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Tempest-Tossed, Let’s Not Imitate New Orleans

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Philip Orton

[This opinion piece was published online in the New York Times Room for Debate series on 11/1/12 as part of the debate Should New York Build Sea Gates?  Someone also published an editorial with a similar point to my second paragraph in … Continue reading →

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Five Flavors of Fog Turn NYC Greyscale

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Philip Orton

A rare but often beautiful sight around New York City is dense fog.  It might have to do with my vantage point, from Hoboken or Manhattan, where we often look over it from the outside.  It might not be so … Continue reading →

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