woman sitting on a blue couch with her arms out after having it professionally cleaned. the couch is from designer Sacha Lakic and was found on the street in nyc.

‘This is me finding an $8,000 couch in the middle of the street’: NYC couch TikTok sparks bedbug discourse

This designer couch seemed like an incredible find—but some commenters had concerns.

On May 22, 2023 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Uber Eats customer speaking on roof (l) Uber Eats employee opening roof door with Uber Eats logo at bottom with caption 'My king!' (c) Uber Eats customer eating burrito with caption 'Safe in my apartment plus I have a burrito I call that a win' (r)

‘Safe in my apartment plus I have a burrito now’: Woman gets locked out on the roof—so she orders Uber Eats for driver to let her back inside

'5 stars and a good tip for Jeffrey.'

On Apr 14, 2023 by Allyson Waller

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server walking speaking outside (l) lasagna on plate on white table (c) server walking outside speaking (r)

‘This is a Mediterranean restaurant’: Server says customer wanted lasagna—so he picked some up from a neighboring Italian restaurant

'She better [have] tipped you WELL!'

On Feb 28, 2023 by Allyson Waller

IRL
person speaking outside (l) woman speaking outside with papers in hand (c) woman speaking outside (r)

‘That was illegal for them to do. But they did it’: Woman says landlord was overcharging her hundreds of dollars for rent-stabilized apartment

'Leave notes on everyone’s doors on the way out! Make sure everyone else knows too!'

On Jan 14, 2023 by Jack Alban

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The Rockettes performing in front of crowd

Radio City Music Hall uses facial recognition to block woman from seeing Rockettes show

The woman works at a law firm involved in litigation against Madison Square Garden Entertainment, which operates Radio City Music Hall.

On Dec 20, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
Car with Uber logo on the side

‘They can’t bear to see us get a raise’: Uber drivers launch 24-hour strike after company sues to stop fare increases

'We thought we were gonna get a raise, and this is what we got.'

On Dec 19, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
uber sticker on back of car

Uber sues to block big new rate increase for drivers—and drivers are furious

The company sued to block the hikes, saying paying drivers more would cost them millions.

On Dec 13, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
Eric Adams speaking in front of blue background

New York City kills its ambitious free internet plan

The project aimed to provide internet to over one million New Yorkers.

On Dec 7, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
Homepage article image

‘They knew they were overcharging you’: Woman shares money-saving hack for when NYC landlords charge you with the heating bill

'I can’t believe this works.'

On Dec 3, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL
woman in dress outside in NYC caption 'should we take the subway home' (l) woman walking outside speaking in NYC (c) woman in dress outside in NYC caption 'yeah we should save money' (r)

‘Wealth disparity in NYC is wild fr’: Woman calls out influencers for using Uber in New York while she can’t afford to take the train, sparking debate

‘Nyc rich is a different kind of rich.’

On Oct 2, 2022 by Grace Stanley

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man holding open door into apartment, woman pointing to camera speaking outside of door (l) man holding Nike bag with hand on it caption 'before I got scammed' (c) Woman on speaker phone call through open apartment door speaking to woman and cameraman (r)

‘How are you Airbnbing something you’re renting?’: Man says Airbnb host listed their rented apartment, scammed him out of $1000

'You guys have been doing this for a long time already. You’re getting locked out as of Monday.'

On Sep 25, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Internet Culture IRL
Mayor Eric Adams holds press brief speaking into microphone

New York City cuts free internet plan by 1.2 million people, wildly scaling back ambitious goal

The previous plan had a much larger reach.

On Sep 20, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

Tech
man in car wearing mask and caption 'didn't have money in my metrocard but this man said it's fine just jump the turnstile. so i did. it was an undercover cop.' (inset) Subway station entrance in downtown Manhattan, New York City

‘There’s no force behind that’: TikToker says an undercover cop encouraged him to evade the fare on the subway, sparking debate

'This man said it's fine just jump the turnstile. So I did.'

On Sep 2, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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one person standing on subway platform (l&r) person standing very close to a woman sitting (c) all with caption 'no because why did this finance bro stand right here.'

‘The lack of situational awareness’: Woman films ‘finance bro’ who stands too close to her on an empty subway platform

'Like 50/50 he genuinely didn’t realise you existed.'

On Aug 15, 2022 by Melody Heald

IRL
woman pointing at lost and found poster of cartier bracelet caption 'LOST ON SATURDAY LOST BRACELET OF GREAT SENTIMENTAL VALUE CARTIER LOVE BRACELET' (l) woman speaking in car (c woman pointing to lost and found poster of cartier bracelet caption 'LOST ON SATURDAY LOST BRACELET OF GREAT SENTIMENTAL VALUE CARTIER LOVE BRACELET REWARD OFFERED I AM DESPERATE' (r)

‘I would love to have this girl’s faith in humanity’: Person puts up lost and found sign for Cartier bracelet

'The reward is probably less than what you could sell this for but it's a reward nonetheless.'

On Aug 2, 2022 by Charlotte Colombo

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