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Over the years, New York City benches have evolved, using designs often described as hostile or defensive to discourage homeless people from sleeping on them. With homelessness in the city reaching a two-decade high, Anna Kodé, a reporter covering design and culture for The New York Times, explains why benches are now entirely kept out of some new public spaces.
about 2 months ago
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Over the years, the bench has evolved from a public amenity to a way to control homeless populations by leaving little or no room to sit down.
about 2 months ago
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The candidates’ views on addressing homelessness in New York City differ vastly, with calls to expand mental health services, overhaul the shelter system and change policing.
2 months ago
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The standards prohibit processed meat and limit the use of artificial sweeteners in meals served by nearly a dozen city agencies, including the Department of Education.
3 months ago
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Over its several decades, the show’s setting has always been both realistic and idealistic. And it has evolved, much like the New York City streets that inspired it.
4 months ago
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The actor and his partners recently opened Wildflower Studios, a 775,000-square-foot production facility in Queens.
4 months ago
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The New York Sign Museum in Brooklyn preserves the stories of shuttered local businesses.
4 months ago
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The influencer and former collegiate gymnast tried to buy the Manhattan two-bedroom, but instead joined the ranks of high-profile rejects like Madonna and Calvin Klein.
5 months ago
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Mark Zuckerberg’s political ideology and tastes have evolved. His real estate portfolio reflects the shift.
8 months ago
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Merle Oberon was a popular actress who was once nominated for an Oscar. But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life’s work.
9 months ago
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Call them monuments, foreign elements, eyesores — Brutalist buildings have become another battleground in President Trump’s culture war.
10 months ago