Ooh: Silicon Alley Insider brings word that Verizon just got approval from the NY State Public Service Commission to bring FIOS to NYC. Apparently FIOS TV will launch TV service in the "coming weeks," as "it's already been taking orders in launch neighborhoods." When it was first announced the cable TV-phone-Internet option was coming to town in April, the city said, "This is a historic agreement that when approved for the first time will bring......

April 30th marks the date when cable viewers in Queens and Brooklyn can see NY1 in glorious high definition joining those in Staten Island who got it first. Fans of Pat Kiernan who live in Manhattan (along with New Jersey and the Hudson Valley) will have to wait a bit longer, with Time Warner promising to roll it out for them by the end of the year. Since cable TV is not like broadcast TV,......

Wouldn't it be funny, Mayor Bloomberg and his girlfriend Diana Taylor, and Ice-T and wife Coco, enjoying a meal out? Alas, it's just a fantasy inspired by the Mayor's and the rapper-actor's appearance announcing that VH1 Save the Music and Time Warner Cable had donated $1 million of musical instruments to NYC public schools. Studies have shown that music education can positively impact children's lives, which raised some questions about the Mayor's musical abilities:Reporter: Did......

Today, the NY Post cover-stories the "sorry slide" of Rachel Bruno, the granddaughter of State Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno. Last week, she had been reported missing, only to turn up in Times Square with a man whose had tangled with the law over getting information about prostitution busts. While the Bruno family is keeping quiet, the Post talks to Rachel's boyfriend, Kyle Seitz. The two had been living together for about a month, until......

Internet service provider giving you some trouble (*cough* *cough* Time Warner Cable Sucks *cough* *cough*)? Looking to sniff out some free internet in the meantime? Symantec to the rescue... Sort of. As part of an internet security study the company sent a bunch of shmoes around the city with maps, laptops, wifi cards, antennas, and NetStumbler. The result is a breakdown by neighborhood of the percentage of wireless networks that are password protected. So......

Last night we had a discovery...Channel 1017 (if you use Time Warner Cable) is KARAOKE ON DEMAND! With songs ranging from "Baby Got Back" to "Afternoon Delight" we were really, possibly unneccessarily, excited to find this. Karaoke bars are expensive, and with this we can set up our own karaoke room. BYOB, nice clean couches to sit on, and no fee whatsoever. The only setback is the lack of microphones. We guess hairbrushes could work,......

With no resolution to the Time Warner/Cablevision dispute over programming fees, the Mets season opener will not be aired locally for those with Time Warner Cable. For those at work, that's okay since you can't watch TV anyway, so it's time to get ancient and break out those radios. Of course, there's that whole "Internets" thingy too. And just because it says the game is on ESPN, it won't be due to local blackout. Radio......

Some clutch jumpers by Kurt Thomas and a banked in three pointer at the buzzer by Jamal Crawford helped the Knicks beat the Houston Rockets and former coach Jeff Van Gundy 93-92 last night in Texas. Crawford finished the night with 19 points and Thomas added an impressive 23 points and 14 rebounds. They both carried the Knicks to their first road win of the season, while Houston has lost four out of their last......