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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.
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New York City Has a Costumed Characters Problem
A Cookie Monster gone rogue may finally precipitate a crackdown in Times Square.
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One Man's Obsessive Mission to Draw Every Building in New York
A new book by Australian artist James Gulliver Hancock captures all the ones he's done so far.
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Some People Will Do Crazy Things for a Rent-Controlled Apartment in NYC
One example: pretend their dead aunt is alive. For four years.
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The Golden Age of Gondolas Might Be Just Around the Corner
Meet the evangelists of cable-drawn aerial transportation.
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Climate Change in the Southeastern U.S. Could Mean Endless Severe Thunderstorms
Places like Atlanta could see a 100 percent increase in the number of days with damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes.
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The Completely Puzzling Relationship Between City Population and Parks
Why do some cities – and neighborhoods – have so much more "urban nature" than others?
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America's Most Post-Industrial Metros
The cities that lead America's transition from a goods-producing to service economy.
