Hacker News with Generative AI: New York

A secret poker game you can play on the subway (prfalken.dev)
In the bustling world of urban commuting, where millions of people ride the subway daily, a new and exciting game has emerged: Subway Poker.
Games, New York, Transportation
289 points by oktcho 2 days ago | 105 comments
The hardest working font in Manhattan (aresluna.org)
Fonts, Typography, New York, Design
842 points by robinhouston 6 days ago | 118 comments
US prosecutor in New York resigns after order to drop mayoral case (ft.com)
US Politics, New York, Law, Corruption
56 points by sealeck 7 days ago | 15 comments
Gold Is Worth More in New York (bloomberg.com)
Gold Is Worth More in New York
Gold, Commodities, Finance, New York
152 points by ioblomov 7 days ago | 133 comments
New York Shutting Down Live Bird Markets After Finding Bird Flu (time.com)
On Feb. 7, New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued an order to temporarily close live bird markets after cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, were detected in seven markets in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx in the past week.
New York, Avian Influenza, Public Health, Bird Flu
8 points by bookofjoe 12 days ago | 0 comments
Andreessen Horowitz stands by decision to hire Daniel Penny (techcrunch.com)
Andreessen Horowitz is defending its decision to hire Daniel Penny, according to an investor memo seen by The New York Times.
Venture Capital, Law, Technology, New York
16 points by jmyeet 14 days ago | 4 comments
Andreessen Horowitz Defends Hiring of Daniel Penny to Its Investors (nytimes.com)
Partners at Andreessen Horowitz, the blue-chip venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, defended to investors their decision to hire Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran acquitted on a charge of criminally negligent homicide last year, according to an internal memo viewed by The New York Times.
Venture Capital, Law, Business, Politics, New York
15 points by Signez 14 days ago | 1 comments
NYPD Confidential: Inside America's Most Unconventional Counterterror Squad (vanityfair.com)
On a cloudless September afternoon, I stopped by 1 Police Plaza in Lower Manhattan to see Rebecca Ulam Weiner, an enigmatic figure who occupies one of the most consequential and improbable perches in America’s national security hierarchy.
Counterterrorism, New York, Law Enforcement, Security, Investigations
14 points by marban 17 days ago | 0 comments
Officials blame late Section 8 rent payments on federal disarray (gothamist.com)
Government, Housing, New York
13 points by geox 17 days ago | 0 comments
82,150 Gallons of Paint Later, a Blue Man Group Farewell (nytimes.com)
After 17,800 shows and 82,150 gallons of paint, Blue Man Group is hanging up its bald caps at the Astor Place Theater for good on Sunday.
Arts, Entertainment, Performance Art, New York
4 points by wallflower 18 days ago | 3 comments
Cal Newport: What Happened When an Offline Person Tried TikTok (newyorker.com)
In 2013, I wrote a blog post titled “Why I Never Joined Facebook.” Social media had grown so ubiquitous that I felt obligated to justify my abstention; I pointed out that I didn’t need it because it didn’t solve any actual problems in my life.
Social Media, Personal Experiences, Cal Newport, Technology, New York
25 points by mitchbob 27 days ago | 8 comments
ISP failed to comply with New York's $15 broadband law–until Ars got involved (arstechnica.com)
When New York's law requiring $15 or $20 broadband plans for people with low incomes took effect last week, Optimum customer William O'Brien tried to sign up for the cheap Internet service.
Law, New York, Consumer Advocacy
5 points by LinuxBender 27 days ago | 0 comments
NY Assembly Bill: Criminal background checks for (nearly all) 3D printers (nysenate.gov)
Relates to criminal history background checks for the purchase of three-dimensional printers capable of creating firearms
Gun Control, 3D Printing, Legislation, New York
49 points by superkuh 35 days ago | 32 comments
AT&T kills home Internet service in NY over law requiring $15 or $20 plans (arstechnica.com)
AT&T has stopped offering its 5G home Internet service in New York instead of complying with a new state law that requires ISPs to offer $15 or $20 plans to people with low incomes.
Telecommunications, New York, Legislation, Business
13 points by pseudolus 35 days ago | 3 comments
Penn Station Can Handle the Load: New York Is Ready for Through-Running (etany.org)
The recently funded Gateway Program, which centers around building two new rail tunnels under the Hudson to connect New Jersey to Manhattan's Pennsylvania Station, will enable a massive increase in rail passenger traffic. To handle this growth, ETA has continually advocated for through-running trains from New Jersey to Queens and beyond.
Transportation, New York, Infrastructure, Rail
79 points by Ericson2314 35 days ago | 81 comments
New York starts enforcing $15 broadband law that ISPs tried to kill (arstechnica.com)
The New York law requiring Internet providers to offer cheap plans to people with low incomes will take effect on Wednesday this week following a multi-year court battle in which the state defeated broadband industry lobby groups.
