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Big day for subway fans: MTA sells old MetroCard vending machines for more than $2K
1+ week, 5+ day ago (612+ words) Published Sep 1, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. ET The MTA may have retired the MetroCard, but many subway fanatics aren’t quite ready to say goodbye to the old fare system. A select group of those transit aficionados gathered at a warehouse in Maspeth, Queens,…...
'A whole new world': New Jersey eases restrictions on residential solar panels
1+ week, 5+ day ago (541+ words) Published Sep 1, 2026 at 2:04 p.m. ET New Jersey residents now face fewer restrictions when installing solar panels to help power their homes with affordable, clean energy thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday. The Garden State Balcony Solar…...
NYC artist creates device that slows Citi Bikes passing through rent-burdened areas
1+ week, 6+ day ago (695+ words) Published Sep 1, 2026 at 6:31 a.m. ET There are many benchmarks to measure the city’s affordability crisis, but one crafty “technologist” has devised a novel way for New Yorkers to physically feel the disparity in rent burdens. Justin Blinder, 41, built a device that…...
No Netflix, shared Ubers: How New Yorkers are stretching every dollar to live here
1+ week, 5+ day ago (770+ words) Published Sep 1, 2026 at 10:14 a.m. ET Michelle Edwards, 50, doesn’t have Netflix. That’s because she only uses cash — a trick to help her stay within her budget. Anne Devin, 38, said she saves by abstaining from take-out, movies and concerts. “ We heard people really…...
Should drivers cover the $4 billion cost of Mamdani's BQE fix?
2+ week, 2+ day ago (917+ words) Published Aug 28, 2026 This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a $4 billion plan to fix a section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. But how is…...
NYC homes hidden behind LLCs complicate pied-à-terre tax rollout
2+ week, 4+ day ago (712+ words) Published Aug 26, 2026 at 12:03 p.m. ET New York’s opaque corporate ownership rules are complicating Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new tax on luxury second homes as officials struggle to determine exactly who owns and lives in posh pads potentially subject to the surcharge, a…...
NYC street vendors set to receive new permits under first expansion in decades
2+ week, 5+ day ago (832+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. ET For the past 17 years, Morad Nawar has operated a Manhattan food cart under a rented permit, cooking up chicken over rice and hot dogs for tourists. That’s set to change in October when Nawar expects to…...
NY subsidies for Rockland County data centers top $320M, report says
2+ week, 5+ day ago (542+ words) Published Aug 25, 2026 at 10:34 a.m. ET New York agencies have provided at least $321 million to corporations building data centers in Rockland County since 2013, according to a new report by government watchdog group Reinvent Albany. The Rockland County Development Agency and the New…...
Tribeca tenants blame $5K rents on nation’s largest brokerage in new federal complaint
3+ week, 2+ day ago (716+ words) Published Aug 21, 2026 at 1:51 p.m. ET A new federal class action lawsuit blames a fresh culprit for the record-high rents plaguing New York City tenants: the nation’s largest real estate brokerage. Two Tribeca tenants have accused the rental giant Compass of becoming…...
What is the real cost of NYC's Second Avenue subway extension? Depends who you ask.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (987+ words) Published Aug 21, 2026 at 11:25 a.m. ET This column originally appeared in On The Way, a weekly newsletter covering everything you need to know about NYC-area transportation. The Second Avenue subway extension is slated to be one of the most expensive projects of…...