New York City plans to expand its currently limited EV charging infrastructure with new curbside chargers that will be introduced in October. Well, thatdoesmake sense, given that NYC’s five boroughs are so overcrowded that drivers mostly park their cars at the curb. The city’s Department of Transport (DOT) believes that by enabling EV drivers to charge their cars when they – I’m sure not without effort – find a curbside parking spot, it can further encourage the adoption of electric vehicles....

It’s no secret that New York City’s tech scene is on fire. In March,we wrote aboutone of the newest startup incubators to launch in New York City, the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), a NYC-born early-stage investment firm that aims to build the next-generation of leading technology, media and Internet companies. Today, the ER Accelerator announced the 10 startups that will participate in its inaugural summer 2011 program, set to kick-off in New York at its Times Square offices on June 6th....

A terrifying robot dog that’s been prowling New York’s streets over the past few months is being sent back to the pound. The NYPD had been leasing the quadruped from Boston Dynamics since last year, but canceled the contract last week after a public backlash. “This is a casualty of politics, bad information, and cheap sound bytes,” John Miller, the department’s deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism,told The New York Times....

The New York times has added in-app subscription options to its iPad app, just one day after the deadline for apps to comply with Apple’s new subscription rules, reportsMacStories. The rules, although modified from their original form, still specify that Apple will receive 30% of the revenue from any new subscriptions signed up for from within the app. Initially, the newsubscription ruleswere much more strict, but amodification of the rulesremoved the requirement for existingpublishing servicesto offer in-app subscriptions at all....

Tim Williams, a British adviser, has recommended New Zealand to offer subsidized broadband access to people aged 65 above as part of a series of measures to ensure the country makes the most of its broadband network, with hopes of keeping as many oldies as possible in the workforce. Senior Citizen’s Minister John Carter launched a report that suggested ways to enable older people to remain active in the workforce. It is said in the report that in 40 years, an estimated one in four people will be aged over 65, compared with one in eight today....