Elected officials want to curb bus companies' turf war with legislation requiring city-issued permits before sidewalks can become veritable depots for low-cost carriers.A state bill pending in Albany would require intercity buses to get permits in orde... »
A new app is putting the Big Apple on the map. NYC & Company, the city's official tourism arm, has inked a partnership with local startup CityMaps to develop a co-branded smartphone app that will help tourists and natives alike navigate the city's reta... »
and Emily Laermer - A new app is putting the Big Apple on the map. NYC & Company, the city's official tourism arm, has inked a partnership with local startup CityMaps to develop a co-branded smartphone app that will help tourists and natives alike navi... »
and Lisa Fickenscher - Restaurant Week is coming to Chinatown for the first time, announced a coterie of public officials, including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Friday afternoon.Though much smaller in size than the dining promotion sponsored by th... »
Last week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced plans for a $60 million renovation to turn the four-block plaza in front of its entrance into an urban oasis with dancing fountains and trees from the Palais Royal in Paris. The upgrade is just the la... »
This year's tax season may be just around the corner, but Smart Tax, a Manhattan-based independent tax service company, is already gearing up for tax time 2013. The company, which already operates 15 franchises in New York City, is beginning to scout a... »
Call 'em the Oscars of coffee. Voting is now open for the Krups Best Brew Awards, in which the kitchen-appliance maker honors “the best coffee shops across the nation.” New York City's top nominees so far:1. Grounded (28 Jane St.)2. Ninth Street Espres... »
Associated Press - America's historic Chinatowns, home for a century to immigrants seeking social support and refuge from racism, are fading as rising living costs, jobs elsewhere and a desire for wider spaces lure Asian-Americans more than ever to the... »
Lisa Fickenscher - Knicks and Rangers fans have been the losers in MSG Network's fight with Time Warner Cable over programming fees. A handful of New York sports bar owners, however, are winners. Since the cable blackout, they've been feasting on MSG-s... »
Bloomberg News - (Bloomberg) - Curbside bus operators like ones involved in crashes this year in New York, New Jersey and Virginia are seven times more likely to be involved in a fatal wreck than intercity lines with more conventional business models, ... »
