If the latest round of airline delays over the holiday season has you feeling anxious about your next flight, the 2024 annual on-time performance list from Cirium, published on Jan. 2, may help. The aviation analytics firm analyzes more than 25 million data points from 600-plus sources each day to determine whether airlines are meeting […]
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In November, President-elect Donald Trump tapped Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund investor, as his pick for Treasury secretary, a role that will advise the incoming President on key economic policies. Bessent stood out from a roster of high-profile Wall Street contenders including Apollo CEO Marc Rowan, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick and JPMorgan Chase’s
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Nearly 1,000 doctors within the city’s public hospital system are planning to strike later this month amid what they say are stalled negotiations to improve their pay and benefits. The labor union Doctors Council SEIU delivered a 10-day strike notice on Thursday to four public hospitals, including Jacobi Medical Center, North Central Bronx Hospital, Queens
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City-assigned trash haulers are now picking up refuse from businesses in Central Queens, a milestone in New York’s yearslong quest to tame its chaotic and unsafe private waste industry. As of Thursday, the city’s first commercial waste zone has been fully implemented in Queens Central — a zone that includes Jackson Heights, Corona, Elmhurst and
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San Francisco’s evolution from a Gold Rush boomtown to a global tech capital is reflected in its cultural and social spaces, including its hotel bars. In the late 19th century, saloons catered to fortune seekers, and by the late 20th century, swanky lounges defined the city’s burgeoning luxury hospitality scene. Today, as the tech and
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Photo: Nathan Howard/Reuters It would be a vast understatement to say that a lot is going on in Washington this month. The 119th Congress, featuring a Republican majority in both houses, is due to begin on January 3. On January 6, a joint session of Congress is supposed to confirm the results of the 2024
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“Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day” has taken place every December for more than 20 years. The event serves both to remember and mourn those who died, and as a stark reminder of how homelessness is also a health crisis, its organizers say. Adi Talwar An attendee holds a candle and a program listing the names of
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A trio of prominent real estate firms in the city is forging ahead with plans to convert a Times Square office building into a residential property, records show, and brokers are optimistic that tenants will flock to the new digs. Midtown-based Apollo Global Management, together with RXR and SL Green, filed plans with the Department
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Leases Tech firm renews Midtown South lease Address: 136 Madison Ave., ManhattanLandlord: Williams EquitiesTenant: Impact.comLease size: 18,364 square feetAsset type: OfficeBrokers: CBRE’s Alex Leopold represented the tenant. Colliers’ Mac Roos, Andrew Roos, Michael Cohen and Jessica Verdi represented the landlord. Sales Bungalow Projects buys Bushwick industrial property Address: 194-200 Seigel St., BrooklynSeller: Koon-Yip Glass Creation
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Few modern minds have been able to plunge the depths of human existence like English presenter Philomena Cunk. With her trademark dim wit, easy rapport with interviewees, and complete lack of knowledge in just about every subject matter, Cunk leaves a mark (or maybe a stain?) on the documentary genre once more in Cunk on
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