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How to Tip Delivery Drivers in New York City: A Practical Guide
Delivery workers have become a fixture of city streets, rushing on bicycles to make the next drop-off with bulky pouches strapped to their backs and “delivery mittens” on their handlebars. In any condition — pounding rains, snowstorm or blistering heat — these workers known as deliveristas have to hustle. And as they have increasingly gained […]
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City Shutting Down Historic 30th Street Intake Shelter
New York City’s Department of Homeless Services is shutting down Manhattan’s massive 30th Street Shelter — the main intake location for men and adult families entering the city’s behemoth shelter system for over 40 years. The remaining 250 residents of the hulking nine-story brick building built in 1931 will be moved out by mid-March, while […]
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For Homeless Parents, a Child Care ‘Catch-22’
Tianna Daniels was eight months pregnant when she moved into a Staten Island family shelter last March. She had just been fired from her job as chief engineer at a Pennsylvania hotel — on the same day her doctor submitted documents to her employer for her maternity leave, she said. “I weighed out every option […]
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Big Energy Bill? Usage and Costs Climb During New York’s Rough Winter
As the snow melts in New York, the temperature is not the only thing on the rise. Prepare for sticker shock on your utility bills, which are likely to be particularly high after a brutally cold winter. “Natural gas has more seasonal fluctuation, and we tend to use more in the winter,” said Sanya Carley, […]
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How NYC Small Businesses Are Putting AI to Work for Them
Holly Diamond is using artificial intelligence to improve the menu and streamline hiring at her self-described “hole in the wall” Korean barbecue restaurant in Flatiron run by her parents, who speak limited English. Reuel Williams, a computer science graduate from Princeton, is building AI tools to help musicians improve their work and to protect them […]
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