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Citi Bike riders traveled 3,590,472 miles in June 2018

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The largest earthquake recorded in the New York City region was in 1884 with a magnitude of approximately 5

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AGBC News Episode 32: The Midtown Power Outage and Steam Explosions

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Tuesday, July 16 — 9:05am

How the Opioid Crisis Arrived at New York’s Commuter Hubs

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Monday, July 15 — 10:54pm

Citi Bike Expansion Revealed — And It’s a Slow Rollout

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Surveillance Cameras Debunk the Bystander Effect

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De Blasio, Cuomo no-shows at 9/11 hero Luis Alvarez's funeral

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