Ilya Marritz appears in the following:
Stranger Than Fiction: Quinn Memoir Fails To Sell
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Christine Quinn's new memoir With Patience and Fortitude sold only about 100 hardback copies in its first week, according to Nielsen BookScan. Quinn is City Council Speaker, and she's running for Mayor. So the book's poor performance is a bit of a head-scratcher for the publishing and political worlds.
Schneiderman’s Coalition Pressures Smartphone Makers
Thursday, June 13, 2013
A coalition of prosecutors is sending a warning to smartphone makers: thefts of phones are getting out of hand, and it's time for manufacturers to start working with law enforcement.
Cell Phone Makers Meet with New York AG
Thursday, June 13, 2013
On Thursday, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman met with representatives of Apple, Samsung, Google and Microsoft to discuss the rise in thefts of smartphones.
Real Estate Deal Could Accelerate Change on the Bowery
Monday, June 10, 2013
A Lower Manhattan street that's long been synonymous with hard living continues to gentrify.
NYC Tech Reacts to Government Surveillance
Friday, June 07, 2013
The news this week that the U.S. government obtained personal data from several major American communications and technology companies has unleashed fresh debates over privacy and national security. It's also raising uncomfortable questions for the city’s many tech start-ups.
Verizon Call Logs Controversy: No Such Thing As Too Much Information
Thursday, June 06, 2013
The news that Verizon is providing the government with data about its customers on a daily basis has reignited the debate between balancing individual privacy and national security.
Airbnb Appeals Judgment Against NYC Host
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
For the first time, room-sharing service Airbnb will represent a user in court.
Scientist Slams Con Ed Storm Plan
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Con Edison has submitted plans to state regulators to spend $1 billion reinforcing electrical infrastructure. But a noted scientist who studies the effects of climate change on infrastructure says the utility's proposals would leave New York exposed to future storms.
Airbnb Legal Questions
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Ilya Marritz , WNYC reporter, discusses a recent case where an Airbnb host had to pay a $2400 fine for renting his apartment through Airbnb.
Airbnb Suffers Setback In NYC Court Decision
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A New York City judge has issued a rebuke to Airbnb, the popular short-term home rental site.
7 Things New Yorkers Need to Know About the Tumblr Deal
Monday, May 20, 2013
Airbnb Case Inches Forward
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Remember Nigel Warren? He’s the East Village man who racked up a pile of violation notices after renting out his apartment on Airbnb for three nights, while he was out of town. The fines could cost him thousands of dollars. WNYC reported his story in February.
Four Minutes with…Jack Dorsey
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
When he was 14, Jack Dorsey, a co-founder of Twitter, worked as a barista at his mother’s café in St. Louis.
Waiting for the Phone to Ring, 6 Months After the Storm
Sunday, May 05, 2013
More than six months after Sandy, some New Yorkers are still waiting for their land line and internet service to come back.
Bangladesh Building Collapse Raises Questions About Fashion Supply Chain
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Dozens of laborers killed in the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh last week were laid to rest Wednesday in a mass funeral.
11B Gallons of Sewage Dumped Into Waterways After Sandy: Report
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
A study from the group Climate Central says northeast waterways were swimming in sewage following Sandy — much of it untreated.