Law, New York, Broadband, Politics
117 points by athousandsteps 38 days ago | 102 comments
Subway Stories (subwaystories.nyc)
New York, Transportation, Stories, Creative Projects
71 points by gaws 38 days ago | 21 comments
NY Man Pleads Guilty to Operating Secret Police Station for CCP in Manhattan (2024) (justice.gov)
Politics, Law Enforcement, China, New York, Crime
15 points by cwwc 46 days ago | 2 comments
Read the NYPD's Mangione report the media won't publish (kenklippenstein.com)
If you’re a social media user who’s expressed anything other than condemnation for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, counterterrorism authorities might consider you an “extremist.”
New York, Law Enforcement, Media, Crime, Counterterrorism
21 points by miles 56 days ago | 4 comments
Joco almost died at launch. Now, it's a lifeline for e-bike delivery riders (techcrunch.com)
On a September morning in 2024, two Jonathan Cohens — one from the Rockaways in Queens, the other from London — stood in an empty 15,000-square-foot parking garage near Hudson Yards in New York City.
E-Bikes, Delivery, Startups, New York, Technology
118 points by PaulHoule 56 days ago | 58 comments
Robert De Niro Creates the First Vertical Film Studio (secretnyc.co)
Back in July 2019 it was reported that actor Robert De Niro and his son Raphael had entered a contract for five acres in Astoria with plans to build NYC’s first ground-up, purpose-built production studio, Wildflower Studios. Now complete, the studio has become the first-ever vertical film studio in the world.
Film Industry, New York, Architecture, Entertainment
4 points by geox 58 days ago | 0 comments
The New York Bookstore That Lets You Visit France for an Afternoon (nytimes.com)
Albertine, in a Fifth Avenue mansion, is a portal to both Gilded Age New York and the Francophone world.
New York, Books, France, Culture
6 points by rmason 59 days ago | 2 comments
Woman dies after being set on fire on NYC subway (bbc.com)
A man has been arrested in New York in connection with the death of a woman who was set on fire on a subway train in Brooklyn.
Crime, New York, Public Safety
7 points by cebert 59 days ago | 0 comments
NY governor signs law making the restaurant reservation black market illegal (eater.com)
Governor Kathy Hochul is signing the Restaurant Reservation Anti-Piracy Act into law, as of tomorrow December 19. “We’re putting an end to the predatory black market for restaurant reservations — protecting consumers and businesses, and giving everyone a chance to get a seat at the dinner table,” Hochul said in a press release from her office exclusively obtained by Eater.
Restaurant Reservations, New York, Law, Business, Consumer Protection
56 points by pseudolus 63 days ago | 66 comments
Man Who Ran Secret Police Office in New York Admits He Was Chinese Agent (nytimes.com)
A man pleaded guilty in federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday to charges that he had worked as an unauthorized agent of the Chinese government, running a police outpost in Lower Manhattan as part of an effort to quash criticism of Beijing.
Espionage, China, New York, Law, Politics
11 points by ____H____ 63 days ago | 1 comments
Mass psychogenic illness and the social network (2012) (nlm.nih.gov)
In October 2011, several adolescent girls at a high school in the town of Leroy, New York (pop. 7641), spontaneously developed facial tics, muscle twitching and garbled speech.
Social Networks, Health, Psychology, New York
42 points by JeremyNT 64 days ago | 17 comments
New York man finds Mastodon jaw while gardening in his backyard (apnews.com)
Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his upstate New York home this year.
Paleontology, New York, Archaeology, Fossils
29 points by geox 64 days ago | 13 comments
Amazon Teamsters in NYC have voted to authorize a strike (theverge.com)
Workers at a Staten Island, New York Amazon warehouse voted on Friday to authorize a strike if the company doesn’t agree to set dates for contract negotiations.
Amazon, Labor Unions, Strikes, New York
52 points by ____H____ 66 days ago | 2 comments
Suspect in CEO Killing Withdrew from a Life of Privilege and Promise (nytimes.com)
The police now believe that Mr. Mangione, 26, is the masked gunman who calmly took out a pistol equipped with a suppressor on a Midtown Manhattan street last week and assassinated Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare.
Crime, Murder, New York, Business
10 points by alach11 73 days ago | 4 comments
What we know about CEO shooting suspect (bbc.com)
A profile is emerging of the 26-year-old man charged with murder over last week's fatal shooting of United Healthcare's chief executive, Brian Thompson, in New York City.
Crime, Business, New York
679 points by 1vuio0pswjnm7 73 days ago | 2077 comments