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 The MTA is voting on conduct rules for the LIRR train hall that include a 90-minute time limit on its benches. By Diana Budds
  1. Rare Akari Light Sculptures, Alexander Girard Posters, and More Finds Plus, Public Records’ new “living room.”
    By Diana Budds
  2. When Wealthy People Collide on the Slopes A Vail instructor on Gwyneth Paltrow’s trial, the “skier’s code,” and keeping the peace on the powder.
    By Clio Chang
  3. RIP to Dollar Slices and Mike Pence’s Career Our guide to what’s highbrow, lowbrow, brilliant, and despicable.
  4. Your Landlord Might Be a Baby Parents are buying investment properties for their infants.
    By Molly Osberg
  5. Pickleball Will Soon Swallow Central Park Whole From April to October, Wollman Rink will be taken over by 14 pickleball courts.
    By Clio Chang
  6. Introducing The City Desk A weekly newsletter about New York.
    By Jasmine Vojdani
  7. Los Angeles’s Metro Is Using Classical Music as a Weapon The loud volume is part of the agency’s effort to push unhoused people off the system.
    By Alissa Walker
  8. The Best Kids’-Party Entertainers in New York Including the magician to hire for your kid’s 5th-birthday party.
    By Courtney Runn
  9. The Best Nail Salons in New York For long-lasting gels, weak and damaged Nails, and more.
    By Arielle Avila
  10. The Best Upholstery Cleaners in New York Including one who can properly scour a horsehair-and-cashmere mattress.
    By Chris Stanton
  11. The Best Cheese Shops in New York Including a cheese shop that deals in varieties seldom seen in the States.
    By Emma Wartzman
  12. Last Stand of the Hot Dog King “This is like the Alamo.”
    By Chris Crowley
  13. Why Is NYC’s New Tourism Logo Shouting at Me? It doesn’t say ‘Welcome,’ it yells “STOP.”
    By Steven Heller
  14. ‘The Floor Just Dropped and Then Started Bouncing’ Talking to someone inside One Vanderbilt when the 93-story midtown tower began to shake.
    By Clio Chang
  15. Who Wants to Buy the Flatiron Building? It goes up for auction today. Here’s what you could get for a couple hundred million.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  16. What Does the Mayor Have Against Windows? Natural daylight is not the enemy of affordable housing.
    By Alissa Walker
  17. What Happens When an Architect Designs Their Own Family Getaway Two different upstate homes — one modern, one cozy.
    By Wendy Goodman
  18. All of Real-Estate Mogul Taylor Swift’s Homes, Ranked She’s been through so many housing eras.
    By Rebecca Alter
  19. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez Can’t Decide on a Mansion The couple has reportedly fallen out of escrow on a third palatial estate.
    By Zach Schiffman
  20. ‘We ♥ NYC’ Is Here. Why? No one asked for this.
    By Zach Schiffman
  21. Deals, Deals, Deals on Los Angeles Megamansions! Brokers are trying all kinds of gimmicks to beat an April 1 transfer tax on homes above $5 million.
    By Alissa Walker
  22. BjornQorn Opened a Skate Rink The space will also be a production facility for its nutritional-yeast-dusted offerings.
    By Clio Chang
  23. Tenants of New York’s Worst Landlords Already Knew Signature Bank Would Fail The bank’s model incentivized eviction and neglect. Something had to give.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  24. They Wanted a Backyard. Now They Hate It. Outdoor space was the city renters’ pandemic dream. Then came the rats.
    By Clio Chang
  25. The Best Wedding Dresses in New York For nongeneric gowns, avoiding the Manhattan bridal scene, and more.
    By Mattie Kahn
  26. The Best Women’s Haircutters in New York Including the haircutter Lily Allen recommended to Domino Kirke-Badgley.
    By Fiorella Valdesolo
  27. The Best Tennis Courts in New York Including the tucked-away Tribeca tennis court that few people know to look for.
    By David Shaftel
  28. The Best Home Organizers in New York For an artfully arranged closet, move management, and more.
    By Trupti Rami
  29. The Look Book Goes to a Cool-Kid Bowling Tournament Nolita Dirtbag, a niche Instagram meme account, played host at the Gutter, where teams representing Noah, Shy’s Burgers, and Sinclair faced off.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  30. Interior Stylist Colin King Actually Likes Beige The interior stylist answers Curbed’s “21 Questions.”
    By Diana Budds
  31. Eric Garcetti Barely Survived Political Ruin Accused of covering up a top aide’s alleged sexual harassment, he had to rely on Republican votes to save his ambassador nomination.
    By Alissa Walker
  32. The Mushroom-Zombie Mall From The Last of Us Is Getting Redeveloped Yes to Walmart; no to apocalyptic cordyceps.
    By Zach Schiffman
  33. Darien, Connecticut, Bought an Island The town may build pickleball courts.
    By Clio Chang
  34. The La Guardia AirTrain Is Dead. Now What? It’s a bus lane to the airport for now, and maybe a hard-to-build subway extension in the far, far future.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  35. From a Decaying Bohemian Skylit Garret to a Modern Home Kay Lee and Jonathan Chong were beguiled by this Village walk-up owned by artists for decades. But then they had to live in it.
    By Wendy Goodman
  36. Everything We Know About the Tiny Sliver of Australia in the Oscars Gift Bags It is supposed to be a symbol of land conservation. Also there are 30-day refunds.
    By Clio Chang
  37. Tom Sachs Promised a Fun Cult The sculptor likes to call his studio part of his art practice. Working there could often be scary.
    By Katy Schneider and Adriane Quinlan
  38. The 9 Best Architecture, Design, and Urbanism Books Out This Spring Including a compendium of Milton Glaser’s illustrations and a delightful collection of underground weed ads.
    By Curbed Staff
  39. Christian-College Students Got Eviction Notices at Their Luxury Dorms King’s College is reassuring students that tenant protection laws will keep them housed.
    By Clio Chang
  40. A Visit to the Home of Dansk’s Most Prolific Designer An excerpt from Jens Quistgaard: The Sculpting Designer.
    By The Editors
  41. Elon Musk Is Building a Montessori The Boring Company’s Texas preschool will educate the children of the hard-core.
    By Alissa Walker
  42. The New Taxi Commissioner Is Doing an Undercover-Boss Thing And if you manage to hail David Do, the ride is free.
    By Clio Chang
  43. Donald Trump Wants to Build a City “Freedom Cities” and the rise of conspiracy urbanism.
    By Alissa Walker
  44. ‘Like College or Camp for Rich People’ The lifestyle managers hosting mezcal classes and meditation hour at the city’s amenity-packed bubble buildings.
    By Bridget Read
  45. This Year’s Pritzker Winner is a Surprise, But Not in a Good Way After a decade of experimental, diverse winners, David Chipperfield feels like a safe choice.
    By Kate Wagner
  46. The Brooklyn Democratic Party Is Being Sued by Its Landlord Over a broken lease and $82,000 in back rent.
    By Clio Chang
  47. City to Tom Ford: Don’t Move That Door The Landmarks Preservation Commission decides his Paul Rudolph–designed house will keep its deep vestibule. Sidewalk urinators can rest easy.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  48. What If We Made It Easier for Renters to Buy Their Buildings? A new bill in Albany, the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, would give them time and funding to be the first in line.
    By Wilfred Chan
  49. Manhattan’s Super-Jail Is Already Swallowing Chinatown “We were open less than a year…”
    By E. Alex Jung
  50. What the Prospect Park Loop Really Needs Competitive cyclists must be banned from public space and possibly the entire city.
    By Katie McDonough
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