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Queens Startup Raises $18 Million to Bring Inventory AI to Corner Stores
Shelfwise Systems says its software can help independent grocers predict demand without replacing the judgment of store owners. The new financing will support a wider New York rollout and 42 planned hires.
Tech · Nia Calder · August 24, 2026
Phone-Based Building Keys Spread as Renters Ask for a Reliable Backup
More New York apartment buildings are replacing or supplementing fobs with mobile entry systems. Residents and security specialists say convenience depends on strong privacy rules and a way inside when batteries die.
Borough Tech Apprenticeships Put Paid Training Closer to Home
A new program in the Bronx, Queens and Staten Island will train 180 adults for entry-level technology support jobs. Organizers are pairing classroom lessons with paid placements at neighborhood employers.
Tech · Marisol Vega · August 24, 2026
YouTube Makes a High-Stakes Play to Keep Its Biggest Creators Off Netflix
Reported multimillion-dollar offers to a select group of video stars show how fiercely platforms are competing for the next generation of television programming.
Tech · Nathalie Richard · August 20, 2026
AI Reopened 376 Medical Mysteries. It Found Leads for 18 Families
A study from Boston Children's Hospital and OpenAI shows what a general-purpose reasoning model can — and can't — do for the hardest cases in rare-disease medicine.
Tech · Marcus Webb · August 16, 2026
Bus Cameras Now Cover 67 Routes. The Loading Zones Haven't Caught Up
Camera enforcement now covers 67 bus routes and 810 route miles citywide, but the loading zones Flushing and Sunset Park delivery drivers need most are expanding on a far slower schedule.
Tech · Aspen Yang · August 10, 2026
“You Have a Document Waiting”: The Scam Calls Targeting Chinese Students Before Fall Term
Callers posing as consulates and delivery services rotate through numbers until someone answers, then escalate to fake police, forged warrants, and demands for silence — a script that has cost individual students tens of thousands of dollars.
Tech · Aspen Yang · August 10, 2026
Cornell Tech's New Quantum Computing Lab on Roosevelt Island Sets Sights on Drug Discovery
The $340 million facility, opening this fall, aims to solve molecular simulation problems in minutes that would take classical supercomputers thousands of years — with pharmaceutical breakthroughs as the primary early target.
Tech · Sherry Fan · August 6, 2026
Can “Small AI” Deliver Big Economic Gains?
A new World Bank report argues that developing economies don’t need to chase the frontier — affordable, targeted AI tools for teachers, farmers, and clinicians could unlock far more value than the race for bigger models.
The Lower East Side Builds a Microgrid to Outlast the Next Blackout
Scarred by past storm outages, a coalition of buildings is installing solar panels, batteries, and smart controls to keep the lights on when the grid fails.
Tech · Aspen Young · August 4, 2026
AI Startup Eyes New York Restaurants With Automated Scheduling
Founder Noah Marbach says managers should spend less time building schedules and more time running their businesses.
A Brooklyn Nonprofit Builds Open AI Tools for City Agencies
Wary of locking public services into pricey vendors, a small civic-tech group is developing transparent AI systems that any agency can inspect and adapt.
Tech · Dana Okafor · August 1, 2026
Robotic Labs on the East Side Speed the Hunt for New Drugs
A cluster of Manhattan biotech startups is automating the grind of laboratory experiments, running thousands of tests a day with barely a human hand.
Tech · Priya Nair · July 31, 2026
City Pushes Public Broadband Into Neighborhoods the Market Skipped
A municipal fiber initiative is wiring public-housing developments and commercial strips that private carriers long treated as unprofitable.
Tech · Amina El-Sayed · July 29, 2026
When Satellites Become Shared Eyes on a Changing Planet
A hummingbird-shaped radar image of East Antarctica introduces NISAR, the joint NASA-ISRO satellite whose newly public data offers a model for international cooperation on a warming planet.
A Manhattan Legal-AI Startup Bets on Reading the Fine Print
Founded by former attorneys, the company says its software can review dense commercial contracts in minutes — and it is careful to insist a human still signs off.
