City
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Arts
Second City Expands to the First City and Sets Up Shop in Brooklyn
The improv comedy institution is under new ownership after missteps, and now it has a gleaming new home in Williamsburg.
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World
Israeli Raid in Rafah Rescues 2 Hostages and Kills Dozens, Officials Say
The hostages, who had been held by Hamas, returned to Israel after a military operation that Gazan health officials said…
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World
For Many in Rafah, Displacement Is a Recurring Nightmare
Less than two weeks after bombs began raining down on the Gaza Strip, Ghada al-Kurdarrived in the southern city of…
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News
Our Condo Building Has a Huge Roof. Why Aren’t More People Allowed on It?
It’s possible that the listed limits in a building’s offering plans are lower than what city code allows. Here’s how…
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World
Can a New Law Force Airbnb Hosts to Become Landlords?
It’s too early to tell if Local Law 18 will help ease the housing crisis in New York City. But…
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Finance
Pro Sports in Las Vegas Aren’t Cheered by Everyone
The history of Las Vegas has been marked by a relentless churn of hotels, casinos, theaters and restaurants. But only…
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World
New York City’s Housing Crunch Is the Worst It Has Been in Over 50 Years
Only 1.4 percent of the city’s rentals were available in 2023, according to new data, the lowest portion since 1968.
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World
The Struggle to Treat Mentally Ill People on the Street
An audit found that the city doesn’t really know if a program to treat severely mentally ill people is working.…
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News
We Need to Restore the Soul of New York City
Over the past decade, there has been much hand-wringing about New York’s puzzling empty storefront problem, with vacancy rates sitting…
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World
Read Your Way Through Lagos
Like many Nigerians, the novelist Stephen Buoro has been deeply influenced by the exquisite bedlam of Lagos, a megacity of…