EditorialA view of the Manhattan skyline from a cliff-side community where homes were bought up by a developer in the early 2000s, and then left to deteriorate, in the hills of Union City, N.J., July 1, 2023. (Andy Haslam/The New York Times)
EditorialCliff Shelf Nature Trail, most accessible to people who can navigate stairs with handrails or use hiking poles, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, May 27, 2023. (Tara Weston/The New York Times)
EditorialCliff Shelf Nature Trail, most accessible to people who can navigate stairs with handrails or use hiking poles, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, May 27, 2023. (Tara Weston/The New York Times)
EditorialCliff Shelf Nature Trail, most accessible to people who can navigate stairs with handrails or use hiking poles, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, May 27, 2023. (Tara Weston/The New York Times)
EditorialCliff Shelf Nature Trail, most accessible to people who can navigate stairs with handrails or use hiking poles, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, May 27, 2023. (Tara Weston/The New York Times)
EditorialCliff Shelf Nature Trail, most accessible to people who can navigate stairs with handrails or use hiking poles, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, May 27, 2023. (Tara Weston/The New York Times)
EditorialCliff Shelf Nature Trail, most accessible to people who can navigate stairs with handrails or use hiking poles, in Badlands National Park in South Dakota, May 27, 2023. (Tara Weston/The New York Times)