Category: Living in NYC

Facebook Launches TV App

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Facebook this week announced the launch of their new TV app which will let Facebook users watch videos from their friends and their “liked” pages on TV, as well as watching the top live videos. Facebook also said that it will recommend videos based on ones users have already watched. The app will be available on Apple TVs,… Continue reading Facebook Launches TV App

New York International Condemns Executive Action Blocking Travel

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New York International, with its mission to help internationals to connect and be successful in the United States, condemns President Trump’s travel ban for seven predominately Muslim countries.New York International has been founded on the belief that the city’s business environment is hard to navigate for internationals setting up businesses and even harder to be… Continue reading New York International Condemns Executive Action Blocking Travel

A Case for Distributing Economic Development

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Prior to each TEP, W2NYC and International Week, we talk to each participating startup and explain the program, but more importantly we ask about their objectives for coming to New York City. Over the last five years two things have significantly changed:  From “great to know” to “must know” In the beginning, companies came without… Continue reading A Case for Distributing Economic Development

The Future of the Workspace

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The Future of the WorkspaceBy Dr. Amol Sarva From the time the physical office was first invented (picture Mr. Scrooge’s counting house) to the start of the twentieth century, little had changed. Then, in the 1950’s there was a great leap forward as architect Mies Van Der Rohe put the finishing touches on the Seagram building—a… Continue reading The Future of the Workspace

Start Alliance: International Expansion has never been Faster or Cheaper

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Stephan Beyer, Chief Financial Officer at BigRep—the Berlin startup for large-scale, commercial 3D printers—impressed everyone at Brooklyn’s New Lab back in August. He had shipped a huge box from Berlin to New Lab with BigRep’s newest and biggest 3D printer and was ready to install it for the first time. BigRep started working with New… Continue reading Start Alliance: International Expansion has never been Faster or Cheaper

9 Things to Do in New York This Mother’s Day

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  We’ll pay tribute to mothers this coming weekend, and New York offers an array of things to do with mom on Mother’s Day, or on any day, for that matter.My mom will make the trip from Pennsylvania, and we’ll spend Saturday and Sunday together.I managed to snag some of the last seats for the… Continue reading 9 Things to Do in New York This Mother’s Day

Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossoms: Prettiest Pink in NYC

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  Happy May everyone!My absolute favorite month in NYC. The weather is great, roof tops bars are open, and flowers line most every street. The Big Apple is warm and beautiful. It even smells good! I’m not kidding!I go out of my way in May to see the prettiest spring sights. Yesterday I took the… Continue reading Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossoms: Prettiest Pink in NYC

…(barely) saw the cherry blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

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  Seeing the cherry blossoms at theBrooklyn Botanic Gardens is an NYCmust,so last weekend, I headed there hoping that a few blossoms haddefied the unseasonably cold weather to make an appearance.Thankfully, one or two had. Yes, they were few and far between – but ooh, they were lovely. See full story on todaysthedayi.com