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☆ NYC chief climate officer: Working on how to get ahead of current climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNYC chief climate officer: Working on how to get ahead of current climate crisisRohit Aggarwala, chief climate officer for NYC, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the city's long-term modeling work in preparation for more wildfires in Canada, the impact of firefighter support in Canada, and more.

Persons: Rohit Aggarwala Locations: Canada

☆ New York City files lawsuit blaming Hyundai, Kia for 'spiraling epidemic' of car thefts after 'Kia boys' viral TikTok thefts cause spike in stolen cars
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New York City joins a growing list of cities and states taking legal action against Kia and Hyundai. New York City has joined a growing list of cities and states to take legal action against Hyundai and Kia. TikTokers have suggested a "hack" to get a Kia or Hyundai car started without the key. In New York City, the suit cited, Kia thefts increased about 241% between 2021 and 2022. Hyundai thefts similarly increased by 179%.

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☆ Opinion | Orange Skies, Red Alerts and the Future
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Paul Krugman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Not with a bang — that is, a sudden, universal catastrophe — but with a series of smaller, more local catastrophes that keep getting bigger and more widespread. I’ve been seeing a surprising number of complaints about the amount of media space devoted to New York’s orange skies and red alerts. The recent intensified problem of wildfire pollution in the Western United States, by contrast, was indeed a harbinger of coming climate-related disaster, and should have been seen as such. The problem, however, isn’t that the air quality disaster in New York (and much of the Eastern United States) is receiving too much attention, but that its predecessors received too little. Yes, it’s unfair that smoke-filled skies in New York, still the center of the media universe, get noticed in a way that comparable crises elsewhere don’t.

Persons: I’ve, James Fallows Organizations: The, Western, Eastern Locations: Pacific, Western United States, New York, Eastern United States

☆ Google is telling office workers in NYC to work from home as smoke covers the East Coast and air quality hits unhealthy levels
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Nidhi Pandurangi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a memo to staff on Wednesday, Google told office workers in NYC to work from home, per CNBC. Company site leads in New York said air quality in many parts of the region had reached "unhealthy" levels. As the sky in New York City turns orange from Canada's wildfire smoke and air quality reaches unhealthy levels, Googlers have been told to work from home. Google's memo told staffers to remain indoors, "avoid vigorous physical activity," and run their air conditioners with clean filters, CNBC reported. The US government has issued air quality warnings across the Midwest and Northeast, telling people to limit time spent outdoors.

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One source for such items is Outlandish, the Crown Heights, Brooklyn, outfitter that opened in January. It was co-founded by Benje Williams and Ken Bernard, who are Black, expressly to encourage people of color to reconnect with the outdoors. The shop sells the necessary gear but also organizes hikes outside of the city and hosts a book club focused on works about nature by writers of color. He and his father, who hadn’t gone backpacking in 40 years, have been on three more trips since. For the adventurous dad, Williams recommends an ultralightweight stuff sack from Allmansright, whose backpacks and bags are handmade in the Bronx, or socks from the Brooklyn-based label William Ellery, which offers wool-blend pairs in nature-inspired colors with names like Chanterelle and Lichen.

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☆ The future of AI in finance might be about accepting what we don't know
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Such a suggestion is blasphemy — and potentially illegal — on Wall Street. But as AI tech continues to advance, one Wall Street executive is wondering if there isn't some wiggle room on those types of policies. But what really caught my eye was Friedman's comments around having to fully understand how the AI works. That's a fascinating thought exercise, and one worth having with how quick AI tech seems to be evolving these days. Wall Street is getting fed up with Amazon.

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☆ Seeking an Upper West Side Home That the Children Want to Visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Joyce Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Her two oldest children were living in New York, while her two youngest were still in college. As the pandemic raged, Ms. Snyder and her daughter shared a two-bedroom in a high-rise on Riverside Boulevard. But “the process of looking teaches you what you want,” Ms. Snyder said. “Or instead of a 10-by-12 living room, it was a 14-by-12 living-and-dining room,” with little room for a table. “It is a draw for my kids,” Ms. Snyder said.

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☆ Air quality in NYC could gradually improve Friday as U.S. chips in to fight Canada wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Emma Newburger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - JUNE 7: People wear facial masks on June 7, 2023 because of bad air quality brought in by smoke of Canadian wildfires. Authorities urge people to wear masks, all outdoor activities for school children were canceled as well as regular baseball game at Yankee stadium between Yankees and White Sox. New York City continues to have the worst air pollution in the world as of Thursday afternoon. However, smoke models do not currently indicate another large plume over the city and better air quality is expected Friday, according to Mayor Eric Adams. The Washington and Baltimore regions have also been hit with the worst air quality in years.

