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The Heart of a New York Park Is for Sale in Stadium Deal
A plan to build a soccer stadium raises this question: If you have enough money, you really can buy anything in New York?
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A Quest to Save New York City's Disappearing Diners
Preservationist Michael Perlman, who calls diners "cornerstones of Americana," has a unique niche.
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One Climate Change Era Growth Industry: Giant Sewer Balloons
In a race to meet EPA guidelines, U.S. cities have installed dozens of these devices over the past decade.
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Postcard
It's the End of the Road for This Waterlogged Roller Coaster
Seven months after Superstorm Sandy, work crews are dismantling New Jersey's Jet Star.
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A Mirror That Guarantees You'll Never Forget Superstorm Sandy
It makes it look like you're chin-deep in water.
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Photos
When the Original World Trade Center Was New
Forty years ago, the EPA's Documerica project captured the first weeks of life in Lower Manhattan after the Twin Towers debuted.
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Cyclists Aren't 'Special,' and They Shouldn't Play by Their Own Rules
The days of the outlaw bicyclist are over.
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The Big Fix
The Murky Ethics and Uncertain Longevity of Privately Financed Public Parks
As the new generation of state-of-the-art parks begins to age, will we live to regret creative financing models?
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Is China Not Urbanizing Fast Enough?: The Best #Cityreads of the Week
Our weekly roundup of the most intriguing articles about cities and urbanism we' ve come across in the past seven days.
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Swarm Watch
17-Year Brood II Cicadas Emergence Update: They're Nearly Heeeere!
The sex-crazed insects have been busy in the past few weeks, with early sightings in the lands surrounding New York and Washington, D.C.
