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  1. look book
    The Look Book Goes to an Anime ConventionCosplayers and gamers went all out for Anime NYC’s three-day event at the Javits Center.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  2. getting around
    A Frank Talk About Thanksgiving TravelTips from a Port Authority veteran on flying out during this week’s storms.
    By Clio Chang
  3. war at home
    Feeling Exposed in Little YemenMembers of a Bronx mosque met with the NYPD to talk about protecting their community. And why police seem to ignore their calls.
    By Chris Crowley
  4. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the Central Park Conservancy Fall LuncheonThe Women’s Committee and guests brought in over $325,000 at the annual fundraiser.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  5. encounter
    Crumps’ IllusionsMike Crumplar, the self-mythologizing Substacker of Dimes Square, is convinced he’s in a Balzac novel.
    By Brock Colyar
  6. power
    All the City People on Our “Inside Power” ListFrom a co-op whisperer to the longtime ruler of Manhattan parks.
    By The Editors
  7. photography
    When New York Started to Wake UpThe photographs in Metropolitan Melancholia, made in 2021 and 2022, document a city learning to un-shelter in place.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  8. profile
    Park Slope Parents Is Old Enough to Order a DrinkSusan Fox wanted to build a community. She never expected to birth an archetype.
    By Emily Gould
  9. brick and mortar
    Floral Storefront CityWhen did fake wisteria take over every retail façade in Manhattan?
    By Mia Mercado
  10. housing
    Rent Stabilization Isn’t Going to the Supreme Court This TimeThe justices declined to hear a case against rent regulation brought by New York landlord groups. But there will be others.
    By Clio Chang
  11. environment
    Scenes From a Flooded New York Subway evacuations, school day chaos, a missing mayor, and at least one fugitive sea lion.
    By Curbed Staff
  12. gallery
    The Off-Kilter Beauty of NYC’s Shabby, Singular StorefrontsAnd the photographers who have made a life’s work of documenting them.
    By Chris Crowley
  13. the city politic
    The Unwise GuyA top official in the Adams administration gambled with the mob and, allegedly, took bribes.
    By James D. Walsh
  14. housing
    Airbnb Hosts Are Feeling AbandonedAs the city prepares to crack down on short-term rentals, the hosts say the company is out of its depth.
    By Molly Osberg
  15. neighborhood news
    It’s Not a Chess Club. It’s Club Chess.The game of kings has become an unlikely downtown craze.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  16. urban fauna
    New York Is Overrun by Rats and Feral CatsAnd yet.
    By Clio Chang
  17. the rent is too damn high
    Should Landlords Cover Broker Fees?Talking to a broker who thinks Chi Ossé’s new bill will be better for everyone involved.
    By Clio Chang
  18. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Rock The Bells FestivalSlick Rick, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane, and LL Cool J performed at this year’s sold-out concert at Forest Hills Stadium.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  19. the city
    The Candy SellersThe lives and livelihoods of some of the city’s newest migrant children.
    By Jordan Salama
  20. loud town
    The Noise Next DoorTyquan Pleasant knocked on his neighbor’s door to ask her to stop the ear-shattering music and banging. Shaun Pyles heard a threat.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  21. loud town
    Arline Bronzaft Will Talk to Your Noisy Neighbor“I deal with sex. I deal with crime. It goes beyond noise.”
    By Clio Chang
  22. loud town
    Floating Away in New York’s Oldest Sensory Deprivation TankSam Zeiger runs the city’s oldest sensory-deprivation tank in his one-bedroom on West 23rd Street.
    By Fran Hoepfner
  23. loud town
    Barely Surviving the Sounds of New York CityHyperacusis is a rare medical condition that can make ordinary noises painful. Rarer still — having it and living in Manhattan.
    By Clio Chang
  24. long island
    A Basement Housing Bill Killed by ConspiracistsHuntington seemed poised to legalize ADUs. Then things got weird.
    By Molly Osberg
  25. right to shelter
    ‘We Can’t Sleep Because of the Worry’Overnight at the Roosevelt Hotel, where hundreds of migrants are still waiting for somewhere to go.
