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Fancy restaurants are Googling their guests to customize the dining experience

Upscale restaurants are digging around online to give patrons a custom experience.  

On Apr 9, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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These Yelp reviews are actually chronicles of a broken heart

"I wondered if he shared croissants with his new lover. I wondered if they tasted even better than the ones with me."

On Mar 13, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Need a safe place to cry in the city? This blog is here for you

If you’re reading this, you’re probably a New Yorker. And you probably need a spot to have a good cry.

On Mar 5, 2014 by Aja Romano

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#ArmyOfLovers is bringing Valentine’s Day to NY, whether you like it or not

The army is coming.

On Feb 11, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Even the NYPD is getting on the Google Glass bandwagon

“Anything you say can and will be used against you, and also recorded with my futuristic headband.” 

On Feb 6, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Anti-NSA activists shine giant, horrifying eye on Verizon NYC building

If a giant NSA eye on a Verizon tower doesn't strike you, maybe you should reread your Tolkein.

On Feb 4, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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This interactive map tracks New York City’s rat population, block by block

You're not the only one the government is watching.

On Jan 23, 2014 by Miles Klee

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How New Jersey keeps online gamblers from crossing digital state lines

Can the Garden State ensure that gamblers don't jump its digital fence?

On Nov 26, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Times Square hotel employees share their worst tourist encounters

Your fear of sounding like a clueless weirdo is grounded in reality.

On Oct 7, 2013 by Miles Klee

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It’s a bad day for Dumbo in Banksy’s new YouTube video

Rebels shout "Allahu Akbar!" as they shoot down ... a beloved Disney character?! What does it mean?

On Oct 6, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Have you spotted one of this Instagrammer’s 1,000 paper cranes?

An Instagram user is leaving beautiful paper cranes all over the globe. Have you seen one?

On Aug 1, 2013 by Kris Holt

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These photos of NYC’s subway project are astonishing

Patrick Cashin is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's staff photographer, and he's seen New York City at its lowest: the subway tunnels.

On Jun 18, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III

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The 7 worst ideas for improving the New York City subway system

One man on Tumblr has 100 ideas for the subpar subway, but many seem straight out of Portlandia.

On Jun 7, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Here’s what every geotagged tweet looks like on the world map

Miguel Rios, Twitter's visual insights manager, has mapped out every one of the billions of geotagged tweets since 2009.

On May 31, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Pug Life: The triumphant return of Tumblr’s Every Pug in New York

One graphic designer is determined to catalog each of NYC's curly-tailed, smushed-faced residents.

On May 30, 2013 by Fernando Alfonso III