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Dystopian Housing Issue? There’s an App for That.

It’s become so impossible to get an apartment that apps have emerged to make it easier — for a fee, of course. By Bridget Read

lawsuits

The Times’s ‘Hunt’ Columnist is Being Sued for Back Rent

But it looks like Joyce Cohen is just trying to finish out her sublet term. By Kim Velsey

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The Department of Sanitation Has an Oddly Excellent TikTok

It’s full of googly-eyed snowplow trucks and earnest charm. By Rebecca Alter

The Latest

lawsuits

The Times’s ‘Hunt’ Columnist is Being Sued for Back Rent
neighborhoods

Training the Next Generation of Shop Owners Is Key to Chinatown’s Survival
cuck market

Dystopian Housing Issue? There’s an App for That.
hot garbage

The Department of Sanitation Has an Oddly Excellent TikTok
getting around

Eric Adams vs. New York’s Greatest Boat Ride

See All See All See All

trash city It’s Hot Garbage Month Curbed looks at the curb. By Christopher Bonanos

neighborhoods Training the Next Generation of Shop Owners Is Key to Chinatown’s Survival Takeaways from a new report on the pandemic impact and future of the neighborhood. By Wilfred Chan

rich people Simply Stop Watering Your Lawn They’re gonna run out of water. And the Southampton Fire Department is nervous. By Choire Sicha

streets Eastern Parkway Was Never Meant to Be a Highway The case for making the street more like the pleasure road Frederick Law Olmsted intended. By Diana Budds

trash city It’s Hot Garbage Month Curbed looks at the curb. By Christopher Bonanos

neighborhoods Training the Next Generation of Shop Owners Is Key to Chinatown’s Survival Takeaways from a new report on the pandemic impact and future of the neighborhood. By Wilfred Chan

rich people Simply Stop Watering Your Lawn They’re gonna run out of water. And the Southampton Fire Department is nervous. By Choire Sicha

streets Eastern Parkway Was Never Meant to Be a Highway The case for making the street more like the pleasure road Frederick Law Olmsted intended. By Diana Budds

On The Market

the housing market The Average Rent in Manhattan Is Now $5,000

on the market The West Village Co-op With a Surprise in the Closet

dividing assets The Townhouse That Olivier Sarkozy and Mary-Kate Olsen Never Moved Into Is Back

listings edit We Unearthed 10 Actually Excellent Rentals in NYC Right Now

Best of New York

Cityscape

neighborhoods Training the Next Generation of Shop Owners Is Key to Chinatown’s Survival Takeaways from a new report on the pandemic impact and future of the neighborhood. By Wilfred Chan
getting around Eric Adams vs. New York’s Greatest Boat Ride Pay the Staten Island Ferry staff, please. By Bridget Read
trash city It’s Hot Garbage Month Curbed looks at the curb. By Christopher Bonanos
streets Eastern Parkway Was Never Meant to Be a Highway The case for making the street more like the pleasure road Frederick Law Olmsted intended. By Diana Budds
getting around What If We Stole the West Side Highway for Bikes? Closing down a car lane, adding a bike lane. By Choire Sicha

look book Were you dancing? Yes, and I had my heels on the whole time, girl. I brought flats, but I met a young lady who threw up — she was so drunk — so I gave them to her. I’ll probably never see her again. The Look Book Goes to a Manhattan Yacht Party

Design Hunting

great rooms Todd Oldham’s Place in the Poconos It’s a patchwork of new and old ideas and … it’ll never be finished. By Wendy Goodman
design edit Candy-Inspired Tables, an Archive of NYC Water, and More Finds Plus, a new ashtray from Seth Rogen’s weed brand Houseplant. By Diana Budds
home design Jimmy Fallon Found the Perfect Buyer for His Clown House And that buyer is Cara Delevingne. By Zach Schiffman
great rooms Bunny Heaven in Williamsburg Rachel Nuwer and Paul Dix’s 2,300-square-foot rooftop garden is home to bees, trees, crickets, and gamboling rabbit friends. By Wendy Goodman

The Real Estate

lawsuits The Times’s ‘Hunt’ Columnist is Being Sued for Back Rent But it looks like Joyce Cohen is just trying to finish out her sublet term. By Kim Velsey
cuck market Dystopian Housing Issue? There’s an App for That. It’s become so impossible to get an apartment that apps have emerged to make it easier — for a fee, of course. By Bridget Read
scammers A Fake Developer Scammed 20 Brooklyn Families Out of $4 Million After trusting a familiar face in the Chinese community, they are suing him to stave off eviction. By Clio Chang
upstate Kingston Becomes the First Upstate City to Adopt Rent Control The move will probably set the stage for other cities upstate to follow suit. By Clio Chang
realtor diaries The San Jose Realtor Whose Clients Would Rather Be in Palo Alto “Even my most wealthy and successful clients can’t touch that market.” By Alyssa Shelasky