Olympian makeover for poor suburb


Hanotin at his office next to the Stade de France in St-Denis. — ©2024 The New York Times Company

PARISIANS are grumbling about the crowds for the summer Olympics. They envision sweaty tourists jamming the subway cars, making the hell of commuting even more, well, hellish.

They are planning their summer escapes; at worst a “teletravail” schedule to work from home.

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