    By Luis Feliz Leon
  26. city people
    What Dan Doctoroff BuiltUnder Mayor Bloomberg, the power broker remade the city with astonishing speed. Now, as New York is again mired in crisis, he faces his own.
    By Justin Davidson
  27. just asking questions
    Can Jessica Tisch Make New York City Less Disgusting?The ambitious Sanitation commissioner wants to make heaping piles of hot garbage a thing of the past.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. office apocalypse
    New Glut CityThe city’s mega-office landlords are panicking, pivoting, and shedding what’s worthless. One opens his books.
    By Andrew Rice
  29. office apocalypse
    A Typology of Unwanted Manhattan Office BuildingsCertain kinds of properties are more doomed than others. Here, four case studies.
    By Kim Velsey and Ian Volner
  30. office apocalypse
    Three Bleak Blocks of Third AvenueWhat the office-space crisis has looked like for one stretch of Midtown East.
    By Kim Velsey
  31. the real estate
    It’s the Summer of Postdivorce CohabitationBill and Chirlane, Steve and Miranda, Ariana and Tom …
    By Kim Velsey
  32. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Once Upon a One More TimeBritney Spears fans came from all over the country for opening weekend of a play inspired by her music.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  33. housing
    Where’s a Summer Intern Supposed to Live?Thousands of students join the city’s workforce each June. Finding an apartment is its own hazing ritual.
    By Margaret Dunn
  34. housing
    Can New York City Even Enforce Its Airbnb Rules?Staffing shortages under Mayor Adams are making implementation difficult, according to city councilmembers.
    By Clio Chang
  35. encounter
    The Human Bones Seller of BushwickThe 23-year-old owner swears there’s nothing creepy about his business.
    By Bridget Read
  36. encounter
    Hopalong Andrew Is the Hardest-Working Cowboy Musician in BrooklynTraveling the children’s-entertainment circuit with lasso-swinging performer.
    By Lisa Miller
  37. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the Rachel Comey Sample SaleWe talked to shoppers on day two.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  38. housing
    A Sale and a Suicide on East 12th StreetAfter a private-equity firm bought an East Village apartment complex, one of the tenants jumped. Neighbors say he was right to be paranoid.
    By Bridget Read
  39. the dream-life calculator
    Can I Afford to Live Like This?We asked young New Yorkers about their dream futures. Then we calculated exactly how much each would cost.
  40. getting around
    Meghan and Harry Were in a Two-Hour Car Chase Across ManhattanThe pursuit by “highly aggressive paparazzi” nearly caused multiple crashes, according to a spokesperson.
    By Clio Chang
  41. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Parsons During FinalsWe talked to students leaving class on one of the last Mondays of the semester.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  42. look book
    The Look Book Goes to an Indie Wrestling MatchOn a recent Thursday, the Queens Brewery played host to Outlaw Wrestling’s monthly brawl.
    By Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  43. urban fauna
    Talking to an Ant Guy About Peak Ant Season“You could have hundreds trailing into the kitchen. People get grossed out. They feel like they’re being invaded.”
    By Clio Chang
  44. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Catherine Lacey’s Book LaunchOn a recent Thursday, the novelist spoke to critic Merve Emre about her new book, Biography of X, at Greenlight Bookstore.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  45. neighborhood news
    Rat-Hunting Dogs in BushwickA vintage way to tackle a newly pressing problem.
    By Colin Schappi
  46. encounter
    Paul Schrader’s Very Paul Schrader Days in Assisted LivingThe screenwriter recently moved into the Coterie to stay close to his wife. He’s never been busier.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  47. remote work
    No, Cities Aren’t Doomed Because of Remote WorkEmptier downtowns offer an opportunity to reimagine who they serve.
    By Alissa Walker
  48. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Mahjong Night at the Ace HotelOver 300 people RSVP’d for Chop Suey Club’s first event of the year.
    By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
  49. the city politic
    NYPD’s Illegal Parking Needs to Be CurbedIt’s long past time for the city to rein in cops and other public servants who believe parking laws and tolls don’t apply to them.
    By Errol Louis
  50. report
    Last Stand of the Hot Dog King“This is like the Alamo.”
    By Chris Crowley
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