Feb 9th, 2012 at 12:30PM: According to a story in Wednesday's New York Times, New York City's largest union representing hotel workers has reached a long term contract with major hotel operators in the city which will give housekeepers and other employees big raises and will provide panic buttons for some hotel staff. Officials said that housekeepers, room service waiters and minibar attendants will receive electronic ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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NYC hotel housekeepers earn big raises, panic buttons
Feb 9th, 2012 at 12:30PM: According to a story in Wednesday's New York Times, New York City's largest union representing hotel workers has reached a long term contract with major hotel operators in the city which will give housekeepers and other employees big raises and will provide panic buttons for some hotel staff. Officials said that housekeepers, room service waiters and minibar attendants will receive electronic ...6 ways to crash New York Fashion Week
Feb 8th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Twice a year, Manhattan's streets are flooded with high heels, red lips, and designer clothing as the world's fashion community descends upon the city for New York Fashion Week.
The week-long event, officially called Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (nod to sponsors), runs from February 9 to 16 and will feature presentations by some of the world's most famous fashion designers of their ...Culinary Cab Confessions: New York City edition
Jan 30th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
Ali found me lingering on the corner of Christopher St. and Seventh Ave. S. in the West Village. Before I recently moved out of the neighborhood I'd spent eight years hailing cabs in this very spot. But no ride was probably ever as unusual (or short) as this one.
He laughed when he heard my request. That I wanted him to take me to lunch; to take me the place where he goes. I reminded him ...Photo of the day: Playing Chopsticks
Jan 26th, 2012 at 7:00PM:
If you can think of a movie scene set in a toy store, odds are it's the Chopsticks scene at New York City's FAO Schwarz from Big. Though the movie is now over 20 years old (!), few can resist sliding across the big keyboard and recreating Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia's duet medley of "Heart and Soul" and "Chopsticks." Today's Photo of the Day by Flickr user snowjumpr shows how fun it can be to ...The Purple Passport launches chic urban guide for New York City
Jan 26th, 2012 at 11:00AM: For the hip, worldly, and discerning traveler, there's a new guide on the block: The Purple Passport, which just added New York to its roster of web-based city guides.
The Purple Passport offers handpicked hotel, restaurant, spa, nightlife, shopping, and activity recommendations from its team of travel tastemakers, with an easy interface that allows users to add items to personal "passports" ...New York City's worst rated hotels
Jan 25th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Stunning Cockroaches. Dodgy brown stains. When we got to the room, all I could do was cry. Moldy swamp pit. Dried boogers on the wall. Cheap porn set. We met mice in the corridor. Smelled like murder and hookers. I thought we were going to be raped or murdered.
These are excerpts from user generated Trip Advisor reviews of five of New York's most maligned hotels and hostels, the New World ...The best food trucks in New York City
Jan 16th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
In recent years, food trucks have taken over the streets of New York City. But for the casual observer, it can be difficult to distinguish between the good (organic, artisanal, locally-sourced), the bad (hello street meat), and the ugly (any of the cupcake carts in SoHo) when it comes to street food. To help, we've compiled a slideshow of some of our favorite mobile restaurants in NYC. You ...Metropolitan Museum of Art to reopen American Wing after $100 million remodel
Jan 14th, 2012 at 9:00AM:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is famous for its impressive collection of American art, including iconic images such as Emanuel Leutze's 1851 painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. Now that collection has a larger, better designed home thanks to a $100 million renovation.
The New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts open Jan. 16 and total 30,000 square ...Video of the day: New York City 1938
Jan 11th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Today's Video of The Day takes us all the back to the year 1938, when New York City was 'The Wonder City'. Watch this video through to the end and take note of all the changes you see. Not only is New York City very different these days than it was back then (even more people, even more speeding cars), but, naturally, the people of New York are different these days, too. But the differences, ...
Trump International celebrates 15th anniversary with $15,000 hotel package
Jan 7th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Trump International Hotel & Tower New York (the only Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond Hotel with a Five-Star, Five-Diamond restaurant in New York) is celebrating their upcoming 15th anniversary in lavish and traditional Trump style, with a $15,000 Crystal Anniversary Package.
While normally we'd make fun of such a package, the price of the accommodations and jewelry alone make this a ...Getting 'Sweet Revenge' in New York's West Village
Jan 7th, 2012 at 1:00PM: Located in the West Village of New York, at 62 Carmine Street, is a sweet shop that puts a new spin on wine pairing.
