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On 9/11, pondering the COVID-19 recovery ahead

by Kimberly Adams
Sep 11, 2020
Experts believe New York will be a very different place in the aftermath of the pandemic. One big change: more affordable.
People visit the 9/11 memorial plaza in New York City.
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Indoor dining returns to New York, but is it too late for some places?

by Erika Beras
Sep 10, 2020
It's the latest step in rebuilding the city's decimated restaurant business. Will it be too little too late?
A restaurant offers outdoor dining as the city continues Phase 4 of re-opening following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on Aug. 22, 2020 in New York City.
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As people leave New York because of COVID-19, rents start to come down

by Jasmine Garsd
Jul 21, 2020
Evictions could drive more people out of their apartments soon.
Rents were down 6.6% in Manhattan last month compared to June of 2019.
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Why leaders look to infrastructure spending in recessions

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Erika Soderstrom
May 29, 2020
The pitch for infrastructure projects recalls Depression-era investment in roads and bridges.
The on-ramp to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was built as part of the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.
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New York has outlined a plan for reopening. What's in it?

by Kimberly Adams , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Apr 27, 2020
New York City, with the most cases in the U.S., will be on a slower timeline.
No part of the state will be allowed to open attractions that would draw lots of outside visitors.
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In some NY communities hard hit by COVID-19, bodegas are lifelines

by Jasmine Garsd
Apr 24, 2020
Some neighborhoods depend on them as main suppliers of essential goods. Hundreds have had to close because of the coronavirus.
One of hundreds of bodegas in New York City closed by COVID-19.
Photo courtesy Francisco Marte
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Meet Michael, 31, accountant

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Feb 18, 2020
The Bureau of Labor Statistics would categorize his job under “management, professional, and related occupations," along with four out of 10 U.S. workers.
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New York’s sweeping climate change law comes with lots of unknowns

by Ben Bradford
Jun 20, 2019
“Fiscal implications: To be determined,” an official summary of the bill reads.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks about the city's strategy to fight climate change in April. The State Assembly approved a sweeping climate change bill, which now moves to Governor Andrew Cuomo's desk.
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The push for rent control grows beyond big cities

by Amy Scott
Jun 13, 2019
More than half of renters around the country pay more for housing than what's considered affordable.
Lawmakers in New York state are expected to approve a package of rent reforms before existing regulations expire on Saturday.
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Manhattan housing prices cooled in 2018

by Renata Sago
Jan 4, 2019
The median home sale in the borough has dipped below $1 million for the first time since 2015.
The median sales price for Manhattan property fell 4.4 percent in 2018.
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