Why there's so much construction everywhere, when air-conditioning should be prescribed by doctors, and more

Here's exactly why the city is in a never-ending state of construction (New York Times)

For certain people, air conditioning should be a mandatory health precaution (WNYC)

Yikes: there are no NYC neighborhoods that are affordable for minimum wage workers (AM NY)

Strolling the city streets with podcast historians The Bowery Boys (Village Voice)

How to use promotional offers for a month's worth of free NYC gym access (Thrillist)

Stars, they're just like us: Kim and Kanye are trying to wrangle a free apartment from Airbnb (New York Post)

Governor Cuomo is quietly looking into ways to bring back 421a (Gothamist)

Throw your money at your problems, and pay this couple to unpack your stuff after a move (DNAinfo)

How developers are creating new "insta-hoods" all over the city (NYP)

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