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New York parents opt out of high stakes tests

Apr 30, 2014
It's the latest protest against testing connected to the Common Core curriculum.

Where to sell Alibaba's treasure?

Mar 17, 2014
China's Alibaba Group says it will list in New York instead of Hong Kong.

New York's Fashion Week spreads out from its uptown hub

Feb 6, 2014
The co-founder of MADE Fashion Week talks the 'new guard' of American fashion.

New York cracks down on false reviews

Sep 23, 2013
New York's Attorney General has slapped 19 companies with fines for writing fake online reviews.
Employees of the online review site Yelp at the East Coast headquarters of the tech company in New York City. New York is cracking down on fake online reviews.
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Second Avenue subway construction undermines NYC small businesses

Jul 26, 2013
New York has waited nearly a hundred years for a second subway line on the east side of Manhattan. But protracted construction is hard on small businesses along the route.

Will New York voters forgive ex-governor Spitzer?

Jul 8, 2013
Eliot Spitzer resigned as New York governor in 2008 over a prostitution scandal. Now he wants to be New York City comptroller, with ambitions to transform the unheralded post.
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is mobbed by reporters while attempting to collect signatures to run for comptroller of New York City on July 8, 2013 in New York City.
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Fireworks Tech: Behind the scenes

Jul 4, 2013
Displays are getting more impressive thanks to new technologies like computerized electronic matches and synchronized music.

Manic Mondays at the Met museum in NYC?

Jul 1, 2013
The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens permanently on Monday for the first time in 42 years.

Broadway discount booth TKTS turns 40

Jun 26, 2013
Broadway ticket discounter TKTS turns 40 today. A look at the business of one of the original discounters.
TKTS holds a central place in Times Square
Stacey Vanek Smith