Topic: New York City
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Why Microsoft Chose New York City
Another step in New York's rise as an urban center for tech.
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Why City Kids Need to Play in the Street
Traditional street play is good for kids precisely because it allows them to figure out how to use their environment in creative ways on their own.
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Feat of the Day: One World Trade Center, New York's Tallest Building
The building height of One World Trade Center rose above 1,250 feet today, surpassing the Empire State Building.
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In New York, a 50-Foot-Tall Sign Made From Other, Salvaged Signs
Artist Tom Fruin, who works with materials like crushed beer cans and drug bags, created this recycled wonder for a new hotel in Williamsburg.
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10 Places to Find Peace and Quiet in Manhattan
True silence may be impossible to find in New York City, but these spots are as close as you can get.
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Maybe What Your City Needs Is a Ridiculous Fuzzy-Suited Mascot
In the municipal mascot department, it seems that North America can't compete with Asia.
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Probably Offensive Street Art of the Day: Fatties, Step to the Right
A direct, if rude, way to attack America's obesity epidemic.
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What Salamanders Can Teach Us About Urban Evolution
We have built a city up around them, but amphibians and mammals alike have persisted by genetically diversifying.
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The Kindness of Cities
Studies suggest city dwellers are meaner than their suburban counterparts. Here's what the researchers don't understand.
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Lawsuit Challenges NYPD Patrols of Privately Owned Apartment Buildings
Plaintiffs allege the policy leaves black and Latino residents 'under siege in their own homes.'
