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Our era’s iconic national park is hidden in New York City
Jamaica Bay is an imperiled swamp nestled next to the biggest city in America -- and it has a lot to teach us.
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This contest wants you to turn racist, classist city planning into a fun game
Robert Moses did some terrible things to New York City. These folks want to have a little fun with his life.
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New York City is turning old parking meters into bike racks
Because the parking meter poles are well rooted into the ground, they'll help keep the new racks from being stolen.
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Check out the insanely long line for a Brooklyn-Manhattan bus this morning
Among the NYC subways that are not running yet? The ones that run from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
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How to eat ice cream and end an unjust criminal system at the exact same time
Driving around upstate New York, you see a lot of abandoned dairy farms and a lot of struggling towns with prisons nearby. They’re connected: As milk prices dropped and the state’s dairy industry started suffering, politicians brought prisons upstate as a job-creation programs. Milk Not Jails aims to break that connection by creating economic opportunities […]
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New perfume lets you smell like New York City, because THAT sounds great
I don’t know about you folks, but when I think of the “essence and spirit” of New York City “in an olfactory memento” … well, if it’s summer, I mostly think of quickly rotting trash. If we’re talking Queens, I’ll give you the smell of Indian spices in Jackson Heights. Brooklyn smells like the sea […]
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Beverage industry to NYC: Ignore the mayor. Soda’s totally cool
Well, that didn’t take long. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday that NYC would be banning sugary drinks if they came in containers bigger than 16 ounces. And today, the American Beverage Association is pushing back with an ad that says, basically, “Do not believe that science over there! Believe this science that says soda is […]
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Critical List: Obama EPA goes easier on oil producers than Bush EPA; NYC could ban large sodas
The Bush EPA was tougher on oil and gas producers than the Obama EPA — enforcement actions are at their lowest level in years. New York City could ban the sale of large sodas. Properties close to national wildlife refuges have greater value.
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America’s largest urban Superfund site gets cute new mascot
In order to get people excited about the process of turning the canal into something that will stop depressing local property values, the Gowanus Community Advisory Group has decided that the project needs a mascot.