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Subway Repairs Reach the Outer Boroughs, and Riders Wait to Believe It
Crews have begun signal work on four lines at once, a scale the system has not attempted in a generation.
By Marisol Reyes · 4 min read
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A Bronx Block Rebuilds Its Own Playground After Years of Petitions
Neighbors raised the money, hired the contractor and learned how slowly a city permit moves.
By Daniel Okonkwo
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Queens Schools Absorb a New Wave of Arriving Students
Principals describe a year of improvised classrooms, translated report cards and unexpected friendships.
By Hannah Feldman
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Ferry Expansion Redraws the Commute for Staten Island Families
Ridership has climbed steadily, but the routes still end where the subsidy does.
By Peter Alvarado
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Brooklyn Firehouse Closures Test the City's Response Times
Records show minutes added in a handful of neighborhoods, and a department insisting the math is safe.
By Grace Lundqvist
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The Corner Bodegas Holding Up Neighborhood Life
Rent, refrigeration and credit at the register: the economics of a New York institution.
By Marisol Reyes
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A Harlem Library Branch Reopens After Four Years of Delays
The building is restored, the collection halved, and the reading room busy from opening hour.
By Owen Bradshaw
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Street Vendors Navigate a Licensing System Designed in 1979
Enforcement patterns vary by precinct, and so does the ability to make a living legally.
By Ana Castellanos
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Snow Plans, Heat Plans and the Limits of a Borough Budget
Emergency planners describe a city preparing for both extremes with the same trucks.
By Daniel Okonkwo
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Tenants in East New York Win a Landmark Repair Order
A housing court judge sided with the association after two winters without reliable heat.
By Grace Lundqvist
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The Cyclists, Drivers and Bus Riders Sharing One Avenue
A redesign on Third Avenue is being watched as a template for the rest of the city.
By Peter Alvarado
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Community Boards Discover a New Generation Wants In
Applications have doubled in three districts, and the meetings run later than ever.
By Hannah Feldman
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A Flushing Market Prepares for Its Busiest Season
Wholesalers, families and a supply chain that begins on Long Island and ends in a soup pot.
By Ana Castellanos
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Sanitation Workers on the Overnight Shift Explain the City to Itself
Between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m., New York reveals what it throws away and why.
By Owen Bradshaw
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The Long Argument Over Parking on Residential Streets
Curb space is the cheapest real estate in New York, and the most fought over.
By Marisol Reyes