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Getting the chop: helicopter tours in NY city

by Adrian Ma
Oct 10, 2016
A the number of tours has climbed, so have complaints from residents who say the noise from passing choppers is driving them crazy.
According to the New York City Economic Development Corp., there were nearly 60,000 helicopter tours in Manhattan in 2015. Now, that number is getting cut in half. 
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Do we need to track pressure cooker sales?

by Sally Herships
Sep 21, 2016
The question is raised after they were used in bombs in New York and New Jersey.
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The looming L-pocalypse

by Sally Herships
Jul 26, 2016
Hipsters beware. New York is suspending train service from Brooklyn for 18 months.
Commuters board the L train.
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Wall Street isn't just in New York anymore

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 26, 2016
As technology makes jobs more mobile, Wall Street jobs shift to warmer climes
People walk down Wall Street January 22, 2008 in New York City.
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Trump's legacy isn't just political

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 17, 2016
Before he was a presidential candidate, he was a developer who changed skylines.
“Glitz and ego” is how Blair Kamin, architecture critic at the Chicago Tribune, summed up Trump’s architecture. Above, workers install the final letter for a giant sign on Trump Tower in Chicago.
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NYC lets go of free bags ... reluctantly

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 9, 2016
The city council passed a 5-cent fee on disposable plastic and paper.
Paper and plastic bags will cost 5 cents each in New York City beginning in October.
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Amazon hoping to put e-books in NY schools

by Kimberly Adams
Apr 20, 2016
The Department of Education values the deal at about $30 million in the first three years.
Amazon is trying to move into the education space.
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Reclaiming wood from an unexpected place

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 30, 2016
Iconic symbols of the New York City skyline are being given new life.
The organization Tri-Lox sources wood from water tanks.
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A $25 billion bet on changing how we work and play

by Mark Garrison
Feb 25, 2016
A giant real-estate project in New York makes a risky bet on a reimagined future
Projected view of Hudson Yards, Looking South from the No. 7 Subway Station.
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Program focuses on boys to help prevent teen pregnancy

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 18, 2016
Teens wait longer to have sex if their parents talk to them about it.
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