New York City
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One of the key financial, communications, and arts centers of the world.
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New York City claims the earliest aerial traffic report, in the summer of 1935, by a police commander who monitored the weekend flow of Fords from a Goodyear blimp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Angela Tran, a public-relations account executive in the New York City area, pays $165 a month to insure her dog and two cats.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
She likes giving dish towels made of fine European linen, which she often gets at Clic, the French homewares boutique with locations in California, New York City, the Hamptons and St. Barts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
A separate lawsuit was filed in the same court by San Francisco and Santa Clara County in California, as well as New York City, Chicago, and Seattle and surrounding King County, Wash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
With Kate and Mother busy in New York City, Leah felt it was time to take the spirits on tour once again.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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