1. Uber- This ride sharing app has dominated the ride sharing app industry in NYC and in major cities across the nation. According to a study done by Todd W Schneider, yellow taxis provided 60,000 fewer trips in January 2016 compared to January 2015. While in the same time period […]
An e-hailing app called Flywheel, is making its way into the New York City market and its technology could save the yellow taxi industry. According to the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, Flywheel technology is currently operating in its alternative technology pilot and is being tested in 10 cabs in […]
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In an effort to quell Silicon Alley’s diversity problem, the city unveiled last month a new program that will bring computer science to all public school students by 2025. Computer Science for All will take $81 million of public-private monies to implement over the next decade. But experts believe the […]
When Mark Egerman’s wife, Alisha, gave birth to their first daughter, Shirin, in late May, he took six weeks off from work to spend time with his new family. Egerman, co-founder of Cover, a New York-based restaurant mobile payment startup, also wanted to show his employees that it was okay […]
Recent research shows New York City’s booming tech industry leads in workplace diversity, employing more women than Silicon Valley. But a new Dadaviz chart says the city that bills itself as the Silicon Valley of the East falls behind in producing women-led startups. Other evidence, though, says female entrepreneurs in […]
New York City is hemorrhaging jobs in the financial sector and JP Morgan Chase may soon have more employees in Texas than New York, said Glenn Coleman at the Crain’s Future of New York Conference this Thursday. He wanted to know what Alicia Glen, the city’s Deputy Mayor of Housing […]
Unmedicated, Oleg Maryasis talks a mile a minute, tapping his foot incessantly and frequently lapsing into a nervous stutter. After he takes a long drag of weed, his speech becomes more steady and the tapping stops. “Cannabis, besides medicine, is a spiritual plant,” said Maryasis, who has replaced all of […]
Last week San Francisco created a legal framework for short-term rental companies, marking an important victory for their homegrown sharing startup, Airbnb. The new legislation will permit Airbnb hosts to rent out rooms in their homes so long as the they live there at least nine months out of […]
For the tech world, Cornell NYC Tech’s launch on Roosevelt Island in 2017 will mean an influx of tech experts, with approximately 280 faculty members and 2,750 graduate students. But many Roosevelt Island natives hope the tech campus will bring something else to the island: new business. The Island may […]