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F.A.A. Bans Drone Flights Near Key Sites in New York

The temporary ban covers parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island. The F.A.A. also issued a monthlong ban on drone flights over a large swath of New Jersey.

© Seth Wenig/Associated Press

Reports of mysterious overflights in New Jersey emerged as citizens and politicians speculated that the drones might be up to no good.

It Was a Haven for New York Families. Now They Can’t Afford to Stay.

Families in Washington Heights are being pushed out by rising rents and costs, and New York City is losing its youngest demographic group.

© Carolina Hidalgo for The New York Times

As the cost of living climbs, parents like Caroline Fermin are finding it harder to raise children in Washington Heights, an Upper Manhattan neighborhood that has lost about half of its under-18 population since 2000.
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