Tech · Maya Singh · July 25, 2026
Staten Island Tests Medical-Supply Drones Over the Harbor
A new pilot ferries lab samples and prescriptions across waterways by drone, aiming to cut delivery times and, its backers hope, prove the technology can work over a dense city.
Tech · Rashid Karim · July 24, 2026
City Hospital Network Fends Off Ransomware, Spurring Sector-Wide Alarm
A thwarted attack on a New York hospital system has hospitals across the region racing to shore up defenses against a rising tide of health-care cyber threats.
Columbia Lab Wins Federal Grant to Design Energy-Sipping AI Chips
Researchers on the Morningside Heights campus are chasing processors that could run advanced AI at a fraction of today's power, with backing from a national semiconductor initiative.
Tech · Aspen Young · July 17, 2026
Robots Move In at Queens Warehouses, and Workers Weigh What's Next
Automation is reshaping the borough's booming logistics corridor, promising faster deliveries and raising fresh questions about the future of warehouse jobs.
Tech · Marcus Bell · July 15, 2026
Wall Street Races to Adopt Quantum-Safe Encryption
Fearing a future in which quantum computers crack today's cryptography, major New York financial firms are quietly overhauling how they protect data.
Tech · Priya Nair · July 11, 2026
AI Data-Center Boom Tests the Limits of the City's Power Grid
A wave of new computing facilities in the outer boroughs is driving up electricity demand faster than utilities expected, forcing hard questions about capacity.
Brooklyn AI Startup Lands MTA Pilot to Predict Subway Delays
A Dumbo-based company says its machine-learning models can forecast service disruptions up to forty minutes in advance, and the transit authority is putting the claim to the test.
Tech · Anika Bose · July 6, 2026
OpenAI Opens Second NYC Office at Hudson Yards, Bringing 1,200 Jobs to Manhattan
The company's new East Coast hub, occupying six floors of 50 Hudson Yards, signals a strategic expansion beyond Silicon Valley and a deepening commitment to the financial services and media industries concentrated in New York.
Tech · Siyu Xiang · July 3, 2026
NYC's AI-Powered Smart Crosswalk Pilot Rolls Out Across Midtown, Cutting Pedestrian Accidents by 34 Percent
The system, installed at 47 intersections between 34th and 59th Streets, uses computer vision to detect pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles in real time and adjust signal timing to reduce conflict points.
Tech · Keisha Brown · July 1, 2026
NYC Launches Pilot AI System to Accelerate Building Permit Reviews in Four Boroughs
The Department of Buildings will test a machine-learning tool that can pre-screen structural and code compliance documents, cutting average review times from weeks to days.
Tech · Siyu Xiang · June 15, 2026
Cornell Tech and City Manufacturers Partner on New Robotics Training Lab in Brooklyn
The joint facility on the Brooklyn Navy Yard will train 500 workers per year in robotics operation and maintenance as automation expands in the borough's production sector.
Tech · Caroline O'Neill · June 14, 2026
US Orders Anthropic to Pull Its Most Advanced AI Models
Citing national security export controls, the Commerce Department bars foreign nationals from Fable 5 and Mythos 5, forcing Anthropic into a same day global shutdown the company says rests on a misunderstanding.
Tech · Siyu Xiang · June 13, 2026
US Orders Anthropic to Pull Its Most Advanced AI Models Over National Security Concerns
Citing export controls, the Commerce Department barred foreign nationals from Fable 5 and Mythos 5, forcing Anthropic into a same-day global shutdown the company says rests on a misunderstanding.
Tech · Siyu Xiang · June 13, 2026
Columbia's Quantum Computing Hub Draws $80 Million in Private Investment in Six Months
Pharmaceutical, financial services, and logistics firms are funding applied research at the new campus facility, viewing access to quantum hardware as a competitive advantage.
Tech · Sherry Fan · June 13, 2026
NYC Comptroller Warns City Is Unready for AI Disruption
A first-of-its-kind report models five AI scenarios for New York City and urges nearly doubling reserves to 16 percent of tax revenues to prepare for potential fiscal shocks.
Tech · Siyu Xiang · June 12, 2026
Federal Officials Flag Cybersecurity Risks at NYC Hospital Networks
A Department of Health and Human Services advisory names three New York City healthcare systems as having critical vulnerabilities in their medical device infrastructure.
