seat on the exam drivers must take to operate a New York City yellow cab. The Taxi and Limousine Commission says GPS technology has a lot to do with the change. The agency says the new exam can now cover more safety issues.
NYC subway delays way up
NYC subway delays way up
Matt Zukowski takes the 6 train to get to class at Hunter College. That is when it gets him to class on time. So it came as no surprise to Matt and other 6 train riders that a report from the MTA says that in 2014 the 6 train arrived on time only 54 percent of the time, a drop of nearly 19 percentage points from the year before.
Matt Zukowski takes the 6 train to get to class at Hunter College. That is when it gets him to class on time. So it came as no surprise to Matt and other 6 train riders that a report from the MTA says that in 2014 the 6 train arrived on time only 54 percent of the time, a drop of nearly 19 percentage points from the year before.
Runways open at LaGuardia after plane that skidded removed
Runways open at LaGuardia after plane that skidded removed
The rough landing of a Delta jetliner at LaGuardia Airport in a driving snowstorm just minutes after the runway had been plowed has raised questions about when airports should close runways due to snow or ice. Six people were hurt when the plane skidded off a runaway. The plane was removed with cranes overnight and taken to a hangar.
The rough landing of a Delta jetliner at LaGuardia Airport in a driving snowstorm just minutes after the runway had been plowed has raised questions about when airports should close runways due to snow or ice. Six people were hurt when the plane skidded off a runaway. The plane was removed with cranes overnight and taken to a hangar.
Winter storm hits NYC region
Winter storm hits NYC region
Heavy snow hit the New York, Long Island, and New Jersey area Thursday, dumping several inches of snow on communities tired of the long winter. New York City and parts of Long Island got 6 or more inches of snow. Westchester, Rockland, and the rest of the Hudson Valley did not get that much.
Heavy snow hit the New York, Long Island, and New Jersey area Thursday, dumping several inches of snow on communities tired of the long winter. New York City and parts of Long Island got 6 or more inches of snow. Westchester, Rockland, and the rest of the Hudson Valley did not get that much.
Other accidents at LaGuardia Airport
Other accidents at LaGuardia Airport
A Delta Air Lines jet skidded off a runway and crashed through a fence after landing Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Here are some other accidents involving planes taking off from or landing at the airport, which is tucked along the East River and Flushing Bay.
A Delta Air Lines jet skidded off a runway and crashed through a fence after landing Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Here are some other accidents involving planes taking off from or landing at the airport, which is tucked along the East River and Flushing Bay.
Mayor to NYC business leaders: Start pay at $13 an hour
Mayor to NYC business leaders: Start pay at $13 an hour
Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking prominent New York City business leaders to raise their workers’ starting pay to $13 an hour.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is asking prominent New York City business leaders to raise their workers’ starting pay to $13 an hour.
NYC air quality and strokes
NYC air quality and strokes
New York City air quality is under review by researchers at New York University Langone Medical Center. The NYU study links air pollution to a dangerous narrowing of the neck arteries that occurs prior to strokes. Some New Yorkers are not surprised at the findings that high pollution levels here may increase health problems. Dr. Cathleen London has looked at the research and thinks more study needs to be done before a definitive link connects air quality to increased risk of stroke.
New York City air quality is under review by researchers at New York University Langone Medical Center. The NYU study links air pollution to a dangerous narrowing of the neck arteries that occurs prior to strokes. Some New Yorkers are not surprised at the findings that high pollution levels here may increase health problems. Dr. Cathleen London has looked at the research and thinks more study needs to be done before a definitive link connects air quality to increased risk of stroke.
