NYC

More WiFi in NYC Subway…soon…maybe.

NYC Transit officials are ready to announce Phase 2 of a plan that will eventually provide WiFi and cell service in all 277 underground stations in the system. The expansion will add 11 more stations in Manhattan including major hubs such as Grand…

Read More

Mayor: NYC is more than just Manhattan!

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told an NYU Hospitality Conference that the city’s tourism business is blooming, but the industry needs to help people find the out-of-Manhattan treasures that can build even more business. He pointed out not only new…

Read More

AirBnB vs New York. Update

Apparently AirBnB, the popular site for booking generally inexpensive rooms in a home or apartment (or entire homes and apartments for that matter) has agreed to share customer information with NYC, although it claims that the data will be at least…

Read More

NYC: Swap Payphones for WiFi Terminals

Superman and Dr. Who could soon be homeless as payphones give way to “NYFi” terminals on the streets of New York. The city has issued a Request for Proposals to replace its current 7300 street phones with up to 10,000 terminals that would provide…

Read More

Back to the Future: Transit Ridership Keeps on Rising

For years, even in transit-rich NYC, the car seemed destined to decimate public transit in the U.S. That trend reversed a few years ago, and a number of cities have built new transit systems. One indicator of the trend: New York City just announced…

Read More

Join our newsletter to stay updated

More WiFi in NYC Subway…soon…maybe.

NYC Transit officials are ready to announce Phase 2 of a plan that will eventually provide WiFi and cell service in all 277 underground stations in the system. The expansion will add 11 more stations in Manhattan including major hubs such as Grand…

Read More

Mayor: NYC is more than just Manhattan!

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio told an NYU Hospitality Conference that the city’s tourism business is blooming, but the industry needs to help people find the out-of-Manhattan treasures that can build even more business. He pointed out not only new…

Read More

AirBnB vs New York. Update

Apparently AirBnB, the popular site for booking generally inexpensive rooms in a home or apartment (or entire homes and apartments for that matter) has agreed to share customer information with NYC, although it claims that the data will be at least…

Read More

NYC: Swap Payphones for WiFi Terminals

Superman and Dr. Who could soon be homeless as payphones give way to “NYFi” terminals on the streets of New York. The city has issued a Request for Proposals to replace its current 7300 street phones with up to 10,000 terminals that would provide…

Read More