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Port Authority says nearby construction caused Oculus leak
Port Authority officials and developers are trying to slip ’n’ slide away from blame for water leaks inside Ground Zero’s $4 billion transit hub, as legislators called for an investigation...
Hillary's election loss excuse means one thing: She's running in 2020
Even in politics, the rich get richer. Take President Trump. Fresh off a big victory with the House passage of an ObamaCare repeal, Trump is also getting lucky again in...
It's raining inside the new $4B WTC Oculus hub
Billions of dollars of steel, glass and metal were no match for Mother Nature on Friday afternoon, when rain poured through the roof at the Oculus train station like a...
Facebook's virtual reality unit shutters its film studio
Facebook's virtual reality content production unit, Oculus' Story Studio, is closing its doors to shift focus to supporting external content makers, two years after the in-house studio launched. Oculus, which...
Two hurt in escalator mishap at WTC Oculus hub
Two men were hurt when an escalator malfunctioned at the World Trade Center station's Oculus hub Thursday, officials said. The incident happened around 7:20 a.m. when part of the escalator...
Couple wins wild scavenger hunt and $25K diamond ring
A little weekend “rock” climbing landed the lucky New York couple at left a dazzling $25,000 diamond engagement ring Saturday. John Armenio, 31, of Westbury, LI, and Alanna Pithis, 29,...
Woman falls to her death from Oculus escalator
An adventure-loving substitute teacher from New Jersey fell to her death in the World Trade Center’s Oculus transit hub — toppling off a high escalator while reaching for a hat...
Oculus is more than a shopping hub -- it's a proposal spot
America’s romance with malls is very much alive — at least at the Westfield World Trade Center. New Yorkers may not be shopping at the $4 billion transit hub —...
Facebook brings in top exec to lead virtual reality business
Facebook has tapped top tech exec Hugo Barra to lead its virtual reality-business, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said. Barra — who made the gossip pages in 2014 when Vanity Fair...
Tech genius busted in underage sex sting
A California tech genius affiliated with Facebook was busted in a sex sting involving an undercover detective posing as a 15-year-old girl, according to published reports. Dov Katz, a top...
It's not beginning to look a lot like Christmas in boring Oculus
It’s a blandly white Christmas at the Oculus, where World Trade Center mall management has kept the soaring but spare public space’s halls decidedly undecked. “At least 10 times a...
Woman gives birth at World Trade Center's Oculus hub
A New Jersey woman turned the World Trade Center’s Oculus into a delivery room Wednesday night — giving birth to the first baby born in the new transportation hub. Marian...
New stations are fancier, but not better
Fifty-three years ago, investors started tearing down the old Penn Station to build Madison Square Garden. New York has felt guilty about it ever since. But it’s taking its atonement...
Visitors love shopping at Oculus transportation hub
Maybe it’s worth the $4.4 billion price tag after all. The World Trade Center shopping mall at the Oculus officially opened Tuesday, and though it was swarming with tourists, New...
WTC's shops and restaurants looking to hire 10,000 workers
The World Trade Center’s big retail opening is bringing a boost in hiring. Some 10,000 jobs are being added to the WTC’s Oculus retail space and Fulton subway hub as...
Oculus Rift is going to destroy families and relationships
Oculus Rift turned out to be an unintentionally ideal name for a gadget dedicated to carving ruptures between people. They also could have called it the “Digital Chasm” or the...
Virtual reality will completely transform children into zombies
“Four years old is a little young to see this whole movie,” Ben Affleck told the Associated Press a few weeks ago. When asked whether he would take his son...
Makers of virtual reality gear can't meet demand
The virtual-reality business won’t grow as quickly as expected this year — and it has no one to blame but itself, according to a research report out Wednesday. Manufacturers of...
Oculus ushers in a Golden Age of masturbation
Your fantasy life is about to get much richer, thanks to the wonders of virtual reality. The Oculus Rift virtual reality equipment began shipping Monday for those who preordered or...
Virtual reality porn is here
As Oculus VR finally ships its virtual-reality headsets to the public, it’s heralding the potential of video games and movies — but it’s also quietly giving a wink to porn...