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CITY ISLAND TOURS

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City Island, a unique Bronx enclave, is known for its quaint, seaside town atmosphere and maritime history. While not a hidden "secret" in the traditional sense, its charm lies in its escape from the typical NYC experience. It feels like a New England fishing village with tree-lined streets, seafood restaurants, and a relaxed pace.

HIGHER RENT$

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The USA is millions of housing units short of meeting the needs of Americans at a reasonable price they can afford to pay.

This can put a lot of pressure on prices, but supply and demand dynamics may not look the same in each city—or each snapshot in time, for that matter.

OCOEE

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The centennial city of Ocoee continues its commitment to a longstanding policy of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. 

MOTHER OF ALL SINKHOLES

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Land subsidence is a slow-onset hazard with significant environmental and socioeconomic impacts globally. Often viewed primarily as a coastal issue linked to relative sea-level rise, subsidence also poses serious threats to inland urban centers, heightening flood risks, damaging infrastructure, and disrupting transportation networks. Despite its widespread effects, detailed spatial data capturing fine-scale variations in subsidence rates remain limited, impeding accurate infrastructure risk assessments.

To address this gap, they utilize space geodetic measurements from 2015 to 2021 to generate high-resolution subsidence maps for the 28 most populous U.S. cities. Our analysis reveals that at least 20 percent of the urban area is experiencing subsidence, predominantly driven by groundwater extraction. This phenomenon currently affects an estimated 34 million people. Furthermore, over 29,000 buildings are in zones classified as high or very high damage risk, underscoring the urgent need for mitigation and adaptation strategies.

These data are critical for informing targeted policies to enhance the resilience of urban infrastructure to this complex, slow-moving hazard.

CLEAN ZONES

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Based on cleanliness metrics, the cities of the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro region were the only areas to earn an “A+” 

This grade is for cleanliness, making it the No. 1 city overall. Researchers praised the metro area for its waste management services.

S FLORIDA SEARCHING

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A professional male seeks to rent or lease a space or separate quarters of a private home near the Coral Way or Coral Gables area of South Florida.

I am an educated executive with advanced degrees, a good job, and a clean record. I devote a great deal of my time to my amazing career. I need a place only as a home base. Most of my time is to my job and career.

Please, call or text with questions or offers to 718.885.1607 - Thanks for your kindness and assistance in this special request.

MI AMI

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Miami is where I earned my first advanced university degree, where I got married the first time, where my daughters were born, where I purchased our first home, and where I got my first job offer as a professional broadcaster.

CITY SONGS

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Over the years, a myriad of iconic artists have walked the streets, hills and valleys of the streets all over the world, penning songs that live under its clear blue skies and have sporadic all over the universe.

HAPPY LAND

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This is a colloquial and stereotypical phrase from New York City English idiomatic expressions.

TRYiNG TO RETIRE

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Some say retirement is a death sentence. If one's occupation or one's active working life. I prefer semi-retired from OT hours or a burnout workload. Many people choose to retire when they are elderly or incapable of doing their job but if it feels good, let it ride.