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amenity wars

The Phone-Detox Amenity

At the all-electric 505 State Street, residents are asked to unplug. By Kim Velsey

leasings

Chobani House Is Coming

The company is leasing every floor of 360 Bowery and carving out part of it as a laboratory for nonprofits. By Clio Chang

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This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings

Ten-foot-high windows and the good kind of duplex. By Nora DeLigter

The Latest

amenity wars

The Phone-Detox Amenity
leasings

Chobani House Is Coming
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This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings
my first new york

Mary Norris Eavesdropped on Ella Fitzgerald at the Algonquin
a truly terrific new york listing

A Globe-Trotting Writer’s West Village Townhouse

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my first new york Mary Norris Eavesdropped on Ella Fitzgerald at the Algonquin The grande dame of The New Yorker’s copy desk about her early days in the city and trying to get her cabbie’s license to make rent. By Clio Chang

a truly terrific new york listing A Globe-Trotting Writer’s West Village Townhouse Ann Marlowe entertained heads of state in a house with tiles from Italy and a 1790 tub from Montreal. By Adriane Quinlan

look book The Look Book Goes to a College Fair At the NYPL’s annual event, local high-schoolers met with representatives from Sarah Lawrence, Barnard, Fordham, and more to explore their options. gallery By Emily Leibert

street fights The Bed-Stuy Aquarium Dried Up And all the fish are dead. By Clio Chang

On The Market

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings

under a million A Non-Claustrophobic Studio With River Views in Tudor City for $325,000

truly terrific A Hidden Artist’s Complex Behind Spring Street

under a million A Very Big Two Bedroom In a Rosario Candela Building for $975,000

Best of New York

Cityscape

street view The Vessel, Newly Closed-In, Is Open Again Safer, surely, but still as dumb an attraction as ever. By Justin Davidson
climate change Trying to Get Mom and Dad to Move Out of Florida The New Yorkers fighting their retiree parents about leaving hurricane zones behind for good. By Will Peischel
getting around It’ll Be a Whole New Fifth Avenue More trees, wider sidewalks, and fewer cars. By Christopher Bonanos
street fights When You Can’t Escape ‘Empire State of Mind’ The Jay-Z and Alicia Keys track is 15 years old — and playing on a continuous, maddening loop for people who work in Times Square. By Max Cea
chapters Why Do Concert Halls Still Matter? An antique architectural form that continues to resonate. By Justin Davidson

look book What made you want to pursue medicine?I’m motivated by health disparities. As a child in Bangladesh, I was abducted and ended up being a survivor of sexual violence. When I tried receiving medical care, I was refused due to the stigma surrounding rape survivors. The Look Book Goes to a White-Coat Ceremony

Design Hunting

great rooms The Water-Tower Penthouse in the Bronx Gigi Loizzo and Angel Molina’s rooftop apartment on the Grand Concourse looks out on Yankee Stadium. By Wendy Goodman
on set Megalopolis Is Yet Another Neri Oxman Fantasy Mystery substances that can grow buildings, heal wounds, and stop time? Why not. By Kate Wagner
chapters Rosario Candela Invented the Upper East Side Apartment David Netto’s new book tells the story of how the architect defined quiet luxury in New York City. By David Netto
great rooms From a Downtown Loft to a Sutton Place Classic Seven After 18 years in Noho and three in a Paul Rudolph pleasure palace, Christine and John Gachot decided to try something more traditional. By Wendy Goodman

The Real Estate

amenity wars The Phone-Detox Amenity At the all-electric 505 State Street, residents are asked to unplug. By Kim Velsey
leasings Chobani House Is Coming The company is leasing every floor of 360 Bowery and carving out part of it as a laboratory for nonprofits. By Clio Chang
power Douglas Elliman CEO Howard Lorber Is Out — But Why Now? Head of the brokerage for more than two decades, Lorber faced criticism for his handling of complaints against Tal and Oren Alexander. By Bridget Read
who’s selling Raffi Is Selling His House The musician and activist’s Salt Spring Island three-bedroom has wood beams and ocean views and is going for $1.875 million. By Clio Chang
celebrity real estate A Fitting End to the Saga of Rudy Giuliani’s Apartment “America’s mayor” always wanted a penthouse. Now the Georgia election workers he defamed own it. By Bridget Read