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☆ Wildfire Smoke Blankets Sky Across New York, Other States, Prompting Air-Quality Warnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ 'Don't go outside unless you really have to': Everything you need to know and how to stay safe during the Canada wildfires
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There were more than 400 wildfires burning in Canada on Tuesday, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, causing unhealthy smoke conditions from New York to Michigan. As of Wednesday June 7, New York City was the city with the worst air quality on Earth, according to IQAir. For New York residents, an air quality advisory was shared in multiple regions. It indicates that fine particles in the air have reached an unhealthy level, especially for sensitive groups. I wish I knew that for sure, but it all depends on what happens in Canada so people should pay attention to that."

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☆ New York is the worst city to launch your career—see which other places made the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Isabel Engel | In Isabel--Engel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

New York City is undoubtedly a popular destination for recent college graduates as they transition into the professional world. A bustling city home to exciting restaurants and a diverse array of people, NYC offers postgrads an exciting new home. Yet, the city ranks last on the list of best places to start a career in 2023, according to a recent study from WalletHub analyzing the best and worst places for young professionals to launch their careers. New York is not the only city with a saturated job market and an expensive cost of living, though. For recent college graduates and young professionals, here are the top five worst places to start a career in 2023, according to WalletHub.

Persons: Jill Gonzalez, Gonzalez Organizations: CNBC Locations: York City, York, , New York, New York

☆ Northeast flights delayed as Canada wildfire smoke cuts visibility
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Smoke from wildfires in Canada delayed flights at New York-area airports and in Philadelphia on Wednesday as haze blanketed the region and cut visibility. Smoke drifting south from wildfires in Canada covered the New York City area on Tuesday into Wednesday, tainting air quality and sending residents indoors. As of noon Wednesday, the city ranked fourth in the world for worst air quality, with an IQAir World Air Quality Index of 158, a level considered unhealthy for all residents. As of mid-afternoon, 115 flights scheduled to fly to Newark, or around 18% of the day's total, were delayed, according to FlightAware. Flights to LaGuardia were delayed an average of about 120 minutes, and flights to Newark were delayed an average of 82 minutes, according to the FAA.

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☆ The US government just declared war on crypto
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In less than 24 hours, the SEC filed lawsuits against some of the biggest players in crypto. First came Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, and its outspoken CEO and founder Changpeng Zhao. The SEC drew a line in the sand for the entire crypto ecosystem: It's our way or the highway. Too many things that make crypto special — anonymity, decentralization — are exactly the type of things financial regulators hate. Here are two experts both issuing warnings about the stock market.

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☆ FAA lifts ground stop at NYC airport but delays flights due to smoke
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Pete Muntean | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Thick smoke pouring from Canadian wildfires snarls air travel in and out of NYC
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Wildfire smoke has prompted ground stops and delays at Newark and LaGuardia airports in New York. "The FAA has taken steps to manage the flow of traffic into the New York City area due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke," FAA spokesperson told Insider. The smoke was from huge wildfires encompassing more than 420 fires across Canada, including massive blazes in northern Quebec. Weather conditions carried the smoke hundreds of miles into the U.S., blanketing cities across the northeast from New York to Maryland in a thick haze. According to the National Weather Service, visibility was reduced to 5 miles Queens and a little as 4 miles in Newark.

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☆ Jodie Comer halts matinee of Broadway's 'Prima Facie' due to difficulty breathing in NYC smoke
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

☆ For Wall Street's newest interns, it's important to keep things in perspective no matter how things end up
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Let's take a step backFor Wall Street interns, this week marks the start of their professional lives. So to the Wall Street interns who don't get a return offer in a few months, don't worry, you will too. Read more about Jefferies' Richard Handler explaining how Wall Street interns need to keep perspective. Check out all 15 pieces of advice Handler has for Wall Street interns. We asked our rising stars of Wall Street for some book recommendations.

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☆ How a 77-square-foot apartment with no bathroom for $2,350 a month sparked a bidding war: 'If you want to be on a prime block, you can't have everything'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Hana R. Alberts | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A tiny New York City studio with no bathroom and $2,350-a-month rent was quickly snapped up. "If you want to be on a prime block," a student who bid on it said, "you can't have everything." But does a 77-square-foot studio apartment in New York City — which has no kitchen, a shared bathroom in the hallway, and recently rented for $2,350 after a bidding war — count? Homes like these, however, are actually relatively common in New York City. "This apartment has allowed me to live in the center of NYC, which was a priority for me.

