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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Bariatric surgery could soon become a more common treatment for obesity, even for people who aren’t extremely overweight. CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez says earlier surgery could prevent life-threatening diseases. For over 20 years, Shaun Rogers struggled to manage his weight as his diabetes symptoms worsened. “Just dieting and…

London’s answer to the High Line in New York is set to open next month with back-to-back festivals, sober raves and Damien Hirst art installations all in the works. The Tide is located on Greenwich Peninsula, London’s new creative hub. Image by Uniform Elevated parks are must-have symbols of urban redevelopment in cities like New…

Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan, namesake of John Zuccotti, late CEO of real estate giant Brookfield Properties, and one-time home of Occupy Wall Street. (Creative Commons License) In 2015, Madison Realty Capital financed landlord Raphael Toledano’s purchase of a portfolio of 16 buildings in the East Village—buildings where,…

We’re almost afraid to say it out loud: during a morning tour of the 2nd Street bike lane between Market and Folsom, the bike lane was free of parked cars and trucks. Back in April, Streetsblog declared that the 2nd Street project was a fail for cyclists because, without physical barriers to protect the raised bike lanes, motorists were…