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Friday lunchtime linkage

This is how Obamacare was SUPPOSED to disrupt the insurance market [The New Republic] The Attorney General is no fan…

French government knows what’s up, warns their citizens about Times Square

Going to a new country can be kind of scary, what with the new languages and customs, strange foods and…

Picture perfect: New study claims art degree won’t automatically make you poor

It's very easy to poke fun at people for having art degrees. "Four years in college and you studied pictures?…

Thursday lunchtime linkage

Breaking weed news: everyone loves vaporizers [New York Post] Looking at Bed-Sty's gentrification through changes on Jefferson Avenue [New York Magazine]…

MTA plans smaller 2015, 2017 fare hikes, which qualifies as good news technically

The bi-annual MTA fare hike is just becoming a part of every New Yorker's life at this point, like your…

Bed-Stuy the new Williamsburg the new real estate panic

Just when we thought the "X is the new Y" consensus for Bed-Stuy was that it was "the new (old)…

New trend: People crowdfunding their New York City dreams

Moving to New York City, that concrete jungle that dreams are made of, comes with a number of risks. Will…

Standing tall: World Trade Center officially the tallest building in America

It was briefly up for debate whether the Freedom Tower would be ruled the tallest building in America, due to…

Tuesday lunchtime linkage

Red Hook's community court gets results [Daily News] Inside New York State's boar war [Wall Street Journal] The Yellow Dogs…

Brooklyn Bridge Park opens Pier 3 and Pier 4 expansions Saturday

Brooklyn Bridge Park, with its great views, expansive lawn, and great movies and dance parties was already awesome enough, so…