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“…as the Times was evolving from …a stenographic paper of record into one that valued literary as well as reportorial skills. Or, as he put it, ‘the old sins were about getting something wrong. The new sin is to be boring.’”

“…that the apartment building lobby is an experiment in sociological synergy… For doormen to be professionals, they must have distinct tenants. For tenants to have distinction, they must have professional doormen.”

“… zip code 10021, …[from which] Its residents contributed more to presidential candidates in 2004 than donors in any other zip code in the country.”

“[The mayor] said he envisioned the day when Lady Liberty “not only welcomes new immigrants, but lights their way with a torch powered by an ocean wind farm.”