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Newyork
It Could Soon Cost More to Take a Shower. Here’s Why.
The city has approved rent increases for tenants and has raised the rent for its own water board. In response, the board is charging property owners more for water.
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Newyork
Rent Increases for 1 Million N.Y.C. Apartments Are Likely to Be Approved
The Latest A New York City panel is expected to approve rent increases for almost one million stabilized apartments on Monday evening. The carefully watched annual vote will highlight the city’s affordability crisis, a core struggle in New York and ...
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US
Justice Department Chides Phoenix Police Over Civil Rights Violations
The department’s report comes after a three-year investigation into complaints of brutality and discrimination by law enforcement that the city says has been burdensome.
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Newyork
Saudi Arabia’s Thoroughly Iconic, Unsustainable City in the Desert
It may not feel like it, but we’re likely experiencing the largest construction booms in history. According to one estimate, the world will build the equivalent of a New York City every month from 2020 to 2060. Even this may not be enough to meet the ...
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Newyork
Debby Lee Cohen, Who Helped Prune Plastic From Schools, Dies at 64
Her successful campaign against foam lunch trays in New York City led to similar city and statewide bans — and taught a group of fifth graders how to take on City Hall.
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World
18 Arrested at Israeli Nationalist Flag March Through East Jerusalem
Tens of thousands of Jewish Israelis joined an annual nationalist march on Wednesday through the heart of Jerusalem to celebrate Israel’s 1967 capture of the city’s eastern half, with some chanting extremist slogans calling for violence against Arabs ...
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Newyork
New Yorkers Who Need Help With Rent Can (Finally) Join a List for Help
A waiting list for federal housing vouchers that has been closed for nearly 15 years is reopening, providing a lifeline for families struggling to afford the city’s high rent.
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Newyork
How a Heat Wave Could Become a Catastrophe
On a recent Thursday evening, a freakish windstorm called a derecho (Spanish for “straight ahead”) hit Houston, a city of more than two million people that also happens to be the epicenter of the fossil fuel industry in America. In a matter of ...
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US
Five Years After Virginia Beach Shooting, ‘No One Is Getting Better’
The city will dedicate a memorial site on Friday. For some of the families who lost loved ones, the commemoration is a reminder of unanswered questions.
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Newyork
Why N.Y.C. Hotel Rooms Are So Expensive Right Now
The average hotel room rate in the city is $301 a night, a record. A major reason: One of every five hotels is now a shelter, contributing to a shortage of tourist lodging.