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In the year since New York became the global epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis, there’s been no shortage of predictions about the impending death of the city, hand-wringing about the new urban obsolescence, and rumors of residents fleeing for idyllic suburban life. But while census figures have shown the city’s population is shrinking it was before the pandemic, too there’s been little concrete data about which New Yorkers are leaving, and where they’re going.
A new study from the commercial real estate firm CBRE seeks to fill in some of those gaps. The analysis of 29 million address changes across the country found that New York City saw the second largest increase in net move-outs last year, behind only San Francisco.
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Bangor officials ask community members to help keep fire hydrants clear of snow
The Bangor Water District has only eight workers to tend to almost 1,500 fire hydrants. Sometimes after a storm, it can take a week to clear all hydrants of snow. Author: Chloe Teboe (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 9:09 AM EST January 6, 2021 Updated: 9:12 AM EST January 6, 2021
BANGOR, Maine The Bangor Water District took to Facebook on Monday, reminding community members that it s important to keep fire hydrants clear of snow in the winter.
In the online post, a picture from a few years ago showed a fire hydrant completely covered by a mound of snow and ice. Eric Willet, the construction supervisor for the Bangor Water District, told NEWS CENTER Maine he has eight workers who are responsible for clearing almost 1,500 hydrants and that s a job that has to be done after every storm.