Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a state budget deal on Thursday with the first statewide ban on the use of natural gas in new buildings.
Tag: New York City
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The Long Demise of the Stretch Limousine
Once a symbol of affluence, the stretch limo has largely fallen out of favor as the rise of Uber and Lyft, the Great Recession and new regulations hastened a shift to chauffeured vans and S.U.V.s.
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When a Walkable City Becomes a Death Trap
Vision Zero, the initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities, seems to have stalled, if the reoccurring tragedies on a single Brooklyn avenue are any proof.
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Why ‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Still Matters
Judy Blume’s coming-of-age story finally hits the big screen this month. The book will always have a spotlight of its own.
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Street Chaos and Long Hours Push Farmers’ Market Workers to Unionize
Working at a New York City farmers’ market is not as idyllic as it might seem, employees say. Now they are unionizing, and their employer will recognize their unit.