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By HEATHER SENISON

Q&A with Ben Silbert: On the other side of liability lawsuits
Ben Silbert is the founder of Bar & Club Stats, which provides bars and other clubs with age verification technology that also collects customer data. On April 25, MillerCoors awarded Bar & Club Stats a grant of $25,000 as part of its Urban Entrepreneurs Series business plan competition. Silbert, 33, was formerly an intellectual property attorney for an N.Y.C.-based investment bank and a... » more
3:49 PM
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By DAN RIVOLI

No. 4,5 service reduced weeknights for repairs
Service on the No. 4 and 5 trains will be reduced at night this week as MTA crews make repairs to express tunnels as part of the agency's Fast Track maintenance program.
From Monday until Friday morning, the No. 4 train will run local between 125th Street and Grand Central-42nd Street in both directions. No. 5 service ends early each night, except for Bronx stations between Dyre Avenue and... » more
3:48 PM
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By IVAN PEREIRA

Final day of Googa Mooga canceled due to rainy weather
Mother Nature couldn't mooga three days in a row.
Sunday's downpour canceled the final day of the Great Googa Mooga Festival. Organizers of the food and music event apologized for the last second chance, which they said was for safety concerns, and promised ticket holders they'd get their money back.
"All Sunday VIP ticket purchases will be refunded in full," a spokeswoman... » more
3:46 PM
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By IVAN PEREIRA

Gay rights groups to rally Monday against hate crime murder
Gay rights activists plan to march in huge numbers in the Village Monday to call for equality following this weekend's murder of a gay Harlem man.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and other elected officials are expected to join LGBT groups and other activists in Monday's rally and send a message to stop gay attacks like the one against Marc Carson early Saturday morning.
Police... » more
2:49 PM
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By TIM HERRERA

Internet Week sweeps through New York
New York’s annual digital confab is set to kick off Monday, as Internet Week sweeps through the city, highlighting the the Big Apple’s leading role in tech and online culture.
The annual weeklong conference, launched in 2008, turns the city into a mecca for the digitally connected, with panels, speeches, demonstrations and more in online business and culture.
Headquartered at the Metropolitan... » more
2:12 PM
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By KELLY WEILL

Single winning Powerball ticket sold in Florida
A single winning ticket for the $590.5 million Powerball jackpot was sold in Florida, though the winner of the record-high prize has yet to come forward.
Florida Lottery officials confirm that the winning ticket was purchased by an unnamed individual in a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, a suburb of Tampa.
The $590.5 million jackpot is the second-largest in history, but the largest... » more
1:29 PM
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By REUTERS

'Star Trek Into Darkness' tops weekend box office
Sci-fi movie "Star Trek Into Darkness" journeyed to the top of weekend box office charts as the latest voyage of the Starship Enterprise pulled in $70.6 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
The new 3D installment in the "Star Trek" franchise knocked the mighty "Iron Man 3" to second place. The superhero sequel from Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios grossed $35.2... » more
5/16/13
news
By HEATHER SENISON

Retail holds strong in NYC
New York City added 4,700 retail jobs in the first quarter of 2013, according to a report by Eastern Consolidated.
The retail and restaurant industries added 87,000 jobs combined since 2009.
The report acknowledges that sales volume fell significantly so far this year, but it attributes that to the fact that people have less to spend after the 2012 tax filing season.
“Sales volume... » more
5/16/13
news
By DAN RIVOLI

City jobless rate hits four-year low
New York City's unemployment rate ticked down to 8.4% last month, marking a four-year low in the number of jobless residents.
State data for April released Thursday showed that New York City added 36,500 private- and public-sector jobs from March to April, causing the unemployment rate to drop from 8.9% in March.
Meanwhile, New York City added 82,000 private sector jobs in the 12-month... » more
5/16/13
news
By DAN RIVOLI

SI lawmakers want more ferry service at night
Staten Island's City Council delegation doesn't want ferry riders to wait an hour to get on a boat any longer.
The three Staten Islanders on the Council said legislation will be introduced on Wednesday to ensure that there is ferry service every half-hour, 24-hours a day, seven days a week.
That means no more long waits for riders who have the misfortune of barely missing the boat.... » more