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DoorDash raises fees for NYC deliveries after warning that a new minimum wage law would hit customers

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 15:30

DoorDash delivery person with bike — DoorDash warned customers that higher wages for drives could mean higher fees.
Reuters

Retail, DoorDash, doordash-tips, doordash-drivers, NYC, gig-workers

I'm a Canadian who's lived in NYC and Toronto. Quality of life is better in Canada, but I still prefer the US.

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:51

Woman holding Canada flag while staring out at the sea — The author (not pictured) is Canadian and has enjoyed living in the US.
edb3_16i/Stock / Getty Images Plus

Real Estate, Canada, freelancer-le, Freelancer, evergreen-story, NYC, Moving

I left NYC after 20 years so I could live near Disney World. Florida's been great despite some big drawbacks.

Tue, 01/16/2024 - 16:36

Tech Insider : Travel, Travel

The writer wears a purple shirt and mouse ears and eats a Mickey Mouse ice-cream sandwich — I moved from NYC to Florida in 2023.
Jenna Clark

Travel, Real Estate, Travel, new-york-city, NYC, Moving, Florida

Meet the female force who halted a major development project to preserve her working-class neighborhood and make it a leader in clean energy

Sat, 01/13/2024 - 05:07

Elizabeth Yeampierre is the executive director of UPROSE — a Sunset Park community organization focused on sustainability and resiliency.

UPROSE

Science, Voices of Color, clean-energy, wind-energy, NYC, Decarbonization, environmental-justice

NYC replaced the massive 'Trump Links' sign from a Bronx golf course after new management took over

Fri, 01/12/2024 - 12:19

trump links golf course bally links bronx nyc — John Minchillo/Associated Press; Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office via Associated Press

News, associated-press, trump-organization, bronx, NYC

I barely lasted one week after trading my iPhone for a 'dumb' phone

Fri, 12/22/2023 - 10:40

Jordan Hart holding the Light Phone 2 — The Light Phone 2 was an adjustment after years of using my smartphone for everything.
Jordan Hart/BI

Tech, light-phone-2, light-phone, dumb-phone, smartphone, iPhone, screentime

I've lived between Singapore and NYC my entire life. Here are 3 ways the latter is better, and one way it isn't.

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 05:55

Tech Insider : Travel

Singapore skyline; New York skyline from Brooklyn — Singapore and New York City are both great, but I prefer the latter.
Martin Puddy/Getty Images; karandaev/Getty Images

Real Estate, Travel, Singapore, new-york-city, NYC, Freelancer, evergreen-story

I left NYC and moved to Serbia after a painful divorce. Dating here feels impossible, and I should've considered these 4 things before leaving the US.

Fri, 11/17/2023 - 09:49

Katka Lapelosová in the bohemian quarter. — Katka Lapelosová has been living in Serbia for three years and is grateful for the experiences she's had, but she plans on leaving.
Courtesy of Katka Lapelosová

Real Estate, Relocation, Europe, NYC, Serbia, belgrade, Divorce

What if all the rats in NYC died tomorrow?

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 19:10

Rats — Three rats scavenge for food on the subway platform at Herald Square in New York City.
Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

Science, Rats, Rodents, pest-control, NYC

A private NYC social club that has attracted celebrities like Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian will open a second outpost in Las Vegas — see inside the original Zero Bond

Fri, 10/27/2023 - 11:11

a lounge seating area with art on the wall and a glass table sitting on a stack of newspapers — Zero Bond says it will open its second outpost at Wynn Las Vegas in 2025.
Brittany Chang/Insider

Real Estate, zero-bond, social-club, NYC, elon-musk, kim-kardashian, business-visual-features

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