Uber has formally requested the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) to lower the base pay rate for drivers by 6.1%—dropping the per-mile rate from $1.36 to $1.277. This move comes as Uber aims to make rides more affordable for customers in one of its largest U.S. markets.
For New Yorkers, jaywalking has always been a common—if technically illegal—practice. But now, for the first time since 1958, pedestrians in New York City can legally cross streets without waiting for traffic signals, according to a CNN report by Julianna Bragg. This new rule became official last week after Mayor
The New York City administration, under Mayor Eric Adams, is set to rezone Midtown South, encompassing parts of the Garment District, Flatiron, and Chelsea, to allow larger residential buildings. This marks the city’s first use of new state-granted powers to exceed a longstanding limit on building size, potentially transforming the
New York City will discontinue a pilot program that provided migrant families with prepaid debit cards for purchasing food, city officials announced Thursday. The program, launched in February 2024, faced criticism over concerns of misuse and preferential treatment for migrants. New York City’s Food Voucher Program Highlights Initially intended to
With a shortage of millions of housing units across the U.S. and office vacancy rates at a decades-high 20%, researchers from The Pew Charitable Trusts and architecture firm Gensler have proposed a new approach to address both issues: converting vacant office spaces into dorm-style co-living residences. Their report suggests this
The New York City subway system has hit a milestone: one billion rides for the year, signaling progress for public transit in a post-pandemic era where ridership has been slow to recover. In September, average weekday subway ridership surpassed 4 million for the first time since the pandemic — a