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An $80 Million Duplex Is the Priciest Closing (So Far) This Year
The apartment sold at 220 Central Park South, a.k.a. the city’s most expensive building. The Woolworth Building also sold a…
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How Christian Cooper, the Central Park Birder, Spends His Sundays
The author and host of “Extraordinary Birder” enjoys a meditative moment, complete with lute music, among the native plants in…
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Dog Parks Are Great for People. Too Bad They’re Terrible for Dogs.
For urban dog owners with a live-wire canine bouncing off the apartment walls, an enclosed dog park can feel like…
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How the Artistic Director at SummerStage Spends Her Sundays
Rain or shine, Erika Elliott drives from borough to borough to check in on the performances happening in city parks…
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At a Manhattan Park With a Troubled History, a Promising Research Site
The artificial pond in Morningside Park, on the site where Columbia University once tried to build a gym, has been…
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Theme Park’s Selective History Appeals to a New Spanish Nationalism
Puy du Fou España has drawn visitors with spectacular shows about Spanish history. But part of its success lies in…
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Disney Revises Pricing Policies at Its Parks
Ticket prices won’t exactly be less, but the cost of some activities and perks will be adjusted, after complaints about…
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Alberto Zamperla, Amusement Park Impresario, Is Dead at 71
His family-friendly company revived historic Luna Park in Coney Island and built attractions for Disney and Six Flags.
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To Save a Ruin, Send in the Sheep
The archaeological park of Pompeii has found a low-tech way to prevent the site from being overrun by vegetation: hungry…
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$950,000 Homes in California
A Craftsman-style cottage in Los Angeles, a three-bedroom apartment in San Francisco and a midcentury ranch in Novato.