Walking into Sweet Revenge, you will become instantly immersed in the warmth of freshly baked desserts, the cozy ambiance of the small room, smiling servers, and intimate lighting set by tiny Christmas bulbs. And, you won't see anybody with a sweet Bellini or a full-bodied ...Enterprising New Yorkers help ease Chinese visa woes
Jan 6th, 2012 at 11:30AM: Had a problem getting a Chinese tourist visa in New York City? Apparently you're not alone. Travelers around the web have reported consistent frustration with the Big Apple's PRC Consulate, with issues ranging from rude employees, to inconsistent approval policies, to prolonged waits.
Travel visa bureaucracy may be nothing new, but the city's entrepreneurial reaction to it has been intriguing. ...New York City's first-ever "hotel week" offers deep discounts January 6 - 15
Dec 24th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Sure, we have a love-hate relationship with the ever popular restaurant week, where restaurants in cities across the nation arrange to offer three-course meals for somewhere in the neighborhood of $35 for a week at a time in the spring and fall.
But we've never heard of this concept being applied to hotels. For the first time ever, New York City will host a "Hotel Week" (January 6-15) during ...Video of the day: Season's Greetings from New York City
Dec 22nd, 2011 at 6:00PM:
We at Gadling love a good time-lapse video. Whether it's at a busy airport in Moldova or the many personalities on the streets of Laos, there's something about seeing life pass by at fast (or slow) speeds that's entrancing. With Christmas a few days away and Hanukkah in full swing, we especially love feeling festive without the crowds, the cold, and the hassle. Today's Video of the Day is ...
Architectural firm called "Al Qaeda lovers" over new project's resemblance to New York City's Twin Towers under attack
Dec 13th, 2011 at 3:00PM: MVRDV, an architectural firm located in Rotterdam, Netherlands, has recently become the target of an outraged public. The company's new luxury highrise project in Seoul, South Korea, called "The Cloud", is being said to resemble New York City's Twin Towers during the tragic 9/11 attacks. Not only have many of the media outlets and public turned against the company, but they are receiving ...Early Christian art on display at the Onassis Cultural Center, NYC
Dec 8th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
It's often called the Dark Ages, a time when barbarian hordes overran Rome and that great civilization's art, culture, and learning disappeared. A time when there were no great achievements.
It's a misnomer.
Rome did not fall in the fifth century with the usurpation of the last emperor in Rome in 476. To the east, at the new capital of Constantinople, modern Istanbul, the Eastern Roman ...Video: Pirate Wi-Fi on New York City subway
Nov 29th, 2011 at 4:00PM:
WeMakeCoolSh.it "L Train Notwork" Behind the Scenes from Matthew McGregor-Mento on Vimeo.
There was recently a pirate wi-fi network on New York City's L train. Available only in the last cars of the Brooklyn-bound train and only from 8am until 10am, this underground pirate wi-fi network was live and available only for a week. If you're wondering why or how or who put this together, allow me ...
ExtendNY.com: the Manhattan grid extended to every point on Earth
Nov 26th, 2011 at 2:00PM: ExtendNY.com has taken something great about New York City and applied it to the entire planet. The Manhattan grid is well-known worldwide for it's precise structure--so why not grid the whole world? ExtendNY.com has done just that. Visit the website and take a look. Drag the street and avenue signs around the globe and mark your sites (and location) as easily as you could in New York City. ...Video of the Day: Driving a NYC Subway
Nov 21st, 2011 at 8:30PM:
It's always been a dream of mine to shadow a NYC subway conductor for a day. Sure, you could ride the subway all day, but imagine spending a shift with a subway conductor train operator and seeing the tunnels from that perspective. Well, this video might just be the closest we can get to that experience. Now, if only the subway actually moved that quickly...and never got stuck for 20 minutes ...
Win SkyMall products at the NYC Southwest Porch
Nov 16th, 2011 at 3:30PM: Always wanted some of the SkyMall products that we profile every week in SkyMall Monday? Would you like to win some of those products? This Thursday, November 17, SkyMall is holding an event at the Southwest Porch in New York's Bryant Park. From 6pm to 8pm, representatives from our favorite catalog will be giving guests chances to win Garden Yetis, marshmallow shooters, the famous SkyRest Travel ...
