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The legislation still has to pass the Assembly, but the Senate became the first legislative body in the US to pass a bill that would make it easier to fix your things. Continue reading New York Senate Passes Electronics Right-to-Repair Legislation
Heatherwick Studio’s highly anticipated Little Island has finally opened in the Big Apple. The project is an interesting blend of a pier and public park that’s raised above the Hudson River on concrete piles and includes trees and shrubs, winding pathw… Continue reading Heatherwick Studio’s Little Island mixes park and pier on the Hudson
With so many luxury skyscrapers in New York City, it’s tricky for developers to stand out from the crowd. The recently completed Brooklyn Point, by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), tackles this by offering extensive amenities, including what the Ext… Continue reading Amenities-packed luxury tower boasts “west’s highest infinity pool”
More money for the now very buzzy business of reshaping how people work: Worksome is announcing it recently closed a $13 million Series A funding round for its “freelance talent platform” — after racking up 10x growth in revenue since January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a remote working boom. The 2017 founded […] Continue reading Worksome pulls $13M into its high skill freelancer talent platform
New York-based Garrison Architects has joined forces with sustainable developers South End Development to create what they believe to be the very first triple net-zero mixed-use project in the United States. Dubbed Seventy-Six, the sustainably ambitiou… Continue reading America’s first triple net-zero development planned for New York
Rising to a height of 1,005 ft (306 m) and defined by its spiraling green terraces, which twist around its glass form as it rises, The Spiral by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) is now nearing completion. The ambitious building recently topped out and is slat… Continue reading BIG’s stepped skyscraper creates green terraces in the sky
Taking up the physical footprint of an entire city block and rising to a height of 308 m (1,011 ft), Foster + Partners’ 50 Hudson Yards recently topped out in Manhattan, New York City, with the ceremonial placing of its final steel beam. The supertall … Continue reading City blocks go vertical as Manhattan supertall nears completion
The Department of Health and Human Services says New York health insurer Excellus has agreed to pay a multimillion-dollar penalty after a data breach exposed sensitive information about more than 9 million people between late 2013 and May 2015. The $5.1 million fine is for violations of privacy and security rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to the department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). The incident stemmed from a hack against Excellus’ systems during an era that featured well-publicized attacks on corporations such as Target, Sony and Home Depot. Years later, health data remains a ripe target for cybercriminals, particularly ransomware gangs. U.S. federal agencies warned about an “imminent” ransomware threat in October 2020. The OCR said the breached data included names, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses, Social Security numbers, bank account information, health plan claims and clinical treatment information. “The hackers installed malware […]
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New York City’s popular High Line elevated park is slated to be expanded following an announcement by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. The proposal aims to improve safe pedestrian access in the area and its first phase will reportedly cost an estimated … Continue reading High Line expansion will take more feet off busy New York streets
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has completed a new residential building in New York City. Named The Smile after its distinctive curving street-facing side, which looks a bit like a smile from a bird’s eye view, the building contains a mixture of luxury hous… Continue reading Residential building brings a BIG Smile to New York