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$500M Rescue Plan Considered For Debt-Burdened Taxi Drivers
$500M Rescue Plan Considered For Debt-Burdened Taxi Drivers
January 16, 2020  |  Ridesharing

A New York City-appointed panel is seeking a $500 million bailout to help taxi drivers trapped in unscrupulous medallion loans, The New York Times reported...

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Even Times Square Losing Shops To Changing Retail Landscape
Even Times Square Losing Shops To Changing Retail Landscape
January 15, 2020  |  Retail

Times Square, one of the most famous places on the planet, where hundreds of thousands of people live, work and visit any given day or...

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New Year’s Bug Takes NYC Parking Meters Offline
New Year’s Bug Takes NYC Parking Meters Offline
January 03, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Parking meters in New York City won’t take credit cards because they weren’t programmed to get card payments after Jan. 1, 2020, according to a...

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Nordstrom NYC Flagship Features 10 Eateries
Nordstrom NYC Flagship Features 10 Eateries
December 30, 2019  |  Retail

Nordstrom’s recently-opened flagship store in New York City has 320,000-square-feet of shopping across seven floors — and no less than 10 restaurants, making it a...

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 
The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 
December 13, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

The clock is ticking — holiday shipping deadlines are approaching and the last of the holiday shopping procrastinators are either rushing to order online or...

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Visa: US Contactless Payments Primed For A Big 2020
Visa: US Contactless Payments Primed For A Big 2020
December 12, 2019  |  VISA

When Visa, Chase, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and other industry leaders co-launched a contactless payments pilot seven months ago, they started small, and...

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Barclays Report: Despite Weak IPOs, Uber And Lyft Can Be Profitable
Barclays Report: Despite Weak IPOs, Uber And Lyft Can Be Profitable
December 10, 2019  |  Ridesharing

A new report from Barclays Capital about transportation in New York City says Uber and Lyft can achieve profitability in the future despite their poor...

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Mastercard Offers Holiday Refunds For Tap-and-Go Customers In NYC
Mastercard Offers Holiday Refunds For Tap-and-Go Customers In NYC
December 10, 2019  |  Mastercard

Mastercard is running two transportation-friendly holiday season options for cardholders using tap-and-go payment in New York City, the company announced in a release.  Get the...

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Amazon To Open Manhattan Office In 2021
Amazon To Open Manhattan Office In 2021
December 08, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has inked a deal to open its next headquarters in midtown Manhattan at Hudson Yards less than a year after withdrawing a plan to...

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