I'm a supercommuter and it takes me 14 hours to get to and from work. I do it because I'm passionate about the job, but it's stressful when things go awry.

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Left: a man on a plane taking a selfie. Right: A view out of a airplane window with a wing in view.
Malick Mercier, left, commutes across the country for work.

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The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach

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People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan.
People lounge at a new beach on Gansevoort peninsula on the West side of Manhattan on an unseasonably warm day in October 2023.

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Retailers and delivery apps must act on e-bike safety, NY officials say, after 3 people died in a house fire linked with a scooter battery

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A GrubHub rider in New York City.
A GrubHub rider in New York City.

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Rats could breed too quickly for NYC's successful new extermination method to keep up

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A rat climbing up a rope.
Climate change is threatening a lot of species, but rats don't seem to mind a warming world.

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NYC's new rat-killing weapon is wildly successful — for now

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A rat crosses a yellow section of a Times Square subway platform in New York.
A rat crosses a Times Square subway platform in New York on January 27, 2015.

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I pay $1,550 in rent and spent nearly $14,000 renovating my NYC apartment. Before and after photos show why it was worth it.

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Joe Yatco; the bar and bookshelf he designed in his apartment
Joe Yatco (left) and the renovated bar in his apartment (right).

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The best evidence yet that banning Airbnbs will make rent go down

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The Airbnb logo transforms into simple line drawing of a house with two windows and a front door
A new study found that an Airbnb ban in Irvine, California lead to rent price decreases.

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NYC exterminators' new weapon has eliminated nearly 100% of rats from over 100 burrows — and they already have their next targets mapped out

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A rat scurrying across a subway platform with people standing in the background.
A rat on a subway platform in New York City.

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Jaw-dropping photos show the aftermath of when 2 planes collided in the air over New York City 63 years ago

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onlookers at the site of the 1960 plane crash in brooklyn and the wreckage
In 1960, two airplanes crashed into each other above New York City. There were no survivors.

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What happens to the thousands of dead NYC rats that are being exterminated with a wildly successful new method

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A rat climbs into a box with food in it on the platform at the Herald Square subway station in New York City on July 4 2017.
A rat climbs into a box with food in it on the platform at the Herald Square subway station in New York City on July 4 2017.

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