Hacker News with Generative AI: New York

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

46 points by superkuh 1 day ago | 27 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 1 day 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

70 points by Ericson2314 2 days ago | 70 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 4 days ago | 102 comments

Subway Stories (subwaystories.nyc)

New York, Transportation, Stories, Creative Projects

70 points by gaws 5 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 12 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 22 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 23 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 24 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 25 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 26 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 29 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____ 30 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 30 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 30 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____ 32 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 39 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 39 days ago | 2077 comments

Clusters of unidentified drones spotted in New York and New Jersey (theguardian.com)
A spate of mysterious drone sightings have been reported in New York and Philadelphia as the FBI continues investigating similar sightings across New Jersey over the past month.

Drones, New York, New Jersey, Investigations

7 points by andyjohnson0 40 days ago | 1 comments

Escaped from New York (escapedfrom.nyc)
Escaped from New York! Snake would be proud.

New York, Escape, Humor

11 points by aestetix 42 days ago | 2 comments

United Healthcare CEO Shooting: Message May Have Been Left on Bullets (newsweek.com)
There are unconfirmed reports that the shooter who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday morning, in what police are describing as a "targeted attack," may have left a message for investigators.

Crime, Health Insurance, New York

11 points by philip1209 44 days ago | 7 comments

Hit men aren't what you think (slate.com)
A gunman dressed in dark clothing and wearing a mask over his lower face ambushed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Wednesday morning in midtown Manhattan, where Thompson’s company was hosting a conference.

Crime, New York, Healthcare, Business

158 points by tzs 44 days ago | 285 comments

Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO, Gunned Down in New York (npr.org)
UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday morning, sparking a search for his killer and an outpouring of condolences.

Crime, Business, New York

3 points by kerkeslager 44 days ago | 2 comments

CEO of UnitedHealthcare Fatally Shot in New York City (bbc.co.uk)
The head of US insurance company UnitedHealthcare has been shot and killed in New York City, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News.

Crime, Healthcare, New York, United States

7 points by blenderob 45 days ago | 2 comments

UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in midtown Manhattan (cnn.com)

Crime, New York, Business, Healthcare

202 points by sonabinu 45 days ago | 1 comments

Duct-taped banana artwork sells for $6.2M in NYC (bbc.com)
Maurizio Cattelan's provocative artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall has fetched $6.2m (£4.9m) at Sotheby's in New York - four times higher than pre-sale estimates.

Art, Auctions, Contemporary Art, New York

7 points by trott 58 days ago | 0 comments

The Northeast is becoming fire country (newyorker.com)
Throughout the night of November 8th, my sleep was pierced by the smell of a burning forest.

Climate Change, Environment, Wildfires, New York

48 points by gregorymichael 59 days ago | 52 comments

NYC getting queue jump traffic lights to speed up bus service (wrrv.com)
Things are about to look much different at select New York intersections.

Transportation, New York, Traffic, Public Transportation

6 points by geox 61 days ago | 1 comments

FBI raids Polymarket CEO's home, seizing phone, electronics (yahoo.com)
Federal law enforcement agents raided the downtown New York home of Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan on Wednesday, seizing his phone and electronics, the company confirmed.

FBI, Law Enforcement, Crypto, Business, New York

8 points by marban 65 days ago | 1 comments

Destructive weed, found in New York state, resists common herbicides (phys.org)
The invasive pigweed Palmer amaranth, first found in New York soybean fields in 2019, has been dubbed the "spotted lanternfly of weeds" for its ability to spread quickly and wreak havoc on crops.

Agriculture, Invasive Species, New York, Herbicides

13 points by PaulHoule 67 days ago | 2 comments