The city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission voted last month to increase base fares from $2.50 to $3 starting this week. An overnight surcharge will go up by $1 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and there will be a $2.50 surcharge during weekday rush hour from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. JFK to Manhattan will be $70 flat fare. 

The NYC Mayor launched a major new visioning process to reimagine 5th Ave (from Bryant Park at 42nd St to Central Park at 59th St) as a safer, less congested, pedestrian-centered boulevard that also prioritizes cyclists, mass transit & the public realm.

New York City’s business districts would get a makeover under a blueprint, with recommendations to convert office space to residential areas, make outdoor dining permanent, and improve transit. The report from the “New” New York Panel seven months ago as an effort to reengage a business community still reeling from the pandemic as their employees work from home or flee to other lower-tax locales.

The NYPD has released two calendars for next year. The calendars are $20 each. Proceeds go to the New York City Police Foundation, which funds programs like education.

MSC Cruises, an European cruise line, is working a deal with NYC to operate at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal next year This is expected to bring over $100 million and 200,000 tourists to the city. The company plans to hire 10,000 people from the city alone when expansion starts.