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The Battery Park Underpass, two days after Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

Energy & Environment

Can New York City's flood protection developments weather a storm?

Some of NYC’s biggest new developments are on the water. With flood risks rising, they could end up in the water.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Energy & Environment

How New York City is preparing for its next big storm

Along New York City’s coastlines, and further inland, fortifications are being built to prevent damage from rising sea levels.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Bartenders are among the many different workers not eligible for the $15 minimum wage in New York.

Labor

Which New Yorkers don’t get a $15 minimum wage?

Cuomo touts the state’s $15 wage, but many workers are still waiting. And some may not benefit.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Technology

Lyft’s minimum wage problem

The tech company sued New York City to block a new law mandating minimum wage requirements for app-based ride hail drivers.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Better cell service in the subway may not be that far away.

Technology

Subway WiFi provider to expand services

Transit Wireless announced that it is launching a digital media business and will be offering new products and services to public places and transit systems, including the New York City subway.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Julie Samuels, executive director of Tech:NYC.

Technology

Tech industry group forms PAC

Tech:NYC’s new PAC could signal an eagerness for New York’s growing tech sector to take its voice back.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

The Nissan IMx Kuro electric concept car has an autonomous drive mode.

Technology

Self-driving cars’ uncertain future in New York

Autonomous vehicles are getting more advanced. Are they ready for New York?

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

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Technology

Citi Bike pulls e-bike fleet

A fleet of pedal-assist e-bikes were removed in New York and Washington D.C. after issues were reported.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

President Donald Trump during at a press conference in the East Room of the White House.

Ethics

How Albany is going after Trump’s taxes

A state bill that could force Trump to release his tax returns is not the first effort

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

A Y2K-like bug affected the Department of Transportation's remote control of 12,000 traffic lights in New York City.

Technology

DOT takes on city’s wireless shutdown

A Y2K-like bug that caused the shut down over the weekend has generated a lot of criticism.

By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

Policy

policy

Annie McDonough