NYC Startup Raises $45 Million to Rebuild City's 311 System With AI
CivicAI has secured Series B funding to deploy a conversational assistant and predictive routing system that the company says can cut average resolution times in half.
Tech · Sherry Fan · June 7, 2026
NYC Tech Week 2026 Brings Global Innovation to New York
Thousands of founders, investors, and engineers descend on Manhattan and Brooklyn for one of the nation's largest technology events, with AI front and center.
Tech · Sherry Fan · June 5, 2026
Hudson Valley Factory Uses Robots to Assemble Modular Housing for NYC Shelters
A pilot plant is marrying automation and prefab techniques to speed delivery of climate-resilient units to the city's toughest housing needs.
New App Aims to Simplify NJ-NYC Commutes by Combining Fare, Bike and Ferry Data
Engineers in Hoboken launched a multimodal planner that integrates PATH, transit cards and privately operated ferries.
Tech · Zoe Kaplan · April 27, 2026
Hudson Valley Hospitals Use Telehealth Kiosks to Reach Rural Patients
A regional rollout of telemedicine booths aims to bridge gaps in specialty care across the valley.
Tech · Taylor Nguyen · April 24, 2026
Brooklyn High School’s Robotics Team Wins Regional Grant to Build Community Sensors
Students will deploy air-quality and noise-monitoring sensors across their neighborhood as part of a civic-tech curriculum.
Tech · Evelyn Torres · April 23, 2026
How Sensors Under Buses Could Predict MTA Service Disruptions
A pilot in Staten Island places vibration and GPS sensors on buses to feed a predictive maintenance platform.
Tech · Rashid Karim · April 22, 2026
Hudson Yards’ Secret: How Data Centers Underpin the Development’s Tech Backbone
Behind-the-scenes infrastructure at an iconic West Side project is powering local firms and global cloud providers alike.
Tech · Diego Alvarez · April 18, 2026
How a Financial-Technology Hub in Jersey City Is Targeting Immigrant Remittances
Startups near the PATH are building lower-cost cross-border payment rails for South Asian and Latinx communities.
Tech · Luisa Pereira · April 10, 2026
Port of New York and New Jersey Tests Automated Cranes, Raising Job and Safety Questions
A technology trial at a Hudson River terminal aims to speed cargo handling but has dockworkers watching closely.
Tech · Omar Haddad · April 8, 2026
Garment District Tailors Turn to 3D Body Scanning to Compete with Fast Fashion
Small tailoring shops are investing in body-scan kiosks and digital pattern software to offer faster, custom fits and reduce waste amid retail pressures.
Tech · Mateo Ruiz · April 5, 2026
Broadway Producers Invest in Projection Mapping and Spatial Audio for New Shows
Theater companies are betting on immersive tech to lure audiences back, changing rehearsal workflows and technical staffing across the theater district.
Tech · Amina El-Sayed · March 23, 2026
Podcast Studios Are Booming in Brooklyn — Local Hosts Turn Pro
Affordable studio clusters and production services have transformed independent audio creators into small businesses.
Tech · Malik Johnson · March 21, 2026
Bronx Environmental Tech Incubator Turns Low-Cost Sensors Into Local Policy Wins
Community-driven startups are co-designing air-monitor networks with residents to create data that city agencies can act on.
Tech · Malik Johnson · March 19, 2026
Fulton Fish Market’s Cold Chain Goes Digital to Cut Waste and Boost Profits
A new IoT tracking system monitors temperature and location across shipments serving the NYC metro area.
Tech · Noah Fitzgerald · March 17, 2026
Queens Studios Adopt LED 'Volume' Stages as Virtual Production Boom Reaches NYC
Local film and TV companies are investing in LED-wall stages that shrink location costs and create new technical careers in the borough.
Tech · Taylor Nguyen · March 15, 2026
Queens Landlord Installs Broadband in a Public Housing Tower — What Tenants Are Saying
A pilot program promises high-speed internet to hundreds of NYCHA units but faces questions about affordability and maintenance.
