The introduction of Waymo’s driverless cars into the NYC economy is just one more example of the growing trend toward underemployment. Not long ago, government inaction destroyed the value of the taxi medallion, which once offered some an entry into the middle class. That value collapsed, and drivers’ hopes went into the dustbin of history.… Read More »
Remember when restaurants had smoking and non-smoking sections? A table just a few feet away could be filled with people smoking like chimneys while you’re “safely” seated in the non-smoking section coughing your lungs out. It was a joke. We all knew at the time that deadly smoke didn’t magically stop at some imaginary line,… Read More »
Federal Department of Transportation officials say they’ll manage to accomplish in two years what has stalled out in fits and starts since the 1990s: remake Penn Station. DOT officials are expected to announce that shovels will be in the ground to start rebuilding the Midtown transit hub by the end of 2027 — a schedule… Read More »
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2025. There are 126 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 27, 2011, Hurricane Irene made landfall in the United States; the storm would be responsible for 49 total deaths and more than $14 billion in damage. Also on this date: In 1883,… Read More »
Make AI tell on itself, because we can’t tell Stamford, Conn.: I’m obviously not alone when I occasionally check my social media feeds. The quantity of content seems endless and is often entertaining and informative. However, as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly sophisticated, AI-generated clips, images and written content is making it impossible to distinguish fact… Read More »
The U.S. Open tennis tournament starts Sunday in Flushing, Queens, some of the marquee matches being played in the big room at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Arthur was a great American men’s player, someone who won this country’s national championship in tennis in 1968, back when the tournament was still played on grass at the West… Read More »
With Anthony Volpe now nearing the end of his third big league season, the only thing consistent about his game is the length the Yankees will go to defend it. After going 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday’s 1-0 loss to Boston, Volpe — prone to short-lived highs and prolonged lows — is now 7-for-his-last-56… Read More »
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrived in Japan on Saturday for his first formal summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, in a visit aimed at strengthening security cooperation between the two countries before he meets the US president in Washington on Monday. Lee’s choice of Japan for his first overseas trip is seen as a… Read More »
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was the executive director of an immigrant-serving nonprofit — New Immigrant Community Empowerment also known as NICE, in Jackson Heights, Queens. When Elmhurst Hospital was overwhelmed and our neighborhood became the “epicenter of the epicenter,” I faced impossible choices: how to keep our doors open, protect staff,… Read More »
During my time as head of hazmat operations for the New York City Fire Department, I learned that New Yorkers expect one thing above all else: to know their safety is never compromised. That principle guided every decision I made at the FDNY, and it should continue to guide how we evaluate new technologies today.… Read More »