Bib + Tuck scores funding to become your infinite fashion swapping closet

Two lifelong friends have come up with a way for fashionistas to keep their closets fresh without going broke.

Put your taxi apps away, New Yorkers: NYC’s smartphone hailing program blocked again

The ongoing saga around approving taxi hailing apps in New York City is beginning to resemble a wild ride in one of the city's taxis.

10 startups debut at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator’s Demo Day

New York City's Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA) is graduating 10 startups from its Winter 2013 class this morning, and we're live at the scene for their demo day presentations.

You may actually want to use NYC’s 5 futuristic payphone prototypes

How you do remake payphones for the modern age? These five prototypes show a few different ways.

Bloomberg announces 20 NYC schools for Software Engineering Pilot program

In his ongoing effort to make New York City a technological powerhouse, Mayor Michael Bloomberg today revealed the 20 middle and high schools selected for the city's new Software Engineering Pilot (SEP) program.

Bloomberg wages ‘Made in NY’ campaign to boost Big Apple’s startup scene

New York City Mayor Bloomberg, who describes himself as an "entrepreneur" first and foremost on Twitter, is launching a new initiative to support local tech startups.

Groupon founders choose NYC for Lightbank’s second office

When it came time for VC firm Lightbank to open its first office outside of Chicago, its partners -- including Groupon founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky -- looked east to New York City, instead of Silicon Valley.

New York Tech Meetup steps up to help shape NYC’s tech policy

NYTM aims to play a more steady role when it comes to the city's technology policy.

Aaron Swartz memorial serves as a political call to action

The memory of Aaron Swartz remains strong more than a week after his tragic death, judging from the turnout at his memorial service in New York City tonight.

Enstitute’s bold college alternative program adds apprenticeships with General Assembly, Huffington Post

Find college too expensive? Enstitute has an intriguing apprenticeship program to replace higher ed.

Launch.it will make sense of the startup news bonanza at CES 2013

Launch.it, a New York City-based startup that has built a platform for managing and distributing news, has been tapped to power the onslaught of news coming from startups at the Consumer Electronics Show next month.

Mayor Bloomberg calls upon techies to reinvent New York City’s payphones

With more than 11,000 payphones that need to be replaced by October 2014, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is asking the local tech community to come up with radical new payphone ideas.

Gadget reseller Gazelle deploys CheckMEND technology to foil iPhone, iPad, and laptop thieves

We love our gadgets. Unfortunately, so do thieves.

NeedMapper lets Sandy victims request help by text, track issues via an online map

With a combination of old and new technology, NeedMapper is launching today to help coordinate requests for need from Sandy victims in New York City.

Geeks to the rescue: NYC’s tech community rallies together for Sandy relief

In the wake of the worst storm New York City has ever seen, the tech community here has come together to help those in need.

Manhattan power to be fully restored by Saturday, says Con Ed

While imagery of a powerless Manhattan is common in disaster movies, it's something New Yorkers have been seeing firsthand since Sandy struck on Monday.

VentureBeat to NYC: We are in you! (launch party gallery)

With a new office and growing staff, VentureBeat is ready to take on New York City's vibrant technology scene with gusto.

Microsoft kicks off Windows 8 in NYC — after 1.24B hours of testing (gallery)

Just one day before Windows 8 comes out in stores, Microsoft has corralled journalists, analysts, and its partners to officially kick off the new operating system.