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He Was Held Captive in His Room for Decades. Then He Set It on Fire.
Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 68 pounds. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12.
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Kingsbridge: Building Applications Filed with DOB for Two Buildings on Broadway and W 230th Street
Building applications have been filed with NYC Department of Buildings (DOB) for the construction of a new, 11-story, ...
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Minimalists Win the Great NYC Subway Map Debate, 50 Years Later
The map echoes a short-lived 1972 map created by Massimo Vignelli. That version, designed as a service map, introduced ...
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New York MTA Reveals Redesigned Subway Map
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has introduced a newly redesigned subway map for New York City.
Bizarre yellow guardrails mid-subway platform bewilder NYC commuters — and MTA refuses to say if they improved safety
The transit agency refuses to disclose the results — or costs — of a pilot project that had yellow safety rails installed not ...
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New York City gets first decent subway map since the 1970s
New York City's subway map, famous but illegible to tourists, has finally been redesigned. The new map is much like one ...
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Making investments in New York City’s century-old subway system
Jamie Torres-Springer joined the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in 2021 as president of Construction & Development ...
A New Luxury-Building Amenity the Whole Neighborhood Can Use: Child Care
New York City is facing a shortage of preschool programs. Real estate developers have discovered that providing day care in ...
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It’s hummingbird migration season—this map shows when they’ll be in your yard
According to “Hummingbird Central’s” Spring 2025 Sightings and Migration Map, different species of migratory hummingbirds could have started gracing backyards as early as March in southern ...