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This New York City Life: A New Storytelling Platform Takes a Deep Look at Life in the Five Boroughs

New York City is home to millions of eccentric people with unique stories. Narratively wants to make sure we hear more of them.

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Dollhouse 2.0: Roominate Lets Girls Play Architect, Designer, and Technologist

Could a toy that encourages girls towards STEM be the best way to balace the gender gap in these fields?

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Love in the Golden Years, With a Push From the Kids

Two English brothers designed their startup with a very specific goal: to help their 60-something mum find love.

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New York's Bicycle Corpses, Curated as Art

The underbelly of New York's cycling boom is a graveyard of abandoned bikes. A crowdsourced photo exhibit of the detritus is now on display.

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Uniting World Cultures Through Children's Literature

Teach Twice educates children and their communities through stories and the exchange of culture.

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Gridbid: Auction Off Your Sunny, Unused Roof Space

A new website helps connect you with the solar power companies that want to use your spacious roof (and pay you for the privilege).

Health

Visiting the Doctor Digitally with the Help of a New Startup

Visiting the doctor digitally could lower health care costs considerably. A new startup is making it happen.

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Spring Cleaning: You've Got a Latte to Improve on

Tips on greening your java and consuming more conscientiously.

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Spring Cleaning: 'Tourist' Doesn't Have to Be a Dirty Word

How does one see the world without contributing to problems of pollution and global warming?

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One Man's Discarded Trinkets Become Art—in a Dumpster

Downsizing his studio, a collage artist turns discarded belongings into a public art exhibition.

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A Bald Barbie to Comfort Kids with Cancer

After a popular Facebook campaign, Mattel's decided to produce a hairless Barbie doll to distribute to children in hospitals.

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Cruising the Hudson on a Boat Made of Trash

Two filmmakers want to row the entire length of the Hudson to highlight the beauty of New York's water supply and the importance of keeping it clean.

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Spring Cleaning: Tough Love for the Loo

Let’s clean that commode, and maybe make it a little more glamorous.

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Spring Cleaning: A Dose of Your Own Medicine

First aid for your medicine cabinet.