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Charts
Smart, Practical Tips for Building a More Comfortable Subway Car
A new report zooms in on how people actually want to use the subway, giving rise to a hypothetical train design for the future.
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How Diverse Schools Could Help Fight the Worst Effects of Gentrification
Done right, they might enable "meaningful social interaction" between a neighborhood's new arrivals and its existing residents.
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Major U.S. Cities Remain on High Alert Following Boston Marathon Attacks
New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. have stepped up police presence on transit, at tourist attractions, and near hotels.
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Photos
Can You Tell the Difference Between These Pictures of New York and Mumbai?
One photographer's quest to capture the similarities between the two cities.
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Maps
Yo, I'm Trying to Sleep Here! New York's Wonderful Map of Noise
This visualization breaks down Manhattan's noise problem at the micro-level of ice cream trucks, loud TVs, "banging/pounding" and more.
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DIY Urbanism of the Day: How Many Drivers in Your Nabe Aren't Signaling?
And are they better or worse than the national average?
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The Sorry State of the New York-New Jersey Public Transit Connection
The two states desperately need a new link — but with every new plan comes a new problem.
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'Sandy' Is Retired as a Name for Hurricanes
The super storm was so damaging and deadly that the world's meteorologists will not repeat its name.
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In Praise of Taxi Drivers, In Spite of all the Harrowing, Horrible Trips I've Taken
It is a very strange, urban thing to get in a car with a stranger.
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NYC Owes Occupy Wall Street $365,000
For the destructive raid on Zucotti Park.
