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New bill would let New Yorkers hang solar panels from windows(gothamist.com)

39 points by geox 6 months ago | 41 comments

NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks(gothamist.com)

24 points by geox 10 months ago | 24 comments

NY school phone ban has made lunch loud again(gothamist.com)

382 points by hrldcpr 11 months ago | 279 comments

Gothamist news article reporting that New York's school smartphone ban has made school lunchrooms noisy and social again.

Tiny sugar spoons are popping up on NYC fast-food menus(gothamist.com)

26 points by nodumbideas 1 year ago | 26 comments

Trucker built a scale model of NYC over 21 years(gothamist.com)

89 points by speckx 1 year ago | 13 comments

From burner phones to decks of cards: NYC teens adjusting to the smartphone ban(gothamist.com)

257 points by geox 1 year ago | 194 comments

43K fewer drivers on Manhattan roads after congestion pricing turned on(gothamist.com)

128 points by pseudolus 1 year ago | 152 comments

Why it takes NYC nearly 10 years to install 500 feet of pipes – Gothamist(gothamist.com)

35 points by raybb 2 years ago | 38 comments

Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it(gothamist.com)

369 points by neaden 2 years ago | 192 comments

Gothamist article in which a reporter recounts the scam texts phone thieves sent trying to trick them into unlocking a stolen phone.

NYPD will deploy drones to respond to 911 calls in 5 NYC precincts,officials say(gothamist.com)

34 points by pseudolus 2 years ago | 28 comments

Traffic jams, AirTags and GPS darts are ways NY, NJ are trying to stop car theft(gothamist.com)

46 points by DamnInteresting 2 years ago | 39 comments

A rent-stabilized 1 bedroom apartment for $1,100 In NYC? broker's fee is $15K(gothamist.com)

131 points by geox 2 years ago | 240 comments

NY Governor vetoes ban on noncompete clauses, waters down LLC transparency bill(gothamist.com)

323 points by dataflow 2 years ago | 211 comments

Gothamist news article reporting that New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a ban on noncompete clauses and weakened an LLC transparency bill.

The NYPD is using drones 3 times more than it did last year(gothamist.com)

130 points by jbegley 2 years ago | 150 comments

Lithium-ion batteries a growing fire hazard in NYC garbage trucks(gothamist.com)

75 points by pseudolus 3 years ago | 80 comments

NYPD officers brag about milking overtime in accidental recording(gothamist.com)

81 points by arkadiyt 3 years ago | 8 comments