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Orien McNeill, Artist Who Made Mischief on the Water, Dies at 46

He was the pied piper of a loose community of DIY artists homesteading on New York City’s waterways, which he used as his canvas and stage.

By Penelope Green

Carson (Calif) Copper, Brass and Bronze Infrastructure (Public Works) Los Angeles (Calif) Metals and Minerals Robberies and Thefts Salvage St Paul (Minn) Urban Areas Vandalism Wire and Cable

Metal Thieves Are Stripping America’s Cities

Across the country, copper and other valuable materials have been stolen from streetlights, statues and even gravesites, costing millions to repair.

By Michael Corkery and Mark Abramson

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Restoring a Chair Is Easier Than You Think. Ask the Brownstone Boys.

Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon have a lot of practice restoring brownstones in Brooklyn, so refinishing a chair was no big deal. Here’s how they did it.

By Tim McKeough

Firearms Government Contracts and Procurement Gun Control Gunbusters Police Recycling of Waste Materials Salvage

The Guns Were Said to Be Destroyed. Instead, They Were Reborn.

Communities across the U.S. are fueling a secondary arms market by giving seized and surrendered guns to disposal services that destroy one part and resell the rest.

By Mike McIntire