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What Made New York Great? Leadership. Where Is It Now?
The city was built on bold ideas. Suddenly Gov. Kathy Hochul paused a game-changing plan to fight congestion. Can we…
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25 Years Ago, ‘Hannibal’ Marked the Rise of a New Kind of Blockbuster
Thomas Harris’s book came at a pivotal moment: One of the last smash hits of the ’90s, it was also…
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Shrink the Economy, Save the World?
A rising tide and a bigger pie: Economic growth has long been considered such an obvious boon that it’s pursued…
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Our Fathers Marched With M.L.K. Here’s What They Would Say to Activists Today.
On March 9, 1965, at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…
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How Governor Hochul Decided to Kill Congestion Pricing in New York
Although the governor said she long feared the program might hurt New York City’s economy, she never disclosed her reservations,…
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This Old-School Pizzeria Stays Open by Playing Itself on TV
Sam’s Restaurant, a 94-year-old red-sauce joint in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, was uncharacteristically full of life. Serious-looking women in peacoats and…
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52 Musicians, 24 Judges: Inside New York’s Subway Performance Auditions
A throng of New Yorkers stopped to gawk as a tall violinist bounced from one foot to the other, at…
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‘Dragging a Small Roller Bag, I Found My Way to the Correct Subway Line’
A solo trip to the Upper West Side, a bonus at the shoe-repair place and more reader tales of New…
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Why Children Are Missing More School Now
The raw data looks inarguably bad: The share of American children missing at least 10 percent of school days nearly…
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What Makes Katie Ledecky Swim?
Long before Katie Ledecky was collecting gold medals and setting world records, she seemed nonchalant about making it across the…