Topic: New York City
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Is Helping Strangers to a Free Subway Ride a Good Way to Protest Rising Transit Fares?
A New York City subway ride now costs a full dollar more than it did 10 years ago. A small group of activists are taking their frustration to the fare gate.
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Shouldn't Pedestrians At Least Be Safe From Cars on the Sidewalk?
Even in walking cities like New York, the criminality of drivers who kill pedestrians is far from clear.
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Maps
An Ode to New York's Glorious DIY Sidewalk Seating Culture
Design firm Street Plans Collaborative has started tracking informal street furniture, and you can help.
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Videos
What It's Like to Play a Grand Piano in a NYC Park Every Day
Colin Huggins brings his passion for music to Washington Square Park.
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An Obsessive Cataloging of New York's Windows
If you live in Manhattan, you might recognize your own window in this curious collection by illustrator José Guízar.
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Photos
Holiday Appropriate Public Art of the Day: Giant Heart in Times Square
An installation that "wraps around the visitors," created from Superstorm Sandy-ravaged boardwalks.
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We've Found the Perfect Valentine’s Day Date for Infrastructure Nerds
What could be more romantic than a trip to the innards of New York’s digestive system?
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Urban Annihilation Fantasy of the Day: Attacking the Nest of Wickedness, a.k.a. New York City
If destructive fantasies are, like imitation, a form of flattery, then New York City should feel pretty good about itself.
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Brooklyn's Hasidim and Playing By New York Rules
Self-organized groups of religious enforcers should not feel free to intimidate community members into silence.
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Battle Cry for the Bodega
Why the chainification of the corner store is a bigger deal than losing book stores and record stores combined.
