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The article discusses various criteria used to judge how tall a building is, with particular attention paid to whether One World Trade Center in New York City will be considered the tallest building in the U.S. if plans to construct an enclosing structure for the antenna on its roof are scrapped.

The article reports on the competition between New York City and Orlando, Florida for the title of most-visited city in the U.S.

The article reports on the lack of reliable scientific explanations for menu labeling laws in the U.S. It is noted that several studies on the caloric content of foods published failed to examine the impact on overall diet. The pioneer of such laws is New York City, which claims that the menu labeling laws will reduce the number of obese New Yorkers by 150,000 over the next five years.