This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. There is a new most expensive drug in the world. Price tag: $4.25 million The news: There is a new most expensive drug ever—a gene therapy that costs as much as a Brooklyn…
NEW YORK - Our Dana Tyler. Over the last 34 years, she's been a steady presence both on TV, and in our hearts. She's blazed a trail that few in this business will ever match, with grace and diligence, attention to detail, and an unwavering dedication to the power and absolute necessity of solid journalism.Dana and the late Reggie Harris were the first Black anchor team in New York.Outside of the anchor desk as a young reporter, Dana caught the attention of Pope John Paul II for a cherished...
New York City’s subway system has become more violent over the past few years, and it is still on a lethal pace in 2024. The system has seen a 53% increase in reported felony assaults from 2019 to last year despite ridership being down 30%. According to the New York Post, felony assaults made up […]
The city hopes to transform its network of waterways into ‘blue highways’ and de-clog streets of trucks
New York City sticking the National Guard on bag-checking duty for the subway system is already proving insufficient to protect people. It helps explain why people are fleeing the city. A man was shot with his own gun on the subway during rush hour on Thursday after he allegedly initiated a confrontation with another passenger. […]
Walk just a few blocks in New York City and you’ll likely spot an electric bike zipping by. The vehicles have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially among delivery drivers, tens of thousands of whom weave through New York streets. But the e-bike influx has caused a wave of fires sparked by their batteries,…
NEW YORK >> New York City’s mayor nixed a planned Sunday trip to the U.S.-Mexico border over security concerns.
Top destinations in New York include a ferry ride, shopping for watches in Chinatown and a Brighton Beach benderI first came to New York City by accident, after a miscommunication with my father led me to believe my (long-deceased) mother had been desperate to visit the city before she died.Years later I found out that my mum had actually wanted to go to Paris. But I still had a great time in New York, and ended up moving here a couple of years later. Continue reading
The 40-year-old socialite wore a brown sweater under a black coat and completed her urban chic outfit with a long denim skirt with a front slit. She also wore brown heeled ankle boots and a brown leather belt while carrying a black-and-tan purse. Nicky accessorized with sunglasses and had her blonde hair pulled back
The old Shipwright Pub went on fire in the early hours of New Year’s Eve amid rumours it would be repurposed and used to house immigrants.
The government has condemned an opinion piece about the city’s “lost freedom” published by the New York Times, the latest letter to media in a campaign to counter critical press coverage of the recently-enacted homegrown security law. In a letter written to the Times’ editor on Wednesday, Secretary for Security Chris Tang claimed the op-ed, […]
Olivia Colman wound down her Wednesday with a screening of her new film Wicked Little Letters in New York City .