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Waze Is Fixing One Of Its Most Annoying Features To Make Streets Safer
Anyone who’s used Waze is familiar with the navigation app’s insistence on making turns on busy streets where there’s no signal to stop traffic. Waze actually has a name for these types of situations: “difficult intersections.” And a new feature will become the default setting on the app to help drivers avoid them — something…
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Morgan Freeman, Who Is God, Hates Selfie Sticks
Video: On the latest episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Morgan Freeman was asked to narrate live footage of tourists on Hollywood Boulevard. As one might assume, some of them are holding selfie sticks.
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9 Things Worse Than Pedestrian Plazas That Should Be Removed From New York’s Times Square
Converting a busy street in Times Square into vibrant pedestrian plazas has been one of the most celebrated ideas in New York City’s history — a bold urban move which has been mimicked around the world. Now New York’s mayor and police commissioner want to remove the plazas and restore Times Square back to its…
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The Oldest Bridge In New York City Just Reopened After 40 Years
Before the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges, there was High Bridge, arcing far above the Harlem River to connect Manhattan to the Bronx. Originally designed as an aqueduct in 1848, the bridge was closed for the past 40 years until a ribbon-cutting yesterday reopened it to foot traffic.