Here's Where NYC Is Sinking

Gizmodo : Environment

The ground beneath New York City is sinking and rising across different areas, new research shows. The sinking has contributed to worsening flood risks, including at sporting arenas, roadways, and a busy airport.

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Some former mobsters who were prosecuted by Rudy Giuliani are thrilled that the ex-Trump attorney got hit with RICO charges, mob lawyers say: report

Tech Insider : Politics
Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani outside a federal courthouse in Washington D.C. on May 19, 2023.

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Manhattan real estate is in 'crisis' as new construction flatlines, borough president says

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Partial views of rooftop of building located at 160 Water Street in downtown Manhattan and currently being converted from office usage to residential apartments.

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Meet a 27-year-old concierge at the Four Seasons hotel catering to VIP guests paying up to $25,000 a night

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Guest Relations Manager Jessica Waddy (left) and the Four Seasons Hotel Downtown New York (right)
Guest Relations Manager Jessica Waddy (left) and the Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown (right)

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Goldman Sachs mourns a 27-year-old analyst who was found dead in a New York creek after he hadn't been seen since leaving a Brooklyn concert early Saturday

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John Castic
John Castic, a 27-year-old Goldman Sachs analyst, was found dead in a Brooklyn creek early Tuesday after having gone missing since Saturday.

Deputy Commissioner of Public Information for the NYPD

NYC is now using AI at some subway stations to track when and how fare evaders are getting through

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Subway fare evasion
The MTA is using AI to better understand and quantify fare evasion on the NYC subway system.

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Every city in America looks exactly the same now

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A couple from the big city looks at a selection of small cities with notifications on them, vying for attention while all looking the same.
Remote work caused a flood of new arrivals to small and midsize cities. And now those cities all look the same.

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How every American city became exactly the same

Remote-working parents with young kids are fleeing cities to get more bang for their buck

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new york city coronavirus school

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Daniel Penny's crowd-sourced defense funds nears $1 million as DeSantis throws support behind the man who choked Jordan Neely to death

Tech Insider : Politics
Former U.S. Marine Daniel Penny is taken from a New York City Police precinct under arrest for the death of Jordan Neely
Retired US Marine Daniel Penny is taken from a New York City Police precinct under arrest for the death of Jordan Neely.

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Jay-Z wants New York City to let him open a casino in Times Square

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Jay-Z in a tuxedo
Jay-Z's Roc Nation joined SL Green and Caesars Entertainment's bid in December.

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