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Typo of the Day: The Wrong Year Got Etched on the Gravestone of Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch
NBC Whoops.
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Paris's Power Squatters
How a band of dedicated housing activists got the French government's attention (and participation).
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Superhero Mayor Cory Booker Strikes Again
He saved a freezing dog.
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This Week in Bans
Tree-Climbing Obama Heckler Exiled From D.C.
Also, politicians in Naples are sick of you assuming they're all criminals, and the U.K. suspends the coolest teacher ever.
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Look Out Coastal Cities: Greenland Is Melting, Fast
The summer melt in 2012 alone added a millimeter to the global sea level. -
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A Striking Pattern to D.C.'s Metrorail Ridership on Inauguration Day
This is what it looks like when hundreds of thousands of people stand still at the exact same time.
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Urban Planning's Role in Making India Safer for Women
A month after a gruesome gang rape, New Delhi takes aim at the lowest-hanging fruit: Improving public spaces.
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Urban Wonk
Can We Finally Declare Peace in the 'War on Cars'?
Recent polling data suggests the public is much less divided than many headlines would have you believe.
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Beijing Gets Aggressive on Cutting Smog, But It May Not Matter
The municipal government can only do so much without support at the national level.
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An iPhone App Helped Save Algerian Hostages in the Desert
Next time you're in a hostage situation, remember that Apple phone's Compass app just may save your life.
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Urban Wonk
Cities With Too Many Men
India's unbalanced sex ratio has created a slew of social problems and exacerbated violence against women.
