New York City
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New York isn’t letting up on ride-hail
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan for the Taxi and Limousine Commission to make permanent the cap on for-hire vehicle licenses and institute a limit on the time app-based companies like Uber and Lyft can allow their vehicles to cruise without passengers in the core of Manhattan.
New York City
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Accident puts helicopter safety under microscope
New York lawmakers are calling for a ban on all non-essential helicopters over Manhattan in the wake of this week’s accident.
New York City
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New York’s burgeoning array of tech training programs
New York City’s range of technology education offerings has expanded to keep pace with the city’s growing tech sector.
New York City
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E-bike crackdown gets renewed scrutiny
Critics argue that the NYPD is seizing e-bikes and serving fines to delivery cyclists, who are often low-income immigrants.
New York State
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New York Privacy Act draws industry disapproval
The state Senate passed state Senator Kevin Thomas' SHIELD Act, a long-stalled bill that would expand reporting requirements of data breaches and strengthen cybersecurity regulations for businesses.
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What we know about rural broadband access
Senator Chuck Schumer is criticizing the Federal Communications Commission for relying on internet providers to self-report their service speeds, which critics say affords companies to opportunity to lie, claiming to provide better service than they actually do.
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A bill to halt facial recognition tech in schools
Since Lockport City School District officials announced plans to test a facial recognition system in its schools last week, civil rights advocates have been raising alarms about the technology’s privacy and security risks.
New York City
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Airbnb’s New York City legal battles
How much data Airbnb and its peers will be made to share is still up in the air, but there are a few key legal battles to watch as New York attempts to find that answer. City & State broke down the primary conflicts over data sharing that exist between the city and Airbnb and the arguments on each side.
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School facial recognition gets pushback from state
Not long after New York’s Lockport City School District announced plans to begin testing its facial recognition system on students and faculty next week, the New York State Education Department released a statement calling on the school district to delay its implementation on students.
New York City
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The subway’s new contactless payment system begins slow rollout Friday
The OMNY system – short for “One Metro New York” – will allow riders to hold a phone or contactless card up to an electronic reader to pay with the help of a technology called “near-field communication,” rather than swiping a MetroCard. The One Metro New York system will allow riders use a phone or contactless card, rather than swipe a MetroCard.
New York City
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De Blasio weighs in on rumored Amazon site
A New York Post report over the weekend suggested that internet retail and cloud computing giant Amazon was looking at planting roots on Manhattan’s West Side has reignited the debate over the city’s loss of a new Amazon headquarters earlier this year.
New York City
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E-bike pilot revs up for summer
Lime began adding 200 new pedal-assist dockless bikes to its current fleet in the Rockaways over Memorial Day Weekend.
New York City
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New York City’s unglamorous modernization efforts
At a panel discussion during City & State’s Digital New York Summit on Thursday, experts from the private and public sector weighed in on how to make New York City more tech-friendly.
New York State
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New York’s data security challenge
At a panel discussion during City & State’s Digital New York Summit on Thursday, experts from both the public and private sector weighed in on how New York can do a better job of guarding against future data security threats, and whether legislation like the SHIELD Act could help in that effort.
New York City
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HQ2 still dominating economic development conversation
The latest proposal inspired by the HQ2 debacle would focus on increased oversight of New York’s economic development process.
New York State
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Schumer raises national security concerns over possible MTA deal
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called this weekend for the Commerce Department to conduct a “top-to-bottom” review of a Chinese rail technology company aiming to develop new subway cars for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
New York State
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New York’s computer-monitoring bid to stop over-billing
Last month, state Sen. Diane Savino introduced a bill that would require certain state contractors to use software to track and verify hours worked on a computer, but some have raised concerns about risks to privacy and security this software could pose.
New York State
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Vanel introduces data disclosure bill
Assemblyman Clyde Vanel introduced the New York data protection act last week, which would allow individuals to request and receive access to personal information collected by government agencies and contractors, as well as related information like the sources of their personal data and the purpose for which it was collected.
New York City
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Ride-hail still lags on accessibility
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest suggests various app-based ride-hail companies operating in New York aren’t doing much to make things accessible.
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Vanel pushes smart contracts bill
New York Assemblyman Clyde Vanel joined government officials and industry experts on Wednesday to talk about use cases for blockchain.
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