Dubai, Shanghai, New York City: All around the world, ever taller and ever more spectacular new skyscrapers are being planned and built. Read here which buildings are currently the ten tallest in the world, where they are located and what makes them stand out. CLICK TO SEE THE LIST OF BUILDINGS
History In Green & White, Stories Told By New York City Street Signs
This article is part of NYC Street Signs, a product of the NYCity News Service at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism In 1888, the wealthy furniture-man-turned-politician James J. Coogan woke up a day after losing a mayoral election to discover a potent signal that his influence over the city had disintegrated. Someone, presumably affiliated with […]
The Remarkable Story Of How New York City Gets Its Water
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part interview. NEW YORK — Largely invisible — but essential — is New York City’s water supply system, stretching across 125 miles and delivering over one billion gallons of drinking water to nine million people. In his new book, Empire of Water (Cornell University Press), historian and public policy […]
A Brief History of New York City
The first native New Yorkers were the Lenape, an Algonquin people who hunted, fished and farmed in the area between the Delaware and Hudson rivers. Europeans began to explore the region at the beginning of the 16th century–among the first was Giovanni da Verrazzano, an Italian who sailed up and down the Atlantic coast in […]
The 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before They Turn 13)
There are people out there who have never seen The Princess Bride. They walk among us, holding down jobs, contributing to society, and generally living happy, semi-fulfilled lives. But whisper a perfectly-timed “mawage” in their direction during a wedding, and the resulting blank stare or awkward chuckle will expose an inconceivable pop-cultural blind spot. Someone failed them when they were growing […]
Long Island Rail Road strike averted
The agreement reached between the unions and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority will not result in a fare increase, officials said. Updated: July 17, 2014 3:32 p.m. (AP) — Unions and managers of the nation’s largest commuter railroad on Thursday reached a tentative contract agreement, averting a weekend strike that stood to inconvenience hundreds of thousands of […]
Former NCAA Gymnast Becomes 1st Woman to Finish 'American Ninja Warrior' Course
Former Towson University gymnast Kacy Catanzaro has continued an impressive run on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. She’s made it clear that she won’t let her diminutive frame (5’0″, 100 lbs) hold her back. With her incredible performance at the 2014 Dallas finals, she became the first woman to ever qualify for “Mt. Midoriyama,” a 70-foot steel structure that only […]
It Takes a Team to Make a Company Grow
David Ossip, C.E.O. of Ceridian, Hires Collaborators This interview with David Ossip,chief executive of Ceridian, a human resources and payroll company, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. Tell me about your early years. A. As a young kid, I was typically at the bottom of the class in school. I needed a 40 percent to pass, and anything […]
Murderer turned stock picker is ‘Oracle of San Quentin’
Lessons on money and investing from a C Block financial adviser Every day, Curtis Carroll dons blue, state-issue jail garb. Every night, he sleeps in a cement cell. At 35, he has spent his entire adulthood behind bars, and there’s a possibility he’ll never leave: He’s serving a sentence of 54 years to life, for […]
There’s No Need to Bat .900
This interview of John Donahoe, president and chief executive ofeBay since March 2008, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. What is the most important lesson you’ve learned about leadership through the years? A. You can’t change people. As a leader, there’s a real temptation to try to change people or help people get to where you want them […]
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