Spectacular Manhattan

Posted by Brooklyn Views on Saturday, May 16, 2015

Citibike wheels have fallen off

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150503/OPINION/150509979/bike-shares-wheels-have-fallen-off

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Obama Dismisses The Wealthy As 'Society's Lottery Winners'

Obama Dismisses The Wealthy As 'Society's Lottery Winners' | The Daily Caller

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Slow Bounce Back for a Bridge in Brooklyn

Slow Rebound for a Bridge in Brooklyn Whose Bounce Became Worse - NYTimes.com

"But the pedestrian bridge, which opened in March 2013, soon bounced a little too much. Then it started to move from side to side. Then, last August, it was closed abruptly — and temporarily — park officials said. By October, the target reopening date was amended to spring."

New Tower Rising

http://newyorkyimby.com/2015/04/revealed-75-nassau-street-40-story-financial-district-tower-designed-by-oda.html?utm_source=YIMBY+News&utm_campaign=2900d43a74-YIMBY_News_5_2_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d76c6a6290-2900d43a74-114094985&ct=t(YIMBY_News_MAY_2_2015)

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Enough already!

Exhausted New Yorkers Give Up, Move To LA http://feeds.gothamistllc.com/c/35360/f/663254/s/45f32455/sc/28/l/0Lgothamist0N0C20A150C0A50C0A20Cit0Ihappens0Bphp/story01.htm

U.S. found liable for Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans flooding

U.S. found liable for Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans flooding - UPI.com

The United States government must pay for some of the devastating Hurricane Katrina flooding damages in New Orleans caused by a faulty canal system hastily installed decades ago, a federal judge ruled Friday.
Judge Susan Braden, of the United States Court of Federal Claims, ruled the Army Corps of Engineers is liable for flooding in the New Orleans area, including the Lower Ninth Ward and St. Bernard Parish, after Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. Braden focused on an Army Corp navigation project known as the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet, or MR-GO, which essentially funneled flood waters into the parish areas. The canal has since been closed.

Duke & Duchess of Cambridge Leave Hospital With Baby

Duke & Duchess of Cambridge Leave Hospital With Baby « CBS Miami

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 02: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge depart the Lindo Wing with their newborn daughter at St Mary’s Hospital on May 2, 2015 in London, England. The Duchess was safely delivered of a daughter at 8:34am this morning, weighing 8lbs 3 oz who will be fourth in line to the throne. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)