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West Village Shed Comes Down After 20+ Years | Harlem Could Be Lined With Floodwalls | E-Bikes On Sidewalks: "Everyday Is A Game Of Frogger"

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Subway Workers Scared To Clean MTA Toilets, CEO Says

Crime in MTA's limited stock of public toilets has Transit leadership on the hunt to find protection for subway cleaners, Janno Lieber said.

Longstanding West Village Shed Comes Down, Tenants Celebrate

Sidewalk shed scaffolding has been going up and down outside 24-26 W. Ninth St. since 1999.

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Harlem Could Be Lined With Miles Of Floodwalls In New Army Plan

New seawalls and flood barriers could surround Harlem as part of a massive $52 billion federal plan that would reshape New York's waterways.

Park Slope Mom Speaks Out After Son Hospitalized By E-Bike On Sidewalk

"Everyday is a game of Frogger, " Applebaum said of Park Slope sidewalks. "It just feels like it's getting worse."

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Jeremy's, Yorkville Bar By Butcher Shop Scion, Opening This Week

Taking over the old Two Little Red Hens space: Jeremy's, a cocktail bar from the Schaller & Weber owner that pays tribute to Old Yorkville.

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