#Classic neon signs are a glowing part of NYC history

#Classic neon signs are a glowing part of NYC history

“#Classic neon signs are a glowing part of NYC history” The saying goes, “Bright Lights, Big City” — and classic neon signs are a shining beacon of that legacy. But due to rent increases that are shuttering old-school establishments and cheap LED technology, they’re fast disappearing. Earlier this year, COVID-19 claimed the life of the…

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#CLEAR health app will screen NYC workers for coronavirus

#CLEAR health app will screen NYC workers for coronavirus

“#CLEAR health app will screen NYC workers for coronavirus” Major New York City-based companies are using a new “Health Pass” app that will enable employees to safely return to their offices while preventing the spread of the coronavirus. The app — developed by biometric company CLEAR — will link personal health data to verified IDs…

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#How to start defusing NYC’s pension bomb

#How to start defusing NYC’s pension bomb

“#How to start defusing NYC’s pension bomb” Gotham’s public-health crisis risks becoming a financial crisis — including by ravaging the underfunded retirement systems promised to public workers. Four essential steps could avert catastrophe. Even before the crisis, the city had set aside just 2 percent of the savings needed to cover retiree health benefits for…

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#President Trump is flat-out wrong on ‘anarchist cities’

#President Trump is flat-out wrong on ‘anarchist cities’

“#President Trump is flat-out wrong on ‘anarchist cities’” Democrat or Republican, urbanist or farmer, BLMer or “thin blue line” adherent — we all benefit from sticking to some semblance of reality. Words matter, facts matter. So, Mayor de Blasio is right to sue the Trump White House for designing Gotham as “anarchist” and potentially withholding…

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