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How a Housing Organizer and Her Son Live on $89,000 Near Central Park
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The $40 Half Chicken That Ruffled Brooklyn
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With Midterms Coming Up, G.O.P. Is Bogged Down in Congress
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How New Yorkers Spend, Splurge and Scrimp to Live in the City
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How a Choreographer Lives on $55,000 in Kensington, Brooklyn
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