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Photos
Prepare Your Animal Sacrifices: 'Manhattanhenge' Blazes in NYC Tonight
The setting sun is about to click exactly into the city's grid, creating a godlike spectacle of flame and shadow tonight and tomorrow.
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Videos
Journey Through the Intestines of an Airline Baggage System
Ever wonder what an airline stowaway sees when peaking out from within his Samsonite sanctuary?
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Democracy in America
This Week in Bans: Beijing's Public Toilets to Become Fly-Free
Also, L.A. outlaws plastic bags; Lady Gaga ponders violent threats in Jakarta; and much more.
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Postcard
New York as Flyover Country
U.S. Navy Blue Angels soar above the World Trade Center as part of Fleet Week.
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What Will New York City's Bike Share Program Mean for Rider Safety?
Bike lanes could keep accident rates low, even without helmets.
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Charts
The Stingy Cities That Kick In the Least To Social Security
We're looking at you, Manhattan.
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Urban Wonk
Why Aren't Cities Littered With Dead Pigeons?
A wildlife expert and Smithsonian scientist help solve one of life's enduring urban mysteries.
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A Chair as Adaptive Reuse
A Brooklyn-based woodshop has made a lounger out of a New York City water tower's reclaimed timber.
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A New Yorker's (Sadly Lopsided) Scorecard of Tokyo Transportation
Some notes on six weeks of travel in and around Japan's great city.
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Urban Wonk
Just How Bad Is Noise Pollution for Our Health?
At best, noise is distracting. But the distraction can have significant consequences.
