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Verizon

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Financial District

May 08, 2013

Verizon Putting Half Its FiDi Headquarters on the Market

Verizon is planning on moving 1,100 workers to a location in Downtown Brooklyn.

Gowanus

January 10, 2013

Luxury Residential Developer Buys Gowanus Warehouse for $14 Million

Property Markets Group bought the Nevins Street building in December and plans to rent it out.

New York City

December 05, 2012

Downed Cell Towers Suspected of Disrupting Verizon's Cellphone Service

Verizon customers took to Twitter to fume about service disruptions caused by downed cell towers.

New York City

October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy Leaves New Yorkers Without Phone and Internet Service

Verizon, Time Warner Cable and others reported outages.

New York City

September 21, 2012

NYPD Offering Smartphone Registration for iPhone 5 Launch

Free smartphone registration is available at Apple and service provider stores across the city.

Crown Heights

June 04, 2012

Domestic Violence Survivors Overcome Past Violence to Succeed in Business

Brooklyn women start their own businesses with a special grant for survivors of domestic violence. 

Upper West Side & Morningside Heights

April 19, 2012

Verizon Phone Outage Has UWS Customers Dialing M for Mad

Hundreds of Upper West Side Verizon customers say their phone lines have been dead since April 12.

Midtown

December 05, 2011

Payphone of the Future Could Come to a Corner Near You

Residents envision a payphone of the future with touch screens, power outlets or voice activation.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 06, 2011

Verizon Outages Hurt Little Italy Businesses

Outages on Grand Street in Little Italy have cost local merchants thousands of dollars in lost revenue.

Downtown

August 07, 2011

Verizon Workers Strike at Lower Manhattan Headquarters

Some 45,000 Verizon workers on the East Coast, including dozens in Lower Manhattan, walked the picket lines Sunday after striking at midnight.

Manhattan

May 13, 2011

City Soliciting Donations to Fund Summer Jobs Program

The city has teamed up with big-name companies to help give kids summer jobs.

Manhattan

May 10, 2011

City Unveils National Emergency Text Message System

The free service will provide potentially life-saving information in the case of a serious threat, say officials.

Manhattan

February 10, 2011

Manhattan Residents Line Up to Get Hands on Verizon iPhones

Manhattan techies waited on long lines in frigid weather to grab their first Verizon-powered iPhones Thursday.

Manhattan

February 10, 2011

On Eve of Verizon's iPhone Launch, AT&T Reaches Out to Upper Manhattan

AT&T announced it will do more outreach in Upper Manhattan on the eve of Verizon offering the iPhone.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 20, 2011

East Village Wall Has Become Taggers' Paradise

A half-block wall on E. 13th St. has weathered graffiti for years and could benefit from a mural, police say.