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8 Pearls of Wisdom From Ed Koch
The late New York Mayor was never for want of words.
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Videos
Watch a Locksmith Do His Work in New York's Smallest Free-Standing Building
"I wanna see a guy with an MBA in business, give him 125 square feet. He wouldn't be able to do it."
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When a View Costs More Than Dinner
Observation decks can be good business, and The Shard in London hopes to cash in.
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55 Acronyms That Show Why We Should Be Scared for Our Coastlines
VBZD? "Vector-borne and zoonotic disease." SLCS? "Sea level change scenarios." CSO? "Combined sewer overflow."
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These 8 Cities Have America's Crummiest Winters
Celebrate this awful time of year by thinking about the cities that have it even worse.
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Imagine One of New York's Most Famous Buildings, 13 Stories Higher
Architects propose a massive expansion as a cheeky critique of the preciousness of iconic buildings.
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Why Is 'Authenticity' So Central to Urban Culture?
The more alike our cities and neighborhoods become, the harder we try to stand out.
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The Case Against One-Way Streets
One civil engineer believes trip capacity will increase if cities turn to two-way streets.
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Brooklyn's Hasidim and Playing By New York Rules
Self-organized groups of religious enforcers should not feel free to intimidate community members into silence.
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Battle Cry for the Bodega
Why the chainification of the corner store is a bigger deal than losing book stores and record stores combined.
