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NYC's 'War On Rats' Heats Up As Climate Change Fuels Infestation: New Study Shows Why NYC's 'War On Rats' Heats Up As Climate Change Fuels Infestation: New Study Shows Why
NYC's 'War On Rats' Heats Up As Climate Change Fuels Infestation: New Study Shows Why Climate change is fueling a surge in rat populations across major US cities, with Washington, DC, seeing the worst increase over the past two decades, a new study said. The study published by Science Advances on Friday, Jan. 31 analyzed public records from 16 cities worldwide to determine why some urban environments are more infested with rats than others. The researchers found that 11 cities—including Washington, Boston, and New York City—had seen major rat population growth over an average of 12 years. Washington's increase was the most extreme, tripling compared to Bo…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
This Fairfield County Locale Is Best Place To Live For Families In CT, New Rankings Say This Fairfield County Locale Is Best Place To Live For Families In CT, New Rankings Say
This Fairfield County Locale Is Best Place To Live For Families In CT, New Rankings Say A municipality in Connecticut made the Top 50 list of Fortune’s third annual national rankings of the Best Places To Live For Families list. The city of Stamford, located in Fairfield County, came in at No. 32 in the country by offering the best of both urban and suburban worlds, the report said. Located about an hour away from New York City by train, Stamford offers residents quiet but friendly neighborhoods and a thriving downtown full of top-notch restaurants, theaters, art galleries, shopping, a ballet company, and symphony, and plenty of music and entertainment. With 136,480 residents…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Whole Foods To Open New, Small-Format Stores: Look Inside Whole Foods To Open New, Small-Format Stores: Look Inside
Whole Foods To Open New, Small-Format Stores: Look Inside Whole Foods says it will be launching new small-format stores aimed at providing customers with a quick, convenient shopping experience. The company says the stores, targeting urban areas, will provide "easier access to the fresh, high-quality offerings." The new stores will be called Whole Foods Market Daily Shop. The first location to open will be in the Upper East Side in Manhattan with additional locations in New York City to follow.  The first store, located at 1175 Third Ave., is expected to open later this year.  Following the New York City launch, Whole Foods Market pla…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Community Rallies To Save Historic Building From Demolition In Stamford Community Rallies To Save Historic Building From Demolition In Stamford
Community Rallies To Save Historic Building From Demolition In Stamford Nearly 1,500 have signed a Change.org petition to save three buildings in Stamford's South End National Register Historic District that are slated for demolition in six months. Developer Building and Land Technology has filed applications to demolish the Schick Annex section of the 19th-century Blickensderfer Typewriter factory on 650 Atlantic St. and two wood frame multi-family houses on 79 Garden St. and 130 Henry St. They are both existing affordable housing buildings, according to petition writer Emily Derr of the Stamford Historic Neighborhood Preservation group, to widen Garden Stree…

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by Christina Coulter
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This Interactive Map Shows Where Rats Are In NYC With 38 Percent Population Increase In 5 Years This Interactive Map Shows Where Rats Are In NYC With 38 Percent Population Increase In 5 Years
This Interactive Map Shows Where Rats Are In NYC With 38 Percent Population Increase In 5 Years New York City residents have been forced to welcome some unwanted visitors in the neighborhood as the rat population continues to soar. Since 2014, rat sightings are up 38 percent, according to watchdog site OpenTheBooks.com. There were 12,617 sightings reported in 2014, a number which has jumped to 17,353 just four years later. In response to the growing population, Open the Books, a nonprofit organization, has created an interactive map to allow area residents to see each reported rat sighting in their current or prospective neighborhood. The map includes all sightings in 2018 and 2019. …

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by Zak Failla
Business
$34.5M Plan To Replace IMAX Theater At Maritime Aquarium Still Alive $34.5M Plan To Replace IMAX Theater At Maritime Aquarium Still Alive
$34.5M Plan To Replace Imax Theater At Maritime Aquarium Still Alive A subcommittee of the Norwalk Common Council has endorsed a settlement agreement under which the state of Connecticut would pay The Maritime Aquarium $34.5 million to replace its popular IMAX Theater. Under the agreement, the state Department of Transportation would pay the aquarium to replace the theater and lost exhibit space due to the upcoming replacement of the Walk Bridge over the Norwalk River, according to news reports. The legal settlement  covers replacement of the aquarium’s 20,000-gallon seal tank with a 150,000-gallon tank that meets modern standards and guidelines. According …

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by Jon Craig