Secret NYC neighborhood has kids going to suburban schools but paying cheaper city taxes

It’s one of the Big Apple’s best kept secrets. A tiny neighborhood in the North Bronx offers a handful of lucky New Yorkers ...
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It’s Not Just You. Subway Heat Complaints Spike by 27% for Every Single Degree the Temperature Rises Outside

Underground spaces tend to trap heat. Soil and rock act as insulation, making it harder for warmth to escape. Trains, brakes, ...
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Sweating through the commute: Subway heat complaints have been rising for 15 years

New York Has The Hottest Subway Complaints. London Has The Steepest Rise. In A Nutshell Researchers analyzed over 85,000 ...
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It’s Getting Hot Down Here: Subway Systems Have an Extreme Heat Problem

A new study found that above-ground temperatures directly influence subway passengers' complaints about uncomfortably high below-ground temperatures.

Taking to social media to complain about hot subway rides? You're not alone, study says

A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases. Northwestern ...