Google has just confirmed its long-rumored purchase of Manhattan’s Chelsea Market building for $2.4 billion — all in all not a bad price, given that a one-bedroom on the West Side is going for around $2.3 billon these days (granted, that’s a rough estimate from someone who lives in Queens). It’s a prime bit of […]
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In NYC, uptown and downtown rats don’t mix
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It turns out rats, like New Yorkers, are partial to their neighborhoods.
An ecology researcher has been tracking brown rats all over Manhattan for nearly the past three years. Fordham University grad student Matthew Combs found that the rodents stick to certain areas: you’ll find uptown rats and downtown rats, with a break in midtown. The two groups don’t mingle much.
He came to this conclusion only after trapping hundreds of rats and studying their genetic makeup. He was then able to notice genetic differences between rats from different parts of town. He also found that rats only move about 656 feet from where they’re born — that’s about one Manhattan block. Read more…
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The incident in lower Manhattan where a truck rammed into pedestrians and cyclists, leaving eight killed and 11 wounded, didn’t stop New Yorkers from taking part in the annual Halloween parade.
Halloween Parade is still on! Getting ready to start!!#NY1Boo #ImaginaryMenagerie #NYCHalloween pic.twitter.com/WrjNf2NoAV
— NYC Halloween Parade (@NYCHalloween) October 31, 2017
Thousands of people descended in Manhattan’s West Village wearing scary, theatrical costumes, in a show of defiance and solidarity with the victims.
We ain’t scared in #NYC..#Halloween #Parade had a massive turn out as usual… Thank you #NYPD for keeping the city safe..pic.twitter.com/LTV9sg7FnR
— Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) November 1, 2017 Read more…
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New Yorkers attend Halloween Parade after attack in lower Manhattan
The incident in lower Manhattan where a truck rammed into pedestrians and cyclists, leaving eight killed and 11 wounded, didn’t stop New Yorkers from taking part in the annual Halloween parade.
Halloween Parade is still on! Getting ready to start!!#NY1Boo #ImaginaryMenagerie #NYCHalloween pic.twitter.com/WrjNf2NoAV
— NYC Halloween Parade (@NYCHalloween) October 31, 2017
Thousands of people descended in Manhattan’s West Village wearing scary, theatrical costumes, in a show of defiance and solidarity with the victims.
We ain’t scared in #NYC..#Halloween #Parade had a massive turn out as usual… Thank you #NYPD for keeping the city safe..pic.twitter.com/LTV9sg7FnR
— Mr. Aye Dee (@MrAyeDee) November 1, 2017 Read more…
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