New York City
Policy
Ride-hail growth slows under new regulations
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a permanent extension of the FHV cap and new limits.
New York City
Policy
Protesters hit Amazon over facial recognition, ICE ties
On Amazon's Prime Day, activists plan to deliver 250,000 petitions to CEO Jeff Bezos’ Fifth Avenue residence, calling on the company to cut its ties with ICE.
New York City
Policy
Amazon tax breaks debate continues
Several tech companies are expanding, or are rumored to be doing so, in New York City.
New York State
Policy
Can the Green Light bill protect against facial recognition mining?
Reports revealed the FBI had been mining state driver’s license databases with facial recognition technology, prompting concerns about New York’s new Green Light law.
New York City
Policy
City recommends tighter regulations for medallion lenders
The big question is: will a city bailout be approved to ease some drivers’ more immediate issues?
New York City
Policy
MTA ‘network communications issue’ halts subway service
The Fast Forward plan would modernize the subway system’s decades-old signaling system over the next 10 years.
New York State
Policy
Cuomo targets Facebook ad practices
Gov. Andrew Cuomo directed the Department of Financial Services to investigate reports that Facebook advertisers are able to block or modify ads in a discriminatory manner.
New York City
Policy
Is New York City ready for 5G?
Some in the tech industry worry that New York City is falling behind other major tech hubs when it comes to updating the infrastructure to sustain 5G wireless service – whenever it eventually arrives.
New York State
Policy
New York, Israel partner on tech
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an agreement for New York to enter into a $2 million partnership on tech and other economic development with Israel.
Technology
Policy
Does Yang’s Universal Basic Income make sense in New York City?
Andrew Yang’s “Freedom Dividend” is an attempt to curtail the economic consequences of automation.
New York City
Personality
Bob Holden is catching up on all this tech stuff
The new chair of the City Council’s Committee on Technology and Queens native weighs in on the city’s tech priorities and the “shocking” results of the Queens DA race.
New York State
Policy
Cuomo’s Israel roundtable to focus on trains and drones
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo heads to Israel today to show solidarity during a nationwide “rash of anti-Semitism,” according to his office.
New York City
Personality
Tackling tech challenges, from the White House to City Hall
John Paul Farmer, New York City’s new chief technology officer, on his goals for the job.
New York State
Policy
Tech bills left in limbo in Albany
Sen. Kevin Thomas’s New York Privacy Act and state Sen. Diane Savino’s Dependent Worker Act are among the bills stalled until next session.
New York State
Policy
School facial recognition pause passed in Assembly
The legislation, introduced by New York Assemblywoman Monica Wallace in March, would prohibit elementary and secondary schools from purchasing biometric technology – like facial recognition – until July 1, 2022.
New York City
Policy
New York City goes after illegal hotels again
New York City’s Office of Special Enforcement is going after illegal home-sharing again, filing a suit in Queens County Supreme Court on Wednesday against 13 people and entities that the city says turned housing units in 36 buildings into illegal rentals.
New York State
Policy
What you need to know about the Legislature’s e-bike agreement
The debate over legalizing electric bikes and scooters on New York streets may soon come to a close. With a vote on the amended bill expected to come Wednesday, here are the most important provisions and the bill’s prospects for passing.
New York City
Policy
Saini leaves DoITT amidst controversy
Samir Saini stepped down as head of New York City’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications on Friday.
New York State
Policy
Will New York halt for 5G health concerns?
New York is supposedly in a race with other localities to deploy next-generation 5G wireless networks, but activists raising concerns about potential health effects of cellphone and wireless radiation – and they are gaining some political traction.
New York City
Policy
Brooklyn rising as tech destination
A new report reveals that Brooklyn has been second only to San Francisco in the growth of startups in the past decade.
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