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John Surico

  1. infrastructure watch
    Will the BQE Survive the Trump Administration?And other burning questions we asked Meera Joshi, New York City’s infrastructure-funding czar.
  2. olympics 2024
    I Went Swimming in the SeineWhat the cleaned-up river was like, for Olympic athletes and me.
  3. getting around
    Walking Along the Seine Is Now ‘Worse Than the Eras Tour’Olympics security rules have made it nearly impossible to get around without hitting a checkpoint or barricade.
  4. neighborhood news
    The Citi Bike Battery Crew Racing to Keep 15,000 Bikes OnlineMost docks don’t charge e-bikes (yet). These folks do.
  5. getting around
    Tiny Electric Trucks Are Coming to a Bike Lane Near YouThey’re part of New York City’s plan to use pedal power to get all those packages to your door.
  6. the business of brokering
    A Three-Bed, Two-Bath, One Open Street ApartmentHow a pandemic-era open-space program became a hot real-estate selling point.
  7. getting around
    It Was One of the Deadliest Years for New York City CyclistsBut pedestrian traffic deaths are reaching historic lows. What’s going on?
  8. getting around
    ‘We’re Fighting Over Inches’New York cyclists on their near misses and collisions on the city’s bridges.
  9. mysteries
    Why Are Citi Bike’s Electric Bikes Always Broken?Some blame teen riders, but it’s likely the bikes themselves.
  10. heartbreak for hotels
    ‘There Is a Little Light, Finally’: New York Hoteliers on RecoveryA roundtable chat about what the past year’s been like and where this beleaguered industry’s headed.
  11. Citi Bikes Are Really HereFilling bike stations ahead of Monday’s official launch.
  12. Hillary’s New Memoir Could Be 2016’s Audacity of HopeHey, forward-thinking types, we know exactly what you’re thinking.
  13. Eric Holder Once Ordered Investigation of Reporting He Now Wants to DefendThe Attorney General’s relationship with the media gets murkier.
  14. London Authorities Have Two Suspects in Custody for Woolwich MurderWaiting to be questioned over Rigby’s death.
  15. neighborhood news
    East Williamsburg, Queens? Ridgewood, Brooklyn? WiRi?Add a fake neighborhood name to your property listing for higher value!
  16. hurricane sandy
    Federal Hurricane Sandy Relief Has Officially BegunSeven months after the superstorm made landfall.
  17. scary things
    Investigators Taking Another Look at Texas Fertilizer Plant ExplosionRelease the conspiracy theories.
  18. early and awkward
    IRS Sorry for Singling Out Conservative PACsBetter late than never.
  19. politics
    The Benghazi Drama Is Never Going to EndSeriously.
  20. miracles
    A Bangladeshi Woman Survived 17 Days Under Factory RubbleTrapped inside a Muslim prayer room.
  21. sex ed
    New NYC Teen Sex App Only a Little Bit Creepy“Siri, how are babies made? And what’s herpes anyway?”
  22. City Council Passes Paid Sick Leave Bill, Faces Bloomberg’s VetoStay home from work without feeling remorse.
  23. shady politicians
    Shirley Huntley’s Court Plea Lays Out New York Corruption WebGotta love a local political scandal.
  24. school daze
    The Cooper Union President’s Office Has Been InvadedA sit-in to defend free tuition.
  25. U.S. to Give Syrian Citizens $100 Million in AidSidestepping the “thin red line.”
  26. this is ivy league
    Columbia Football Player Charged With Hate CrimeChad Washington is only a sophomore too.
  27. crimes and misdemeanors
    Gucci Mane Is Back in Jail That didn’t last long.
  28. international affairs
    Austin Professor Thinks We Should Bomb North Korea Right NowWhat could go wrong?
  29. daft punk
    Daft Punk Reveals List of Random Access Memories CollaboratorsAnd it’s a doozy.
  30. the vatican
    Pope Francis Appoints Vatican Reform Board One without any legislative power, but it’s a start.
  31. china
    Why Did the Chinese Government Pull Django Unchained From Theaters?It was supposed to premiere this week.
  32. casting couch
    Ashley Judd Joins Cast of DivergentProbably better than being a senator anyway.
  33. gun control
    Newtown Mother Delivers Obama’s Saturday AddressFrancine Wheeler’s tearful request for new gun-control legislation.