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Mayor Bloomberg on Taxi Apps: ‘There Is a Group of Cab Owners That Are...
Mayor Bloomberg and Jack Dorsey during Square's short-lived pilot program. This morning, on his weekly Friday radio show with John Gambling, Mayor Bloomberg discussed the Taxi and Limousine...
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New York Tech Meetup Plans Candidate Forums to Flex Muscle in Race for City Hall
(Photo: "Alexander Torrenegra) For many in the New York City startup community, it's been nice having Mayor Michael Bloomberg around. Not only does the third-term mayor double as the city's most...
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New York Tech Meetup Urges Political Hopefuls to Make City World’s Best for Tech
(Photo: Flickr, imaginecup) Earlier this week, Betabeat reported on New York Tech Meetup's plans to host a series of candidates forums ahead of the upcoming citywide elections, as the local tech...
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Mike Bloomberg Has Poured $1.1 B. Into a Research Institution That Is Not in...
Mayor Bloomberg and Mr. Dorsey. (Photo: nycgov.tumblr.com) A fair bit of Mike Bloomberg's third and final term has been devoted to improving New York City's educational offerings in the practical hard...
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Get Ready for Your Close Up, Silicon Alley: Scott Stringer Wrangles Dem....
Mr. Stringer. (Photo: Thomas Good / NLN) Mayor Bloomberg is scheduled to exit stage left this year, which means it's time to elect someone to take his place. Since there are no other billionaire tech...
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Eric Schmidt Told Chuck Schumer That Google Gets More Productivity Per Worker...
Senator Chuck Schumer dropped an interesting factoid this morning at a breakfast co-hosted by The Association for a Better New York and the Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association. Mr. Schumer was there...
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Booting Up: Bloomberg, Tech Investors to March (Virtually) for Immigration...
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is teaming up with a group of high-profile investors, including Fred Wilson, Ron Conway and Paul Graham, to "push for smart immigration reform to attract and keep the best, the...
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Startup News: Angel Investors Now Live In College Dorms, Cable Becomes More...
Photo: Dorm Room Fund Because Angel Investors Can Live In Dorms Too The New York tech scene can never have too many venture capitalists, but sometimes it can be difficult for student entrepreneurs to...
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Richard Branson Just Won’t Shut Up About Telecommuting
Let's all work from SPACE! (Photo: Chatter-fest) Just when we all thought the furor about whether Yahoos! can work from home might finally die down, Mayor Michael Bloomberg weighed in on the...
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Jack Dorsey Tells 60 Minutes He’s Super Serious About Becoming Mayor of New York
As far as technophiles seeking political office go, Jack Dorsey is taking the opposite approach from Sheryl Sandberg. Ms. Sandberg's new book may read like the source material for a campaign platform,...
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Kvetch to Congress About Train Delays With ‘I’m Stuck’ App
Hot and possibly slow. (Photo: Wikipedia) Turning to the stranger next to you to smack-talk the MTA when your train is delayed may be incredibly gratifying, but it doesn't do much to improve mass...
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New York Needs to Up Its Broadband Game ASAP
Mayor Bloomberg addresses the crowd at yesterday's presser. (Photo: Celeste Sloman, New York Observer) The word "broadband" is enough to send the layperson to sleep. But even the least tech-savvy New...
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Chilled-Out Mayor Bloomberg Throws a Party for the Tech Crowd That’s Really...
All the gang's here! Last night at Gracie Mansion (or out in the yard, to be more specific), Mayor Bloomberg looked about as relaxed as this reporter has ever seen him. The occasion was We are Made in...
View ArticleCity Releases Bid For Pay-By-Phone Parking Meters
Say goodbye to those flimsy little parking receipts sitting on your dashboard. Outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced the city has put out a bid for a contract that would allow drivers to pay...
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