Month: August 2014

Not all public and private transportation services are created equal, and when it comes to getting to the airport on time, travelers to LaGuardia Airport in Queens may want to think carefully about how they get there to catch a flight. One New York City business group, the Global Gateway Alliance, compared transportation methods between the firm's executive director, Stephen Sigmund, and six summer interns. Sigmund rode a CitiBike, a three-speed bicycle that can be rented for a small fee. The other interns took various forms of public transportation to travel from midtown Manhattan to LaGuardia in Queens. The findings? The bike was actually faster than some other means of transportation, coming in directly in the middle. The winner of the race was an intern named Fiona, who took a yell...

Laura Whitney and her husband, Michael Korte, thought they were being good citizens when they chose to conserve water during drought season in Southern California. Rather than watering their lawn daily, they cut down to twice a week in order to not waste water. Instead of being congratulated, though, the couple received a threat from the city of Glendora. If their lawn isn't greener in 60 days, they will receive a $500 fine. Whitney and Korte received the city's notice on the same day that the state approved mandatory outdoor watering restrictions, and their situation represents that of many Californians, who find themselves between a rock and a hard place, or in this case, a green lawn. "Despite the water conservation efforts, we wish to remind you that limited watering is still ...