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Beijing Dethrones New York As The World’s Billionaire Capital
New York has been dethroned by Beijing as the world’s billionaire capital; a position that it held for…
The Best Views In New York
The coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to business and leisure travel plans this year, and it’s difficult…
Reasons Why People In New York Want To Shift To New Jersey
You might be thinking why people in New York are leaving their city. Almost every person in the…
How New York Is Becoming A Leading Smart City
Smart cities relate to destinations that have chosen to adopt technology, to improve a city’s efficiency for its…
Multidimensional Maps That Provide New Perspectives On New York City
The world’s most mapped city, as you’ve never seen it before. THE UPPER EAST SIDE IS literally leafy. Pear,…
How New York City Became The Oyster Capital Of The World
For a few brief generations, at least. ONE MILLION: THAT’S ROUGHLY THE number of oysters New Yorkers ate, every…
The History Of New York City’s Chinatown
New York City’s Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in the United States and the site of the largest concentration…
The Good, Bad & Ugly Sides To Being A Tourist In New York
A four-season destination, the Big Apple is way more than Manhattan, but let’s start there: Central Park is…
Got 19 Hours To Spare? Singapore Airlines To Launch World’s Longest Commercial Flight To New York On October 2018
Got 18 hours and 45 minutes? That is the length of a new flight between Singapore and Liberty…
What Makes Housing Great? Here’s New York City’s Guide
Anyone can use the city’s new guide to affordable housing–and eventually, it could go global. Who gets to…
The Immigrant Architects Who Built New York City
The common wisdom is that New York is a city built by immigrants, its spirit and populace formed…
Groove Out To New York Transit With the ‘Multimodal Symphony’
A chaotic animation portrays a full day of New York traffic, from buses to taxis to ferries to…
Which City Do You Think Is More Dense: Paris Or New York City?
It’s not just because they’re old. Which city do you think is more dense: Paris or New York…
The Subway System New Yorkers Have Been Waiting For
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo reveals his plan for a redesign to the city’s subway system to the…
New York City Neighborhood, A Precursor To America’s Urban Future
When you exit the elevated number 7 subway at the 74th Street station in the Jackson Heights section…
2 Charts To Understand Slow Wage Growth In New York
Low-wage jobs have increased but the pay hasn’t kept pace with inflation, according to a new report. The…
How A New York Urban Farm Is Fighting Big Oppressive Food Systems
On a small farm in Grafton New York, a group of people are dismantling oppressive food systems in…
Why New York Raises The Bar For Hourly Minimum Wage
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he will raise the minimum wage for state workers to $15 (£9.92)…
Three Ancient Cities To Rival London, Paris And New York
London, Paris and New York are global cities: modern hubs for travel, technology and trade, their names and…
Why New York, Not London, Is The Economic Powerhouse Of The World
New York and London are both powerhouse cities, competitive in everything from fashion, music, and finance, to now…
Housing Cost Myth Of New York City
New York City consists of over 325 neighborhoods. But few New Yorkers include more than a handful on…
Internet Infrastructure Field Guide In New York
Many people don’t think about the physical, tangible framework that allows them to surf the web, but a…
Gunshots In New York? It’s Being Watched (Or Heard).
New York City is the latest city to implement gunshot detection system ShotSpotter, on a trial basis in five…
Ben Wellington : How We Found The Worst Place To Park In New York City – Using Big Data
City agencies have access to a wealth of data and statistics reflecting every part of urban life. But…
New York’s New Endangered Resource
‘Supertall’ buildings are sprouting like beanstalks in central New York, costing its citizens precious sunshine and air, and…
Frozen Apple : New York Winter 2015
During the past weeks severe snowstorms and freezing temperatures enveloped the city of New York in snow and…
Rethinking High-Rise Living In New York City
Behind every great apartment building is a structural system, and in cities, it’s usually steel or concrete. But…
A Guide To Safer Streets and Simple Rules – Courtesy of New York City
In the past decade or so, New York has seen a considerable decline in traffic fatalities (30 percent…
For Donald Trump, His Defeat Will Be Fake News
Trump threatened to deny his defeat and challenged the ballot box because it probably won’t accommodate his desires.…
New Report Gives Covid-19 Testing Strategies To Help America’s Communities Open Safely
A new, first-of-its kind report provides a framework for public health officials and community leaders in schools, businesses…
Are We Witnessing The Rise Of A New Terrorist Trend?
Manifestos and livestreaming seem to be the new trend in radical right terrorist attacks. Halle is the latest…
Smart Cities Could Give The Visually Impaired A New Outlook On Urban Life
Travelling to work, meeting friends for a catch-up or just doing some shopping are often taken for granted…
Smashing The Urban Myths: How Clean Energy Builds New Cities
Our cities are hotbeds of inspiration, connection and breathtakingly brilliant ideas. They have given us so much –…
Designing New Ways To Make Use Of Ocean Plastic
Beachcombing has long been a part of life for island communities. On the southwestern edge of Scarp, a…
Technology Is Advancing Forex To New Heights
The international flurry of forex trade occurring every day is limited only by the volume traders can physically…
How Cities Became The New Laboratories Of Democracy
The ascent of cities is real, though things may not be as rosy as some suggest. Everybody who…
International Women’s Day: Women have been written out of power – time is ripe for a new language of equality
As we mark International Women’s Day after a year of renewed media attention to issues of gender inequality,…
Money Can Change Which News Stories We Believe
We may be more likely to correctly evaluate a news stories’ accuracy and agree with stories that contradict…
How Cities Are Creating New Species
From the nut-cracking crows of Sendai to ‘Turdus urbanicus’ (the new urban blackbird), animals are changing their behaviour…
Why Silicon Valley Billionaires Are Prepping For The Apocalypse In New Zealand
How an extreme libertarian tract predicting the collapse of liberal democracies – written by Jacob Rees-Mogg’s father –…
The 5 New Food Halls To Watch For In 2018
Think you need to go to New York or Tokyo to try the food hall trend? Think again!…
Tech Diplomacy: Cities Drive A New Era Of Digital Policy And innovation
France recently appointed a tech ambassador to the Silicon Valley. French President Emmanuel Macron named David Martinon as…
Don’t Surrender, Reinvent: The New Mantra Of Small Biz In Puerto Rico
Just seven months ago, Puerto Rican chef Jose Sanchez opened the restaurant of his dreams: a place where…
The U.S. Has New Mega-Regions And It Challenges Daily Commutes
As economic centers grow in size and importance, determining their boundaries has become more crucial. Where do you…
The New Temple Of Art That You Maybe Stepping Underneath
“There were very few people outside the water system who knew this massive space was there.” It took…
Urban Farms : The New Frontier For Female Farmers
Vanessa Hanel is a twenty-nine year old female farmer living in the heart of grain-and-cattle country in Calgary,…
More New Jobs Are In City Centers, While Employment Growth Shrinks In The Suburbs
For decades, most Americans working in metropolitan areas have gone to work outside city centers – in suburban…
The Best and Worst Places To Spend Your New Year’s Eve
Times Square might be the most hashtag-worthy spot for welcoming the new year, but it’s certainly not the…
The New Tool Helping Cities Build Sustainably
Before constructing new infrastructure, government agencies are starting to evaluate projects’ potential economic, environmental and social impacts first…
Blue, The New Black: What Is Driving Water Risk
The 2015 World Economic Forum in Davos identified water crises – flood, drought, and pollution – as the…