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Thursday, May 14 2015

  • Help Us Out: What's Changed and What Hasn't At Your Local Nail Salon? May 14, 2015

    If you're planning on getting your nails done soon, help us out. We want to know what's changed &amp;&nbsp;what hasn't in nail salons since the NYTimes exposed poor working conditions. (article)

  • Art For All; Transportation Funding; School Openings May 14, 2015

    The (new) Whitney Museum; deadly force on a Midtown street; the Amtrak derailment and transportation funding; a&nbsp;big picture view on cities; and our series on openings continues. (episode)

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    • On Infrastructure Funding and the Amtrak Derailment May 14, 2015

      The Amtrak derailment happened as Congress faces the May 31 deadline on transportation funding. The New Yorker's John Cassidy looks at whether those dots connect.

    • When is Deadly Force the Only Option? May 14, 2015

      After police shot a&nbsp;hammer-wielding man on a busy Midtown street yesterday, a criminal justice professor (and former NYPD officer)&nbsp;discusses police tactics in situations like that.

    • This American Art World May 14, 2015

      As this week marks the first ever billion dollar week in art sales, how is&nbsp;the new Whitney meeting&nbsp;Michelle Obama's mandate to democratize art in America?

    • Urban Essays May 14, 2015

      Stephen Squibb&nbsp;and&nbsp;Brandon Harris&nbsp;share a big picture view of how cities have evolved since the Great Recession.

    • Now Open: Elementary School May 14, 2015

      In Downtown Brooklyn, in a district where parents want more options, a new school&nbsp;will open up this September.