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Early Addition: The Domino district could use some shade

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Published Jul 10, 2026

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Good Friday morning in New York City, where it remains to be seen whether people would want to move in to a building that nearly collapsed.

Here's what else is happening:

• Meanwhile, over in New Jersey, the office-to-residential conversion boom is moving apace.
• A new chart shows that about 140,000 cars are avoiding Manhattan streets every day because of congestion pricing.
• Rat sightings in New York City are down so far this year.
• This is the time of year where you start to notice how the starchitect-designed Domino district in Williamsburg is conspicuously exposed to the sun.
• "If I form an opinion, and there are books saying the opposite, I need to read them all, to know if I’m justified," explained one guy who got hit with an eviction notice for having too many books in his apartment.
• The American Museum of Natural History is hosting a block party on West 79th Street tomorrow evening for Manhattanhenge viewing.
• What's in a Stew Leonard's saved-from-the-dump "surprise bag?"
• And finally, protective barrier:

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