Tech · Priyanka Rao · March 14, 2026
City Libraries Pilot AI Transcription to Preserve Immigrant Oral Histories
Public librarians are testing speech-to-text models tuned to multilingual accents to digitize decades of community interviews while wrestling with accuracy and consent.
Tech · Caroline O'Neill · March 13, 2026
Atlantic Avenue Merchants Test Smart Parking to Reduce Delivery Congestion
Sensors and curb apps aim to free loading zones and speed turnover for deliveries along a busy Brooklyn corridor, but enforcement remains a sticking point.
Local Hospitals Contract Cybersecurity Firms for Regular 'Tabletop' Attack Drills
Following regional breaches, city and suburban health systems are conducting simulations to shore up incident response across networks and connected devices.
Tech · Rashid Karim · March 12, 2026
NYCHA Launches Mesh Wi‑Fi Pilot to Bridge Digital Divide
A city-backed program will equip dozens of public‑housing developments across the Bronx and Brooklyn with low‑cost community Wi‑Fi and local support centers.
Tech · Amina El-Sayed · March 12, 2026
Manhattan Theaters Add Contactless Ticketing and Deepfake Detection to Fight Fraud
Venues are combining secure mobile passes with AI tools that flag doctored promotional content and protect seasonal ticket packages.
Tech · Isabella Morales · March 9, 2026
LIRR Right-of-Way Becomes New Corridor for Dark Fiber Expansion
Commuter rail easements are being repurposed to run high-capacity fiber that could reduce broadband gaps for Long Island homes and businesses.
Tech · Olivia Park · March 6, 2026
Long Island Oyster Farmers Deploy Sensor Networks to Monitor Water Quality
Shellfish growers are using low-cost IoT sensors across the Sound to detect algal blooms and salinity swings that threaten harvests and local economies.
Tech · Luisa Pereira · March 3, 2026
Inside CUNY’s New Quantum Computing Lab in Manhattan
The City University’s investment aims to broaden access to emerging hardware and train the next generation of quantum engineers.
NYC Launches Tech Apprenticeships for Formerly Incarcerated Residents
A city-corporate partnership pairs coding bootcamps with placement guarantees at local firms to reduce recidivism.
Tech · Ezekiel Harris · February 23, 2026
Community Colleges Partner with NYC Tech Firms to Train Evening Commuter Coders
Programs timed for NJ and Hudson Valley commuters aim to fill local hiring pipelines with flexible night classes and paid apprenticeships.
Long Island Towns Race to Bring Fiber to Suburban Streets
Municipal efforts and private providers are targeting underserved hamlets with gigabit networks ahead of a statewide funding deadline.
Tech · Mateo Ruiz · February 22, 2026
Hudson River Ferry Launches On-Demand Service Using Real-Time Passenger Data
A startup operator experiments with flexible routing and short-notice pickups to serve emerging waterfront neighborhoods and weekend beach traffic.
Tech · Omar Haddad · February 14, 2026
Biotech Startups at Brooklyn Navy Yard Hit a Lab-Space Crunch
With demand for wet labs surging, small biotech firms are scrambling for space as costs and regulatory buildouts push many to the outskirts of the region.
Tech · Tarek Mahmoud · February 9, 2026
MTA Trials Smart Signal Timers Along Queens Boulevard After Data Study
An AI-driven timing system hopes to cut pedestrian wait times and reduce collisions on one of the city's deadliest corridors during the pilot phase.
Tech · Rashid Karim · February 4, 2026
Public Housing Goes Solar: Rooftop Panels Roll Out Across Two Bronx Buildings
A city pilot could cut energy bills and provide workforce training for residents through solar installation contracts.
Tech · Mateo Ruiz · February 2, 2026
Brooklyn Maker Space Fights to Keep Its 3D Printing Lab Open Amid Rising Rents
Community workshops say rising neighborhood costs threaten hands-on tech education for teens and entrepreneurs.
Tech · Mateo Ruiz · February 1, 2026
Staten Island Firm Pilots Autonomous Shuttle on Mixed Traffic Streets
A neighborhood loop is testing driverless shuttles on arterial roads to evaluate safety and ridership patterns.
