New York City

To qualify a Tesla will need a Dupont M6284 yellow paint job, proper signage, interior security cameras, and a fare meter. Once outfitted the vehicle can run for seven years under an unrestricted medallion issued by the TLC.  In a study of NYC taxicabs, each averages 192 miles per day.

Anyone in New York City with the Uber app can now request a helicopter ride between Manhattan and JFK Airport. Costing around $200, the flight takes eight minutes, with Uber cars completing the trip at both ends. Uber sees the service as a stepping stone to its proposed Uber Air service using small, electric aircraft.

Verizon has announced that it's bringing its 5G service to parts of New York City. With the addition of New York, the company will have 5G available in 11 cities around the country, including Atlanta, Detroit, Indianapolis, and more. The company is expected to launch 5G in 30 cities by the end of 2019.

New York City’s MTA is so fed up with disrupting subway services to retrieve dropped AirPods from the tracks that it's considering creating a public service announcement imploring AirPod owners to be more careful. A report this week suggested the problem has been particularly bad this past summer.

Uber is taking its service into the skies over New York City with the launch next month of Uber Copter. The service offers eight-minute rides between Lower Manhattan and JFK Airport, saving you time but costing you more. Uber cars will be waiting at either end to help you complete your journey.

In New York City? The MTA is bringing tap and pay systems to public transit, so you'll be able to use contactless payment options. The new system is called OMNY, and it will eventually replace the MetroCard. You can use Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other digital wallets. Here's what you need to know.

If you use Uber or Lyft in New York City, you might have noticed your fares are now higher than before for the same trip. It's the result of a number of new rules that went into effect on February 1, one of which means better pay for the city's 70,000 ridesharing drivers.

For the first time, New York City police will use drones to keep an eye on Times Square for the NYE party, which is expected to attract as many as two million attendees. The drones will be used in addition to traditional anti-terrorism tools like police airplanes and helicopters.

Google is following in Amazon's footsteps with its own plans to significantly expand its presence in New York City. The company announced on Monday, December 17 that it's investing $1 billion on three sites in Manhattan for more than 7,000 workers. The first buildings will be open for business by 2020.

Lyft will more than triple the size of Citi Bike, NY City's bikesharing service. A $100 million investment will see the service grow from 12,000 bikes to 40,000 over the next five years. The news comes as Lyft confirmed its acquisition of Motivate, North America's largest bikesharing operator, which runs Citi Bike.

Blue Apron subscribers already get their meals delivered to their door, but now the company is offering a new twist. It will send out a meal box that serves two to four people through GrubHub. The service, available just to residents of New York City for now, will cost between $19 and $38 plus delivery.

Adding to its physical book stores and Amazon Go grocery outlets, the online shopping giant is opening a new retail store in New York City that only sells items that have been rated four stars and higher on its site. Amazon 4-star, as it's called, will offer products from across its range, with better prices for Prime members.

Phone scammers purporting to be from a Chinese consulate office are tricking people across the U.S. into handing over large sums of money. Since December of last year, 21 members of the Chinese community in New York City alone have lost a total of $2.5 million, according to the New York Police Department.

UPS announced a partnership with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority to convert vehicles from diesel to electric.

New York is close to ditching the subway's MetroCard for a tap-to-pay system that'll let riders use Apple Pay and others at the turnstile.

GM will soon test its self-driving cars on the relentlessly busy streets of Manhattan in a move certain to boost the company's technology.

Cadillac Fly and Drive offers a limited number of traffic-dodging helicopter flights between New York City and the Hamptons.

In an effort to improve its suffering image, Uber sent out an email to its users based in New York City, only not all of us got the apology.

Maven, the General Motors mobility brand, is launching a large-scale car-sharing service in New York City.

The International Culinary Institute uses cutting-edge technology to cook delicious entrées. We tried a few of them.

David Bowie's NYC apartment is up for grabs for $6.5 million. The late rock star and his supermodel wife, Iman, lived there for a decade.