The new #AstorPlace coming so soon. Oh yeah, there's also a #BluestoneLane set to open next week there too... pic.twitter.com/4vCo4mSf33
— Bluestone Lane (@BluestoneLane) March 24, 2016
Bluestone Lane offers a refined product proposition dedicated to producing the highest quality coffee and complimentary foods, delivered in an engaging way. We are focused on creating environments where customers are immersed in the experience and leave feeling like a local.
Bluestone Lane Coffee is influenced from the renowned coffee culture hub of Melbourne, Australia, where premium coffee is a way of life.
It is SO loud — with windows closed — that it keeps me up all night.
An email that I tried to send to the building company bounced back.
So infuriating!
Happy #NationalPuppyDay to NYC's tech-savvy dogs! 🐾 A perfect day to walk to a Link, but please, #dontpeeonthewifi pic.twitter.com/JJnlNsBFR1
— LinkNYC (@LinkNYC) March 23, 2016
LinkNYC ... will eventually become a network of as many as 7,500 to 10,000 public kiosks offering fast and free Wi-Fi throughout all five boroughs. The sheer volume of information gathered by this powerful network will create a massive database of information that will present attractive opportunities for hackers and for law enforcement surveillance, and will carry an undue risk of abuse, misuse and unauthorized access.
“Internet access is not a choice, it’s a modern-life necessity,” said Mariko Hirose, senior staff attorney at the NYCLU. “The city’s public Wi-Fi network should set the bar for privacy and security to help ensure that New Yorkers do not have to sacrifice their rights and freedoms to sign online.”
In order to register for LinkNYC, users must submit their e-mail addresses and agree to allow CityBridge to collect information about what websites they visit on their devices, where and how long they linger on certain information on a webpage, and what links they click on. CityBridge’s privacy policy only offers to make “reasonable efforts” to clear out this massive amount of personally identifiable user information, and even then, only if there have been 12 months of user inactivity. New Yorkers who use LinkNYC regularly will have their personally identifiable information stored for a lifetime and beyond.
Jen Hensley, general manager of LinkNYC, told The Huffington Post that the company would never sell a user’s private information and that law enforcement doesn’t have unfettered access to the data.
“CityBridge would require a subpoena or similar lawful request before sharing any data with the NYPD or law enforcement, and we will make every effort to communicate government requests to impacted users,” Hensley said.
And Natalie Grybauskas, a spokeswoman for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, told HuffPost there are privacy protections in place on the public Wi-Fi system.
“New York City and CityBridge have created customer-first privacy protections to ensure our users’ personal information stays that way — personal,” Grybauskas said.
7:00 Doors open
8:00 - 8:30 Killer Instinct
8:30 - 9:00 The N.Y.H.C. Chronicles Film (Excerpt screening)
9:00 - 9:30 Ultra Violence
9:45 - 10:15 Urban Waste
10:30 - 11:00 Antidote
11:15 - 12:15 The Undead
All Night D.J. Jimmy G.
"NYC is now one step closer to being a city where EVERYONE can work and live." - @BilldeBlasio #affordablenyc pic.twitter.com/LN6kgDzTTE
— NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) March 22, 2016
Here are details from the the Daily Blotter today at the Post:The 21-year-old victim was on Third Avenue near East 12th Street at 2 a.m. on March 6 when one suspect approached and barked “NYPD,” then the other told the man to empty his pockets. The victim handed over his cellphone and wallet.
