NYC Cabs, University Startup & Real Estate

Millions of Cab Rides Over One Year Paint a Portrait of New York City

Each year, millions of New York City Yellow Cabs are hailed and jumped into.

The glorious massiveness of this data means that when visualized in aggregate there is an emergent quality to cab rides that paints with a brush loaded with more than just transportation information.

Why universities became big-time real estate developers.

The city planning, one that represents the new strategy that urban research universities are now pursuing—expanding into commercial real estate for revenue, status, and influence.

These schools graduate the most funded startup CEOs

There is no degree required to be a CEO of a venture-backed company. But it likely helps to graduate from Harvard, Stanford or one of about a dozen other prominent universities that churn out a high number of top startup executives.

Inside the Land Grab to Establish the Next Hot Spot for Startups

As startup incubators and technology-based businesses abound, cities nationwide — and across the border — are divvying up the map and claiming their geographies as specialized sites for innovation.

Wall Street Is Moving, and It’s Reshaping New York

More than three centuries after Dutch settlers built the financial center’s namesake barrier, Wall Street is more of a concept than a place. It’s been years since most big-name financial firms were housed in Manhattan’s Financial District.

Now, many are on the move again, this time to Hudson Yards.