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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,…
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World
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…
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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…
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Opinion
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,…
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World
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…
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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…
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World
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…
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Opinion
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…
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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…
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World
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…