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A new Arts and Crafts Boutique shop is now open for business in City Island - A Slice of New York City Paradise.

Imagine That On City Island offers handmade items as well as artistic training and individual and assorted arts classes.

Follow them on Social Media - Instagram Imaginethatoncityisland https://www.instagram.com/imagine_that_on_city_island/

Contact Denise via Email by writing to her at Imaginethatonci@gmail.com

The World Urban Forum estimates some 10,000 cities worldwide and as many followed Shenzhen's trajectory as they did Rome's.

Of the 10,000 Cities on Planet Earth, half did not exist four decades ago A new research project aims to finally answer the question: What is a city? https://nextcity.org/urbanist-news/there-are-10000-cities-on-planet-ear…

Which are the top ten meanest cities on Earth?

The Voice of America reports It is beginning to look a lot like crowded everywhere we go on Earth as humans topped 8 billion people.

And with longer lifespans offsetting fewer births, world population growth continues a long-term trend of slowing down.

The scientific estimates are that our global population exceeded the threshold near the end of September. The United Nations estimated the number was passed 10 months earlier, having declared Nov. 22, 2022, the "Day of 8 Billion," the Census Bureau pointed out in a statement.

The US Census Bureau projects a much older, and more diversified America in 2100 following three immigration scenarios.

https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-census-2020-7264a653037e3…

https://apnews.com/article/us-births-2022-pandemic-61da497183e03b80f236…

As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, it should remind all of us how lucky we are to be citizens of The United States of America.

I am thankful for my continued health, as well as that of my family and loved ones. For friends whom I have kept in touch with over the years as well as newfound ones. For my late parents and ancestors as well as lost friends. 

This is the first era of human history when more of us live in cities than not. That’s what we’ve often been told in recent years,

The Halloween Parade on City Island - A Slice of New York City Paradise just a short subway ride to Manhattan and  The Big Apple.

When I moved here from Los Angeles, California to New York City. New York two decades ago, I was lucky to meet a little old lady named Gloria while riding the #6 Subway who took me to City Island: A ‘Little Magical Wonderland’ in The Bronx
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/realestate/city-island-bronx.html

MacQuesten Development based in Pelham, New York is warning the Heritage Homes properties in New Rochelle of utility cut-off.

According to Walk on the town published reports, they are telling their tenants that their utility services will be switched off starting next week unless those who are behind in their rent pay up..

The announcement reportedly caught many shocked tenants off-guard who do not understand why all tenant’s utilities are to be cut off because some tenants are in arrears on their rent.

The best city in the world? For an impressive eighth year in a row, the answer is London, aptly dubbed the ‘capital of capitals.

The sprawling metropolis of the UK capital comes out on top for culture, meaning it has the highest number of performing arts and cultural spaces recommended on TripAdvisor.