Stories Tagged as
New York
Visitors bureau in Ithaca wins at marketing
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 19, 2015
Snowy upstate New York town tells visitors to check out Florida instead.
Chinese companies look to invest in American real estate
by
Ilya Marritz
Feb 16, 2015
For years, China shipped manufactured goods to the rest of the world. Now, Chinese companies are sitting on big cash reserves, and they’re looking to invest.
Gasoline prices are all over the map
Jan 20, 2015
Why does gas costs about 50 percent more in New York than Missouri? It's complicated.
Uber has a rockin' New Year's Eve
by
David Gura
Jan 2, 2015
More than 100,000 ring in 2015 in an Uber as demand for service is strong.
A New Year's Eve history lesson
by
David Gura
Dec 31, 2014
The story behind the birth of the Times Square ball.
New York is first state to ban fracking
by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 17, 2014
Kai sits down with Marketplace's Scott Tong to talk fracking.
Secrets of the Christmas tree lot
Dec 17, 2014
The Vermont family selling that Christmas tree in Brooklyn? They didn't grow it. A big tree farm did.
For public good, not for profit.
Delia Ephron: "Nora always said we shared half a brain"
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 27, 2014
The author and screenwriter shares a few of her numerical neuroses.
New York begins free universal pre-kindergarten
by
Gigi Douban
Sep 3, 2014
Free universal pre-K begins as part of an initiative by new mayor Bill de Blasio.
Assemble your own Stanley Cup gift basket
by
Tobin Low
Jun 4, 2014
The numbers behind what some are calling a pretty low stakes wager