Topic: New York City
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Flushing Meadows and the Battle for the Real New York
Mayor Bloomberg may have finally gone too far with a proposal for a 25,000-seat soccer stadium and shopping mall.
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Democracy in America
Don't Take Your Gun to the Playground in This North Carolina Town: This Week in Bans
Also, the Mongrel Mobsters can't pretty up their tombstones in a New Zealand town and New York City clamps down on blood-sucking circumcisions.
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Traffic Fatalities Are on the Rise in New York. Is Distracted Driving to Blame?
City officials think so, and they've launched a low-tech campaign to get people to pay attention.
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Open Data of the Day: New York City Will Have QR Codes Everywhere
Every business with a city permit will soon be required to display a QR code linking to the municipal database.
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Videos
How One Man's Bicycle Commute Inspired a Strange Song
Using a variety of electronics hooked up to his body, Brian House turned his daily bike route in New York into music.
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Artist Builds Living Room Atop Towering NYC Statue
Tatzu Nishi’s “Discovering Columbus” is mounted six stories up in Columbus Circle.
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Man Wants To Beautify New York With Dumpster Gardens
Rubbish-bin gardens for the concrete jungle that is New York.
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Reviving New York Harbor With Oysters: Why Hasn't This Happened Yet?
It's been more than two years since Columbia University professor Kate Orff made waves with her "Oyster-tecture" proposal. She's still pushing.
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Maps
A Map of New York City's Moods
The Financial District is one of the angriest places in Manhattan, according to software that measures emotion.
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Throwing It All Away: NYC Subway Trashes More Trash Cans
Transit officials say a pilot program has helped reduce garbage inside stations, but results elsewhere have been mixed.
