Keeping neighbors safe while buying or selling through online listings, the Upper East Side now hosts an NYPD’s E-Commerce Exchange Zone. FREE TO READ

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NYC parents demand more zoned high schools to prioritize neighborhood students trib.al/8IjwGmu

Playa Bowls is set to give the Upper East Side a double dose of summer flavors as the chain prepares to open its second neighborhood shop.

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Famous French Pastry Shop Opening on 87th and Lex buff.ly/3PkUpnA

Derek Jeter and Andy Petite taking Mariano Rivera out of his final game will always be awesome

Move over London. New York has beaten the UK capital as the more expensive city to buy real estate trib.al/wehBPfv

H Mart is coming to the Upper East Side.
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Scam Alert:
Individuals print out their own fraudulent barcodes and place them over the real barcode on gift cards at local retailers. When the card is purchased, the fake barcode is scanned, and your money gets routed into the scammers account.

Join us as we celebrate one of our longest-standing and largest holiday traditions! On December 4th at 6:30 PM, we will light the Park Avenue Christmas Trees and join in a community carol sing. 🎄🎶⛪️

5th Avenue will be closed tomorrow for the first time in half a century!

Pedestrians can support local businesses and stroll traffic-free from 48th Street to 57th Street between 12 PM to 6 PM tomorrow and the next two Sundays.

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The move is designed to dissuade 'flippers' who sell new Rolex watches above the retail price trib.al/rKi5CBF

A section of Manhattan's Fifth Avenue is the most expensive shopping area globally, according to a new report trib.al/W3PiZOB

An NYC subway ride may cost $2.90 in 2023 and $3.05 in 2025 under the proposed MTA fare hike trib.al/sNd6tTG via @citylab

Ride vintage subway trains in NYC every Sunday this holiday season
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The bookseller announced plans to open a new, smaller bookstore a little more than a block away from the original #UES Barnes & Noble location.

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Two women in NY were able to erase $1.5 million in medical debt for hundreds of people. It only cost them $12,500. How did they do it? They partnered with an org called @RIPMedicalDebt and bought the debt from collection agencies and then forgave it. nytimes.com/2018/12/05/nyr…

New York: night and day

Population density map of the US

THREAD: My Top 12 Favourite Perceptual Illusions

1. A great example of how expectations guide perception.

“Modern polymaths go against the grain of popular advice, building atypical combinations of skills & knowledge across fields & then integrating them to create breakthrough ideas & even brand new fields and industries where there is little competition.” medium.com/the-mission/mo…