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Using Data Streams to Catch Criminals
A new NYPD system allows police to quickly collect data from cameras, crime reports, and 911 calls. What's the impact on our privacy?
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The Lost Arpeggios of Rush Hour
The best idea we've ever heard for swiping into the subway has sadly fallen on deaf ears. Any takers?
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Why America's Religious Jews May Not Be Able to Move Back Downtown
Constructing the necessary "religious infrastructure" takes much more effort in existing dense neighborhoods.
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The Divided Global City
Global class conflict is still playing out on a local scale.
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The U.S. Cities Where Young Adults Are Most (and Least) Likely To Live at Home
Metro areas with low rates of marriage, high unemployment, and low educational attainment have the largest share of 'boomerang' kids.
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Urban Wonk
Why Cyclists Run Red Lights
Mostly to turn or because the signal doesn't recognize them, according to the latest research.
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Decline of the Day: Stop and Frisk Down 34 Percent in New York
With legal challenges mounting, the NYPD conducted 70,000 fewer stops last quarter.
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The Geography of James Bond
Who's been to more cities, you or 007?
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The Emotional Impact of New Skyscrapers
When you love a city, every change in its skyline is a sign of how it has aged with you.
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Confirmed Stereotype of the Day: Brazilians Love to Dance
The World Cities Culture Report came out today, and most of what you thought is true.
