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Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.
May 1, 2025
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced a ban of alcohol advertising on city property. The ban takes effect immediately.
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NYC Bans Alcohol Ads on City Property
Officials cited studies showing that exposure to alcohol ads can lead people to drink more.
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'Wild' Salmon From Farm
The New York Attorney General found that farmed salmon was frequently sold as wild, and red snapper or lemon sole were actually different varieties.
December 17, 2018
The original torch of the Statue of Liberty, and a replica of her face, rest on a hydraulically stabilized transporter, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 in New York. The torch, which was removed in 1984 and replaced by a replica, was being moved into what will become its permanent home at a new museum on Liberty Island. New York's One World Trade Center is visible, background center.
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Lady Liberty's Original Torch
Joining the torch's two pieces was a full-scale copper replica of the statue's face.
November 16, 2018
The Google office building on Ninth Avenue in New York's Chelsea neighborhood. Google has been quietly expanding its footprint in the city and is reportedly close to reaching a $2.4 billion deal to add the landmark Chelsea Market building in the Meatpacking District to its already substantial New York campus. It's the latest example of a big-name tech firm expanding in New York City, which has, for years, been trying to stake a claim as Silicon Valley East.
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Google Expansion Will Turn NYC Into Tech Hub
Google is close to a $2.4 billion deal to add a Meatpacking District building to its substantial NY campus.
March 5, 2018
This Aug. 16, 2017, photo shows the main buildings of Cornell Tech - the main academic building called the Bloomberg Center, left, a 26-story residence hall, center, and a programs building called the Bridge, right, on Roosevelt Island in New York. The new graduate school that backers hope will cement New York's status as a center of high-tech innovation officially opens Wednesday, Sept. 13. The school called Cornell Tech is the product of a competition former Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in 2011.
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Top-Tier Tech School Opens
New York tries to make itself a legitimate rival to Silicon Valley.
September 13, 2017
In this undated artist's rendering provided by AESuperlab, a birds-eye view of the proposed Halo thrill ride for the top of New York's Penn Station is shown. A development team has proposed a novel plan to build a 1,200-foot thrill ride on top of Penn Station and pay for renovations by charging $35 a ticket.
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1,200-Foot Ride at Train Station
The plan includes a transparent tower called the Halo with 11 gondolas offering free-fall rides of varying speeds.
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In this July 16, 2015 file photo, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, is under construction in New York. The hub is scheduled to open in early March, 2016, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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World Trade Center Transit Hub a $4B 'Symbol of Excess'
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