health & safety

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Troubleshooting
My neighbor's so careless she's putting the entire building at risk. What can I do?
By Virginia K. Smith |April 4, 2016 - 9:59AM
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Troubleshooting
Neighborhoods are losing their supermarkets—exacerbating food insecurity in NYC
By Alanna Schubach |March 15, 2016 - 2:59PM
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Troubleshooting
It could become frighteningly easy for your neighbors to tap your texts and phone calls
By Virginia K. Smith |March 14, 2016 - 9:59AM
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Neighborhood Intel
What's the healthiest neighborhood in NYC? (Hint: It's not in Manhattan nor Brooklyn.)
By Alanna Schubach |March 11, 2016 - 12:59PM
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Buy
You can now buy the site of the East Village explosion
By Virginia K. Smith |March 7, 2016 - 3:30PM
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Live
Densely crowded cities and their Five Points-style housing are breeding grounds for epidemics
By Alanna Schubach |March 2, 2016 - 3:59PM
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Troubleshooting
People were finally arrested over that East Village gas explosion

… gasrelated East Village building explosion that killed two New Yorkers last year and left many of us terrified at the … Blasio has previously issued warnings to immediately call 911 or Con Ed if you smell  smoke or gasno need to take the …

By Virginia K. Smith |February 11, 2016 - 1:09PM
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Troubleshooting
Now that the blizzard's over, beware falling ice (and other snow safety hazards)
By Virginia K. Smith |January 25, 2016 - 2:15PM
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Troubleshooting
Everything you need to know to make it through a snowed-in weekend
By Virginia K. Smith |January 22, 2016 - 12:59PM
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The Market
In case of emergency: What happens if disaster strikes your apartment before you move in
By Lucy Cohen Blatter |October 23, 2015 - 8:59AM