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Apple hoping to open Brooklyn store in Atlantic Yards development

by David Quilty (Jan 11th, 2011)

Sure, Apple's Fifth Avenue retail store may be New York City's fifth most-photographed location, but Brooklynites need their Apple fix, too -- and it seems that Apple wants to be sure to take care of them. While not confirmed yet as of this writing, The New York Observer reports that Apple is ...

AT&T says New York City service is improved

by TJ Luoma (Jun 30th, 2010)

While AT&T's service has been notoriously bad even before the iPhone launch, iPhone users in New York City have suffered some of the worst of it, with one Apple Genius reportedly saying that 30% dropped call rate was average. (I think he misspelled "atrocious.") The good news is that AT&T ...

Fifth Ave Apple Store is NYC's fifth most-photographed location

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 23rd, 2010)

Philip DeWitt at Apple 2.0 is reporting that Apple's Fifth Avenue retail store is now New York City's fifth most-photographed location. The ranking is according to a year-old analysis of 35 million Flickr images by Cornell University students on a university supercomputer. So which four landmarks ...

Breaking: AT&T website stops selling iPhones in New York City?

by Michael Grothaus (Dec 27th, 2009)

What kind of Christmas present is this? The Consumerist is reporting that AT&T has stopped selling the iPhone in the New York metropolitan area, at least via the company's website, due to high data congestion (or possibly due to online fraud). Update: While Consumerist's post still cites ...

5 Apps for NYC tourists

by David Winograd (Aug 4th, 2009)

I was in NYC for a week and feeling a bit bored, so I took a look at a passel (anyone still use that word?) of NYC tourist traps apps, that I picked up last week for the heck of it. NYC Subway 24-Hour KICKMap - $1.99. Rating: Horrible. This is a generic subway map that's "24 hours" because ...

New York's flagship Apple Store doing great business

by Dave Caolo (Jun 3rd, 2009)

New York City's flagship Apple Store, located on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, is doing tremendous business. According to The New York Post, that store raked in $440 million in one year. Of course, the location doesn't hurt. It's right by Central Park and the huge, glass cube is a real tourist draw. The ...

Two more Apple Stores confirmed for New York City

by Dave Caolo (Apr 18th, 2008)

Cheer up, New Yorkers! Sure, the Red Sox beat your Yankees last night and you're now in 3rd place in the AL East, but there's good news, too! ifoAppleStore is reporting that two new Apple Stores have been confirmed for The Big Apple. First, the borough of Brooklyn will host a store, either in the ...

Apple Store panoramic

by Scott McNulty (May 22nd, 2006)

This will probably be my last post about Apple's new Fifth Avenue store, but I'm not making any promises. The Cult of Mac points us to this very cool Quicktime panormic image of the store on opening night. It is very cool. ...

Line to get into the new Apple store .45 miles long

by Scott McNulty (May 21st, 2006)

That's right, at the height of the opening madness this blogger, using only Gmaps Pedometer, estimated the line to be .45 miles long. Waiting in a line that long for the privilege of getting into a store, and perhaps getting a free t-shirt? I suppose there are worse things to do with an afternoon ...

Time lapse photos of NYC Apple Store opening

by Scott McNulty (May 19th, 2006)

Apple has just updated the Fifth Avenue store's page to show a series of time lapse photographs for each hour of its first 24 hours of being open. Apple really is going all out for this store opening, though when you spend millions of dollars on a glass cube, you want to get your money's worth. ...

Steve Jobs at the new NYC Apple Store

by Scott McNulty (May 19th, 2006)

Ben Shapiro, an eagle eyed TUAW reader, spotted His Steveness at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store set to open today at 6pm. Pictured above we can see the real reason Steve wanted a gigantic glass cube, so he could stare lovingly at his own reflection. Check out all of Ben's Steve pics in his Flickr ...

Apple Store 5th Ave: Your reports

by Dave Caolo (May 19th, 2006)

Hooray, it's opening day! You cannot deny the lure of the cube, New Yorkers. Resistance is futile. While Apple Store Fifth Avenue in New York City doesn't officially open its doors until 6:00 PM, we'll be taking your reports all day. Use the comments of this post to share your experiences: When ...

Flickr Find: More Fifth Avenue Apple Store pictures

by Scott McNulty (May 18th, 2006)

I'll admit it, I am obsessed with the cube outside of the new Apple Store in New York. Neil Epstein (who was taking pictures for Gothamist) has posted a whole set of pictures from today's Apple Store event (press only, thank you very much). This store looks very cool, and that Genius Bar? Immense. ...

5th Avenue Apple store to be open 365 days a year?

by Scott McNulty (May 16th, 2006)

The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue has been rumored to be open 24 hours a day. ifoAppleStore now reports that not only will Apple's new flagship store be open 24 hours a day, but also 365 days a year (366 on leap year). If this is true I imagine that some Mac geeks will be ringing in the New Year at ...

Manhattan Apple Store to open May 19

by Dave Caolo (May 11th, 2006)

You now it's going to be a big deal when Apple creates a webpage dedicated to counting down the minutes until a single retail location opens. Apple Store Fifth Avenue in NYC (yes, the one with the huge cube) will open on Friday, May 19. This store is located at 767 Fifth Avenue at 59th Street. Get ...