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Urban Life
May 26, 2020
Doug Gordon
American Cities Are Built for Cars. The Coronavirus Could Change That.
Wider sidewalks and no-car zones are the new hot commodity. They could even help businesses reopen.
April 10, 2020
Samer Kalaf
Alone in the City of Sirens
As New Yorkers self-isolate indoors amid the coronavirus lockdown, the normal music of the streets has given way to the ambulance’s horrid solo.
May 9, 2017
Madison Mainwaring
Whose Streets? Her Streets.
Lauren Elkin's new book "Flâneuse" takes a meandering look at the history of women in the city.
September 16, 2014
Libby Copeland
How (and How Not) to Break Up With a Roommate
Lessons from a new rite of passage
September 5, 2014
Elaine Teng
This Is the Most Diverse Apartment Building in America
And here are the surprising lessons it teaches us about gentrification.
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