Two state lawmakers say it's time to roll the dice on awarding casino licenses in the New York City area and are backing a bill that would speed up the current much-criticized timetable.
Manhattan’s retail scene is such a mixed bag as to defy generalization.
Unionization was in full force throughout the entertainment industry in 2023, particularly over at Disney. VFX artists across several in-house teams—including those for the MCU and the Avatar franchise —successfully unionized, a trend that’s now continuing in the corporation’s
The building by Taconic Partners and National Real Estate Advisors has an address of 312 W. 43rd St. but its taller portion is a 32-story tower above West 42nd Street.
The prolonged shutdown is an embarrassment to operator Hilton, which has spread the “Waldorf Astoria” brand around the world while the New York original remains dark.
Airbus flew its strange helicopter-airplane hybrid called Racer for the first time in Marseille, France on Monday. The aerospace manufacturer categorizes the aircraft as a high-speed compound helicopter demonstrator. Unlike conventional helicopters, the Racer features fixed
Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, flew six people to the edge of space on Sunday for the first time since 2022. Read more...
Starlink, the satellite internet company that’s a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is bringing internet access to the 17,000 islands of Indonesia. Read more...
Virgin Group has applied for a licence to run trains on the route it lost to Avanti in 2019.
The tragic deaths of two Bank of America employees has become a flashpoint for anger over allegedly unrealistic work expectations on Wall Street.
On September 29, 2022, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest flyby of Europa, coming to within 220 miles (355 kilometers) of the Jovian moon’s frozen surface. The closeup view of Europa revealed incredible details of the moon’s chaotic terrain, which suggest that its icy
The cutting-edge Webb Space Telescope has spotted the most distant black hole merger yet, which occurred when the universe was just 740 million years old. It’s the first time astronomers have seen a merger so early in the universe’s history, making it a record breaker. Read
Scientists in the U.K. seem to have unearthed yet another benefit of exercise: It could make our bodies better at using up certain kinds of fat. In a new study out this week, researchers found that endurance athletes were much better at burning off saturated fat compared to
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The real estate listing service Redfin put together a list of U.S. metropolitan areas where rents are actually falling. Read more...
What an exceptional week it has been for the stock market. The Dow crossed the 40,000 mark for the first time in its 128-year history, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached their peaks on the same day. Read more...
One month after Bitcoin ’s big halving event , people in the crypto community want to know where the major cryptocurrency is heading. Read more...
On May 22, 2010, a man in Florida paid 10,000 Bitcoin for pizza. Read more...
A new generation of AI chips is on the way
With more young homebuyers opting for ultra-long mortgages, we hear from people about their personal experiences.
Global president Rod Vawdrey then returned to Australia and made millions in a "train wreck" float.
He built an international media business which at one stage owned more than 100 newspapers.
