New York Today: The Toxic Secret Underneath the Seaport

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The Toxic Secret Underneath the Seaport The disputed area is close to several schools. Gabriela Bhaskar for The New York Times By JANE MARGOLIES Residents of a historic neighborhood have been trying to preserve its character as major building projects loom. Now the discovery of a 19th-century thermometer factory there has further complicated matters.

Gabriella Angotti-Jones for The New York Times Trading the Noisy Gay Bar Scene for the Knitting Circle By BRITTA LOKTING Many gay men in New York are looking for alternative ways to socialize. A look at the surprising revival of the knitting circle. Meron Tekie Menghistab for The New York Times Why This Black Cycling Group Made History By RYAN JOSEPH Not just anyone can ride with the Brooklyn Red Caps, who have been around since the 1970s. Their long-distance, competitive trips are grueling.

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Big City He's Running for President. His Allies Don't Care. By GINIA BELLAFANTE As Mayor Bill de Blasio forges ahead with his improbable presidential bid, endorsements seem hard to come by. Sunday Routine How a Creator of the Children's Fantasy Show 'Pip's Island' Spends Her Sundays By TAMMY LA GORCE Rania Ajami spends some of the day working at the interactive event, which for her and her children, is more like play. Album 'Our Crimes Are Not Who We Are' By JOHN LELAND AND SARA BENNETT A glimpse at women serving very long sentences. Is there life, the photographer asks, after life in prison?

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