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Willy Blackmore

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  1. pollution
    Greenpoint’s Newest Superfund Site Is Very ResidentialBut that doesn’t mean anyone has to move.
  2. best of new york
    The Best Bike Shops in New YorkFor used wheels, Tour de France–caliber bikes, and more.
  3. schools
    Hunter College Is Falling Down“We’re actually in crisis, and you can’t keep duct-taping things together forever.”
  4. wildlife
    Bryant Park Is Woodcock Central Right NowBut why?
  5. remote work
    Back to the Office, But Only to PicketThe G/O Media union is on strike in part to protect remote work.
  6. celebrity watching
    Gwyneth Paltrow Has At Least Two Ruth Asawa KnockoffsOne looked real enough to fool Architectural Digest’s editors.
  7. rendering judgment
    New York Definitely Doesn’t Need a Longer ManhattanA new peninsula won’t solve our climate-change problems.
  8. celebrity watching
    Is Erewhon Attempting New York?Hollywood’s favorite grocery store says “it’s definitely on the plate.”
  9. the city politic
    We Staked Out Eric Adams’s House in BrooklynAnd he came home. Twice!
  10. rodents
    Eric Adams Won’t Stop Talking About His Rat BucketAs mayor, he wants to take his favorite trapping device citywide.
  11. skaters
    Have You Heard About This Green Bench?How a 300-pound steel skateboarding legend bounced all around and ended up in Tompkins Square Park.
  12. ahhhhhh
    This TikTok Star is Just Really Good at Painting Clean CornersNo tape!
  13. climate change
    Scenes from Ida’s Chaotic, Tragic Night in New York CityThe bus driver stuck in raw sewage, a delivery worker who biked through a foot of water, and other stories from the flood.
  14. wildlife
    Central Park Accidentally Offed Its Celebrity BirdBarry the barred owl is dead.
  15. getting around
    The Nightmarish Subway Floods in China Could Be Our FutureIs this what commuting under climate change will look like?
  16. climate change
    Subway Flooding Is Here to StayDuring intense rainfall in the city, water can end up just about anywhere.
  17. the city politic
    20 New Yorkers (From Fran Lebowitz to Ron Kim) On Ranking The Mayoral CandidatesFran Lebowitz, Ron Kim, Chelsea Manning, and more weigh in on the mayoral primary candidates.
  18. rodents
    Get Ready for Flat-Rat SummerRodents and cars do not mix.
  19. discount shopping
    There Are Only 7 Homes in New York City Under $100,000Despite what a couple of mayoral candidates think the average Brooklyn sales price is.
  20. rendering judgment
    Towers in a Flood Zone? Two Trees Just Wants You To Look At The Wetland Up FrontAn array of green features are being used to garner support for the proposed River Ring apartments.
  21. nightlife
    What It Takes to Open a Bar in a Subway StationMultiple agency approvals, and unlocking a door that’s been sealed since the 1970s.
  22. the jab
    Is a Covid Vaccine Worth Schlepping to Staten Island For?(No offense to anyone who lives there.)
  23. the jab
    The Vaccine Selfie: Encouraged at Javits, Tolerated at Medgar EversDon’t let the ‘no photography allowed’ signs confuse you.
  24. on tv
    First Pictures of the Original ‘Real World’ Loft, 2021 EditionRevisiting the apartment where things started getting real.
  25. on tv
    The Cecil Hotel Docuseries Is a Crime Story in Search of a CrimeCops, web sleuths, and other unreliable narrators drive the show.
  26. houses of worship
    The New Pastor at Hillsong Is a Former NYC Real-Estate BrokerJohn Termini is leading the megachurch following the Carl Letz scandal.
  27. wildlife
    There’s a Snowy Owl in Central Park for the First Time in Over a CenturyIt’s been hanging out by the ballfields with some crows.
  28. wildlife
    New York City’s Rats Are Doing Just FineThe ratpocalypse came and went.
  29. infrastructure
    Biden Declares the Border Wall Dead on His First DayAnd not a moment too soon.
  30. lead
    Sure, Rick Snyder’s Been Charged — But Does Flint Finally Have Clean Water?Nearly seven years later, the crisis still isn’t over.
  31. tragedy
    After a Third Suicide, the Vessel at Hudson Yards Closes IndefinitelyCalls to raise the structure’s railings have previously been ignored.
  32. wildlife
    New Owl Drop! A Stately Long-Eared Spotted In Central ParkThere’s a new avian star in town.