New Yorkers planted a tiny forest in a spot where the city used to warehouse prisoners and smallpox patients

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Volunteers begin planting a pocket forest in Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park on April 6, 2024.
Volunteers begin planting a pocket forest in Roosevelt Island's Southpoint Park on April 6, 2024.

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We're a Gen Z couple making $250,000 combined, but it doesn't feel like we're top 10% earners

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Living in New York City and paying for a wedding takes up most of Sheldon and Camry's monthly budget.

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A man paid just $200.57 for one night at a famous NYC hotel, then lived there rent-free for years. Now he could go to jail.

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The New Yorker Hotel.

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NYC area hit with aftershock after rare 4.8-magnitude quake. There could still be more.

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A view of the Manhattan Skyline with the Empire State Building in the center.

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Buckle up for likely earthquake aftershocks, geologists say. Here's how the East Coast should prepare.

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An emergency alert that appeared on cellphones across the east coast on Friday.

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Monday's solar eclipse had nothing to do with the earthquake that rocked the East Coast today

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Despite what you may have heard, there is no correlation between the total solar eclipse and the earthquake that shook the Northeast on April 5.

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New York City earthquakes are unusual, but not unheard of

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New York City.

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If you want a high-paying job and a more affordable house, move to the Rockies or the South

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Arches National Park in Utah.

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New York City is entering a gaudy new Gilded Age

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New York City dining has embraced a new Gilded Age with luxurious, maximalist restaurants with decadent ingredients as international as the city.

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The bars and restaurants that put the glint on New York City never stopped partying.

Jeff Bezos just purchased his 3rd mansion on a gated island off Miami. Take a look at all the lavish US properties he owns.

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Jeff Bezos announced he is relocating to Miami, one of the many places he owns property.

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