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Rent on the mind
In an annual ritual that features protests, counterprotests, and the odd arrested demonstrators, the Rent Guidelines Board voted this week to increase rents at the city’s roughly 1 million rent-regulated apartments by 2.75% for one-year leases and 5.25% for two-year leases. The body, formed of mayoral appointees representing owner, tenant, and general public interests, is…
Free & low-cost summer fun for NYC teens
Summer is around the corner, and we all know how expensive everything is. If you have a teen who will be looking for free or low-cost things to do this summer with friends, send them this list. Get Active Movies Concerts and Broadway shows Museums, zoos, and more For more fun summer ideas, check out…
A whimsical garden at Madoo Conservancy in the Hamptons
The secret gardens of the Hamptons are plentiful. We’ve written before about some of them, and are back to report on another must-see: the Madoo Conservancy. “Garden” feels almost too formal a word for the whimsical, expansive canvas that is this two-acre estate in Sagaponack village in the Hamptons. It was established in 1967 by…
NYC extreme heat alert: Tips to stay cool and cut energy costs
Temperatures are going to be dangerously high in New York City this week. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to feel like 100 degrees in some areas. This week’s weather is caused by a heat dome that will surround New York City for several days. A heat dome occurs when high pressure…
Humans vs. machines: How language workers are resisting AI
When Julie Tay first worked as a freelance interpreter in New York in the 1990s, language services didn’t formally exist as an industry, even in our city of immigrants. It was tied to the dominance of an English-speaking, “white-bread” America, she says, one where immigrants were expected to eventually assimilate to survive. The idea was…
Primary responsibility: The high stakes of NYC’s primaries explained
Starting this Saturday, you can begin early voting in New York’s primaries. Hold on, hold on, we can hear you groaning, but hear us out. These are important. We harp on this every time election season rolls around, but it bears repeating that for a good number of NYC races, the primary election is fundamentally…
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