NEW YORK — So many rats regularly lurk on a sidewalk in Brooklyn that it is the humans who avoid the rats, not the other way around. Not even cars are safe: Rats have chewed clean through engine wires. A Manhattan avenue lined with trendy restaurants has become a destination for foodies — and rats who help themselves to their leftovers. Tenants at a public housing complex in the South Bronx worry about tripping over rats that routinely run over their feet. New York has always been forced to coexist with the four-legged vermin, but the infestation has expanded exponentially in recent years, spreading to just about every corner of the city. “I’m a former Marine so I’m not going to be squeamish, but this is bad,” said Pablo Herrera, a 58-year-old mechanic who has counted up to 30 rats while walking on his block in Prospect Heights, just around the corner from the stately Brooklyn Museum. Rat sightings reported to the city’s 311 hotline have soared … [Read more...] about News Rats are taking over New York City
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News Filipino Restaurant Week kicks off in New York
Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv NEW YORK -- Filipino Restaurant Week kicked off at the high bar rooftop in New York City. But you don’t have to be in the Big Apple to experience this annual Filipino cuisine sampling in five states in the East Coast, thanks to the emerging popularity of Filipino cuisine. Participating restaurants now span 24 restaurants in 7 states from Massachusetts to Virginia. Consul Arman Talbo said now there is more opportunity to showcase the best the Philippines has to offer. “We are creating so much buzz on social media, in mainstream media, in Philippine-American media and promoting it not only to the Filipino community but to mainstream American communities as well, elevating the level of Filipino food in the United States,” he said. Diners have a chance to win free roundtrip air tickets to the Philippines using food passports. “Inside the food passport are the participating restaurants. We encourage the clients to go to at least … [Read more...] about News Filipino Restaurant Week kicks off in New York
Ride-hailing drivers in New York to strike ahead of Uber IPO
Business Uber Technologies Inc's drivers in New York will go on strike next week shortly before the ride-hailing company goes public to protest what they view as unfair employment conditions, a taxi union said on Friday. 04 May 2019 05:00AM Bookmark NEW YORK: Uber Technologies Inc's drivers in New York will go on strike next week shortly before the ride-hailing company goes public to protest what they view as unfair employment conditions, a taxi union said on Friday.The protests underscore the challenge for Uber of finding a way to lower driver costs in order to become profitable and paying drivers enough to retain their services.Drivers for Uber, as well Lyft Inc and other ride-hailing apps, will strike on Wednesday May 8 for two hours from 07:00 am EST (1130 GMT). Uber currently expects to price its IPO on May 9 and begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange the following day.The drivers join peers in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia and … [Read more...] about Ride-hailing drivers in New York to strike ahead of Uber IPO
Uber takes IPO roadshow to New York as demand builds up
Technology Uber Technologies Inc CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and his top management team took the ride-hailing giant's investor roadshow for its initial public offering to New York on Tuesday, as demand for its shares already exceeded supply. 01 May 2019 04:26AM Bookmark NEW YORK: Uber Technologies Inc CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and his top management team took the ride-hailing giant's investor roadshow for its initial public offering to New York on Tuesday, as demand for its shares already exceeded supply.At a lunch presentation in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel overlooking New York's Central Park, where fusilli pasta and BLT club wraps were served to investors, Khosrowshahi said Uber's future was not as a ride-hailing company, but as a wide technology platform shaping logistics and transportation."Dara was very impressive, he did a good job articulating the story," said one of the investors who attended, who requested anonymity because the presentation was closed to the media.Uber is … [Read more...] about Uber takes IPO roadshow to New York as demand builds up
News Selling Condoms or Pet Food? Inside New York’s Business ‘Bible’
NEW YORK — The first issue of The City Record, on June 24, 1873, listed a procurement notice for a steamboat engine for the New York City Department of Charities and Corrections. A more recent notice, from 2017, listed the purchase of almost $4.4 million worth of condoms and lubrication packets as part of a city public health campaign. In between lies the vast history of the city and of The City Record, a bottomless trove of municipal minutiae and legally required announcements that calls itself the “Official Journal of the City of New York.” While most New Yorkers have never read, or even heard of, this city-published paper, it is indispensable to many city officials and to those seeking city contracts. “This is the bible of doing business with the city of New York,” said Eli Blachman, the paper’s longtime editor. “If you want to bid for a city contract, it’s like the lottery,” he said. “You’ve got to be in it to win … [Read more...] about News Selling Condoms or Pet Food? Inside New York’s Business ‘Bible’