[URBAN NOTE] Four notes around the world: New York City, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Mexico City

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• Bloomberg notes global warming can expose New York City to heightened flood risks every five years, not every 500.


• Saudi Arabia, Bloomberg notes, plans to build a new city from scratch.


• VICE notes that Hong Kong, with its dear real estate, is running out of space for its dead.


• Spacing looks at how Mexico City is expanding its cycling infrastructure as part of its bid for world status.