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N.Y.C. Community Boards Usually Oppose New Housing. Not This One.
Local groups are known for opposing new development. But amid a housing shortage, one community board representing parts of Manhattan’s…
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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Review: Big Blue Marvel
James Cameron returns to Pandora, and to the ecological themes and visual bedazzlements of his 2009 blockbuster.
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Review: Gibney Dances Ohad Naharin, Minus the Inner Drive
The Gibney Company presents Naharin’s “Yag,” but the dancers lack the stage presence to fully inhabit it.
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Cheap Meets Eco-Chic on the Ski Slopes
Alpine gear is expensive, but online dealers of used jackets, boots, skis and more are enticing newcomers with bargain prices…
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New Zealand Bans Cigarette Sales to Everyone Born After 2008
The new laws are aimed at eliminating most smoking by 2025 and slashing the number of licensed tobacco retailers.
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10 Years Later, a State Trooper Who Responded to Sandy Hook Looks Back
Bill Cario was one of the first to enter the elementary school after the shooting on Dec. 14, 2012, but…
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Lloyd Newman, Teenage Chronicler of ‘Ghetto Life,’ Dies at 43
He and LeAlan Jones recorded stories of life and death in a Chicago housing project for NPR, winning a Peabody…
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A Conversation With Eric Garcetti, Who Led Los Angeles for Nearly a Decade
As he steps down, the city’s 42nd mayor talks legacy, racial tensions and whether he’ll become the U.S. ambassador to…
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Subway Station Clerks To Step Out From Booths Into New Role
The M.T.A. workers, who once sold tokens to transit riders, will now provide roaming customer service in subway stations.
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New York’s New Gun Law Remains Intact for Now After Appeals Court Ruling
A three-judge panel temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling blocking a section of the law, the third such stay the…