How Chinatown Clinics Are Using Mobile Translation Tools to Improve Telemedicine
Local providers adopt AI-powered interpreters to expand access for Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking patients.
Tech · Marcus Thompson · January 18, 2026
PATH Upgrades to Predictive Maintenance After Months of Mechanical Failures
Engineers are installing vibration and temperature sensors along tunnels and rolling stock to forecast faults and reduce weekend closures for commuters between NJ and Manhattan.
Proposal for a Hudson River Drone Corridor for Film Shoots Stirs Safety Debate
Filmmakers want a dedicated lane to speed shoots and lower costs, while regulators and boaters raise concerns about noise, privacy and navigation risks.
Tech · Malik Johnson · January 16, 2026
Chelsea Data Center Reuses Waste Heat to Warm Nearby Office Towers in Pilot
A new piping scheme diverts excess server heat to adjacent buildings, testing whether commercial recycling can cut energy bills and emissions downtown.
Tech · Dominic Russo · January 8, 2026
5G Small Cells Pop Up on Midtown Lampposts, Prompting Privacy and Aesthetics Debate
City permits have accelerated deployment across Manhattan, drawing praise from carriers and criticism from preservationists.
AR App Maps Subway Public Art for Blind and Low-Vision Riders
A collaboration between disability advocates and a tech nonprofit uses audio AR and haptic cues to make tile mosaics and sculptures accessible underground.
Tech · Daniel Rodriguez · January 6, 2026
Community Groups Challenge Expanded Surveillance Camera Network in the Bronx
A city proposal to add CCTV and facial analysis tech sparks privacy battles with neighborhood organizers.
Tech · Rachel Cohen · January 5, 2026
Startups on the Hackensack Waterfront Build Drones for Industrial Inspections
Engineers in northern New Jersey are testing drones to inspect tank farms and bridges, targeting regional infrastructure contracts.
Tech · Keisha Brown · January 1, 2026
How an East New York Startup Is Teaching AI to Read Handwritten Court Records
A Brooklyn lab is building models to digitize decades of municipal case files and free up legal aid resources.
Rockaway Vendors Adopt Low-Bandwidth App to Take Cashless Payments on the Beach
A simple offline-capable payment app helps seasonal sellers accept tap-and-go payments where cell service and Wi-Fi have been unreliable.
Tech · Zoe Kaplan · December 31, 2025
Subway Wi‑Fi Upgrade Stalls as Signal Vendors Clash Over Contracts
An ambitious plan to boost underground connectivity faces delays and competing proprietary systems.
Red Hook Microgrid Keeps Lights On Through Another Storm Season
The community-backed microgrid's battery and solar combination provided backup power and lessons for scaling distributed resilience across coastal neighborhoods.
Staten Island Schools Deploy Indoor-Air Sensors to Monitor Post-Diesel Emissions
District officials use real-time CO2 and PM monitoring to target ventilation upgrades after a series of nearby truck route changes increased air concerns.
Tech · Isabella Morales · December 20, 2025
Rikers to Cloud: How City Courts Are Migrating Records to Digital Repositories
A phased transition promises efficiency gains but also raises data-security and civil-liberties concerns.
Tech · Olivia Park · December 19, 2025
Outer Boroughs Grapple with EV Charging Deserts on Residential Streets
Residents without driveways face long waits and zoning headaches as municipalities try to balance curb space, parking rules and equity for EV access.
Tech · Aaron Feldman · December 6, 2025
Green Data Center Planned for Meadowlands Promises Renewable Power
Developers propose a low-carbon facility in northern New Jersey to attract cloud tenants and create construction jobs.
Tech · Dominic Russo · December 5, 2025
Lower Manhattan Installs Street-Level Flood Sensors to Protect Financial District
A network of curbside water-level sensors and wireless nodes promises earlier alerts for businesses and transit hubs as sea-level rise accelerates.
Tech · Keisha Brown · December 5, 2025
Cryptocurrency Mining Spikes in NJ Suburbs, Worrying Local Utilities
Towns north of the city are confronting unregulated mining operations that can consume municipal power and provoke permitting fights with authorities.
Tech · Zoe Kaplan · December 4, 2025