All posts tagged "NYC"
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Hold Back Before You Cut Loose: A Look at NYC’s No Dancing Law
The law dates back to 1926.
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People Keep Bursting into Applause When they See Obama on the Street
Everyone loves seeing Obama out and about!
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RantCrush Top 5: December 15, 2016
We crushed it for you.
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Activists Protest NYPD Subway Arrests, Hand Out Free Swipes
It's legal and nice.
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The Fight for Total Legalization Continues at the NYC Cannabis Parade
A lot of it comes down to medical use.
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Is the End of Stop-and-Frisk to Blame for the Growth in NYC Murders?
Murders in New York increased in 2015--is the end of stop-and-frisk to blame?
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Partnership With Children to Ride For At-Risk Youth in TD Five Boro Bike Tour
Team Partnership With Children is riding in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour to raise funds and awareness...
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Paid Parental Leave: Are There Alternatives for U.S. Parents?
How do we best help out our new parents?
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Hudson River Park Development in NYC Raises Questions
A privately funded park affecting the Hudson River in NYC is raising environmental concerns.
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Wave Goodbye to Your Takeout Containers: NYC Bans Styrofoam
NYC is banning most styrofoam , which is great news for our environment.
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Underground Cities, Brought to You by New York’s Lowline
New York is building the Lowline, an innovativeunderground community green space.
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The New Urban America: Cities of Visitors and the Absentee Rentier Class
American cities are becoming cities of visitors.
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How Victim Blaming Nurtures an Unjust System
Victim blaming is common in American culture and it's on full display after recent police killings.
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Columbia Law Takes Progressive Stance on Mental Health
Columbia Law allows its students to petition for delayed tests in light of duress and trauma.
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NBCUniversal Settles With Unpaid Interns for $6.4 Million
On Thursday, October 23, 2014, NBCUniversal agreed to pay $6.4 million to settle claims that it violated labor...
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How the Government Regulates Obesity
This question might conjure chilling images of flavorless fixed rations, compulsory exercise regimes, and the foreboding scales of...
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NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade to Finally Include LGBT Groups
Good news for those who are both gay and have Irish pride: next year, New York City will...
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Top 10 Law Schools for Entertainment Law: #2 Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School is one of the top law schools for Entertainment Law in 2014. Discover why this...
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The New Key to Breaking and Entering
KeyMe is an iPhone app that allows users to photograph their keys and upload them to the company's...
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NYC ‘Poor Doors’ Separate Rich and Poor Tenants
A new Upper West Side apartment complex joins another building that already makes its lower income tenants use...
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Composting is Great, Reducing Waste Output is Better
Composting offers us a buffer against wasteful lifestyles and slightly reduces the environmental consequences that would result. It...
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The Right to be Topless in Public – Clothes Are Optional NYC
A Brooklyn woman, Jessica Krigsman, asserted her right to be topless in public last July at Calvert Vaux Park in...
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How to Walk in New York and Other Commonsense Rules
New York City is home to 8.3 million people, with more visiting from out of town every day....
