The Slow Death of the New York City Public Bench

Over the years, the bench has evolved from a public amenity to a way to control homeless populations by leaving little or no room to sit down.

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Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’

It was not immediately clear what the president meant and whether the project, known as Gateway, had already been stripped of federal funding.

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Why Families Are Leaving New York City

Households with three or more children have declined sharply in the city. Housing and child care costs are the big reasons.

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He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities

“Fundamentally, we were trying to learn about these systems to prevent people from dying unnecessarily from heat,” said Kevin Gurney, an atmospheric scientist.

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What Does the National Guard Do? Why Are Its Troops in U.S. Cities?

The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to respond to civil unrest.

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Baltimore’s Billion-Dollar Plans to Reinvent Itself

The city’s population is growing, and homicide rates are at a 50-year low. Local officials are trying to seize on the momentum with redevelopment projects — but not without pushback.

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Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths

Three times as many people in cities and towns died from severe heat as would have done in a world without human-caused warming, scientists said.

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This Frustrated New York Pedestrian Calls Out Bad Walkers

They go slowly. They spread out. They stop. Some urban pedestrians make life annoying for the fleeter of foot.

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The Endangered Leopard Frog That Lives Next to an NYC Amazon Warehouse

The Atlantic coast leopard frog, first identified in an industrial section of Staten Island in 2012, is now on the state’s endangered species list. Conservation groups see an opportunity.

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It Was Supposed to Connect Segregated Neighborhoods. Did It Gentrify Them Instead?

The Atlanta BeltLine turned a mostly derelict 22-mile loop around the city into a wildly popular — and profitable — urban park. It also contributed to displacing longtime residents.

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