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CNN —The recovery of wreckage from a private plane that crashed Sunday in Virginia, killing all four people onboard, after its pilot became unresponsive is expected to begin Tuesday. The unresponsive aircraft prompted the deployment of six fighter jets as it flew near Washington, DC, officials said. Six F-16s were launched from three bases and raced to intercept the private plane, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said Monday. Investigators are now examining the private plane’s autopilot function in the Virginia crash, a source familiar with the investigation said. Correction: An earlier version of this story gave the wrong source for information about the course taken by the private plane.

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☆ When it comes to your Wall Street internship, revert to the mean
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wall Street's summer internship is officially here as investment banks open up their doors to eager college students. The 10-week internship program represents a critical juncture for aspiring Wall Streeters. Lucky for you, Insider's Emmalyse Brownstein has a foolproof guide for how to navigate your Wall Street internship, mapping out the key dos and don'ts. Read more about everything you should, and shouldn't, do during your Wall Street internship. One to watch at Goldman Sachs.

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☆ Ex-Twitter janitors are suing Elon Musk's company for over $100,000 in back pay, saying they face 'extreme hardship' after being 'left jobless on Christmas Eve'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

One of the janitors said she faced "extreme hardship" like rationing pills after losing healthcare benefits. Former janitors at Twitter's New York office say they're owed "hundreds of thousands of dollars in back wages" in a lawsuit filed Tuesday. The eleven plaintiffs earned around $25 to $30 an hour, and some had been cleaning Twitter's office since 2015. In January, Twitter staff spotted cockroaches at the New York office, and it suffered a toilet paper shortage, Insider reported. Twitter's New York office.

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☆ I tried 'skiplagging' to save $200 on flight tickets but it was a nightmare experience — and I'll never use this travel hack again
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Jesse Collier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I did the latter and tried hidden city ticketing via Skiplagged. That's when I saw an ad for Skiplagged, which championed its hidden city ticketing hack. In my case, the trip was from Los Angeles to New York City to Buffalo. Neither of those options were how I wanted to spend my first couple of days in New York City. Hidden city ticketing is positioned in the travel community as a "travel hack," but I'll tell anyone who asks that it's rarely worth the hassle.

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☆ NYC's subway is testing platform gates in a few stations to prevent people from being pushed onto tracks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Al Yoon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The New York City MTA is installing barriers to stop commuters from being pushed onto tracks. Some riders have been on edge about subway pushings since the death of a woman in January 2022. The new barriers, part of a test, will be at just three stations and cost $100 million. The city will start installing barriers on three platforms in the months ahead, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority told The New York Post. "While platform screen doors might have prevented [Go's] killing in the way that it happened, It happened on the same subway platform where there were police officers," Pearlstein told the Post.

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☆ The 10 best places to start your career—NYC, LA and DC don't make the cut
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Isabel Engel | In Isabel--Engel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

For recent college graduates and young professionals, deciding where to move to start your career can be daunting. With many factors to consider — from job market saturation to housing affordability to public transportation accessibility — selecting a postgraduate city is an important first step. That's according to WalletHub's recent report on 2023's best and worst places to start a career, which compares the relative market strength and livability of 182 U.S. cities to help young professionals, including the Class of 2023, find the best places to launch their careers. A high cost of living, long commutes or the lack of housing affordability are all things you want to avoid when you're just starting your career," Gonzalez continues. For millennials and members of Gen Z entering the workforce, here are the 10 best places to start a career in 2023.

Persons: Jill Gonzalez, Gonzalez, Gen Z Organizations: Washington D.C, CNBC Locations: New York City, Washington, Los Angeles, Cities, Atlanta, Orlando , Florida, U.S

☆ How to build a cheap DIY underground bunker to protect you from nuclear fallout, in 6 steps
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Adam Barnes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

In a pinch, this DIY fallout shelter would be better than an above-ground building, an expert said. Turns out, if a nuclear attack is imminent, you can build your own DIY fallout shelter for relatively cheap. Equipment you'll need for a DIY fallout shelterPhoto taken in 1961 of a 77-year-old man who built his own fallout shelter in his backyard. How to build a DIY fallout shelter for cheap in 6 stepsFirst, scout out a location for your fallout shelter. How this DIY fallout shelter would protect youSoil is a great shield from radioactive fallout.

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