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With less than a day left to reach a deal on Mayor Eric Adams’ legacy-making City of Yes housing plan, complex negotiations were continuing Wednesday afternoon ahead of a key vote on Thursday.After months of public review and combative rhetoric from supporters and detractors, the plan to loosen zoning rules in order to build as […]

Kenny Leung, head chef and co-owner of Yao, a contemporary Cantonese restaurant in the Financial District, first learned to cook at 15 years old in Guangzhou, China.Many of the ingredients he relies on today to create Cantonese dishes, which focus on bringing out the natural flavors of the food, are the same ones he used […]

The Upstart: CloakedFor a week in mid-September, a billboard in Times Square urged passersby to call a toll-free number that could tell them whether their information had been compromised. I called, and the robot voice on the other end of the line read my name, parts of my Social Security number, and my address.“This data […]

New York City will see a record influx of travelers this Thanksgiving holiday, with congestion at the region’s airports and vehicle crossings creating longer wait times and heavy traffic.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is expecting 8.7 million people to use its airports, bridges and tunnels from Nov. 25 to Dec. 2, […]

Fiery Tesla Crash Highlights Need for Mechanical Door Handles Diana Ionescu Wed, 11/20/2024 - 11:00 Primary Image A recent crash that killed four people in a Tesla illustrates the importance of keeping mechanical handles on vehicles, writes Jesus Diaz in Fast Company. “As Tesla details on its website, the Model Y features electronic door latches […]

San Francisco Transit Faces ‘Devastating’ Cuts Diana Ionescu Wed, 11/20/2024 - 10:00 Primary Image Like other transit operators around the country, San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency faces steep service cuts without additional funding, reports Dan Brekke for KQED. According to Brekke, “The service reductions that the SFMTA said could be needed to help reduce future […]

Report: 14 States Increased Per-Capita Carbon Emissions Diana Ionescu Wed, 11/20/2024 - 09:02 Primary Image While average fuel efficiency increased by 30 percent between 2005 and 2022 and per-capita carbon emissions in the United States dropped by 25 percent, fourteen states actually saw increased per-capita carbon emissions in the same time frame. As Streetsblog USA’s […]

Las Vegas Golf Course to Become Over 1,000 Units of Affordable Housing Diana Ionescu Wed, 11/20/2024 - 08:00 Primary Image Primary Image Caption Rendering of proposed housing development on former Desert Pines Golf Course in East Las Vegas, Nevada. A former golf club in Las Vegas will be redeveloped into the largest affordable housing project […]