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Wi-Fi kiosks going up in New York city

by Marketplace Contributor
Jan 5, 2016
NYC is getting rid of pay phones, opting for public Wi-Fi instead.
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Shelf Life

'Razzle Dazzle' and why Broadway came back

by Kai Ryssdal , Bridget Bodnar and Mukta Mohan
Oct 16, 2015
A look at how theater on the Great White Way changed Time Square's reputation.
Front row, from left to right: Jerry Schoenfeld, former chairman of the theatrical producing company The Shubert Organization; Bernard Jacobs, former president of The Shubert Organization; and Phillip J. Smith, the current CEO of the company. 
Courtesy Betty Jacobs
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York & Fig

A satirical spin on gentrification in New York

by Krissy Clark
Sep 21, 2015
Two ad guys pitch a message of gentrification at a store in Brooklyn.
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Final Note

New York City gives up in Uber cap dispute

by Kai Ryssdal
Jul 22, 2015
Bill de Blasio's administration has blinked.
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Final Note

De Blasio is pushing Uber's buttons

by Molly Wood
Jul 16, 2015
A new app option simulates wait time if NYC mayor's plan to cap cars goes through.
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'Poor doors' exit New York

by Noel King
Jul 2, 2015
The city has banned the separate entrances to mixed-income buildings.
New York City has banned “poor doors," separate entrances to mixed-income buildings.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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The risks and rewards of selling dinner reservations

by Tracey Samuelson
May 28, 2015
Apps make it easy for restaurants and patrons to charge for a last-minute table.
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Biking has taken off in New York

by Tony Wagner
May 11, 2015
The number of cyclists tripled in the past decade.
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Imagining affordable housing in New York

by Noel King
Apr 23, 2015
Bill de Blasio calls for 160,000 units of market-rate housing over the next decade.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at an event promoting transportation infrastructure aboard the subway earlier this month.
Michael Appleton - Pool/Getty Images
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Streit's bakes last passover matzos in Manhattan

by Marketplace Contributor
Apr 7, 2015
The iconic matzo-maker is leaving New York’s Lower East Side this summer.
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