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  1. announcements
    Introducing The City DeskA weekly newsletter about New York.
    By Jasmine Vojdani
  2. year in review
    New York’s 21 Most-Read Stories in 2022The articles our readers were most deeply engaged with this year.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  3. year in review
    Curbed’s 10 Most-Read ‘Great Rooms’ Stories in 2022They include a medieval triplex, his-and-hers apartments, and Wendy Goodman’s own apartment of 27 years.
    By Wendy Goodman
  4. year in review
    Curbed’s 20 Most-Read Stories in 2022They included bitter real-estate feuds, our deep dive into trash, and a report from Caroline Calloway’s drawn-out good-bye to the city.
    By Curbed Staff
  5. reasons to love new york
    Do You Know These Famous New Yorkers?Take our cover photo quiz.
    By The Editors
  6. from the editors
    One Intersection, 72 Celebrities, 10,912 Clicks of the ShutterThe making of our ‘Reasons to Love New York’ cover.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  7. announcements
    Introducing Reread: Real Estate Mania, a New Newsletter MiniseriesClassic stories of the next hot neighborhood, the renovation that seemingly never ends, and the living situation that’s really too good to be true.
    By The Editors
  8. what we know
    What We Know About the Brooklyn Subway ShootingFrank James, the accused gunman, was arrested in the East Village thanks to tipsters.
    By Justin Miller, Matt Stieb, and Kevin T. Dugan
  9. announcements
    Introducing The Critics, a New Culture NewsletterThe week in reviews.
    By Madeline Leung Coleman
  10. year in review
    New York’s 20 Most-Read Stories in 2021The articles our readers were most deeply engaged with this year.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  11. advent calendar 2021
    Gift of the Day: A Sleek Stacking Decanter“Stacking decanters have been around for a while, but the updated lines of this one make it stand out from more traditional leaded-glass versions.”
    By Alexandra Ilyashov
  12. advent calendar 2021
    Gift of the Day: Particularly Special Vintage PostersAccording to interior designer Liz Caan, they’re great gifts for young adults, teens, and even babies.
    By Alexandra Ilyashov
  13. advent calendar 2021
    Gift of the Day: A Smythson Planner That’ll Last Past the YearOnce you’ve amassed a couple years’ worth, says interior designer Jennifer Hunter, “they look beautiful stacked on a bookshelf.”
    By Alexandra Ilyashov
  14. advent calendar 2021
    Gift of the Day: The Mount Everest of Lego SetsRecommended by a cabinet maker.
    By Alexandra Ilyashov
  15. advent calendar 2021
    Gift of the Day: A Book on Boring ArchitectureDesigner Juan Garcia Mosqueda said the book’s premise stood out — “precisely because it’s about things that don’t stand out.”
    By Alexandra Ilyashov
  16. advent calendar 2021
    Gift of the Day: Monica Khemsurov’s Favorite Foot-Shaped Vase“There’s a certain absurdity to putting flowers into a foot on the dining table, where feet are not supposed to go.”
    By Alexandra Ilyashov
  17. year in review
    Curbed’s 20 Most-Read Stories in 2021The articles our readers engaged most deeply with in 2021 included stories about a windowless dorm and 432 Park.
    By Curbed Staff
  18. gift guide
    Some Soothing Gifts for Those With Climate AnxietyNo excessive plastic, nothing single-use.
    By Curbed Staff
  19. gift guide
    A Smattering of Zizmorcore GiftsA Curbed curation of New York City-ish merch.
    By Curbed Staff
  20. gift guide
    The Best New Books to Give Architecture, Design, and Urbanism EnthusiastsFive Curbed staffers recommend their favorite new releases, from an atlas of iconic houses to an illustrated history of New York.
    By Curbed Staff
  21. urbanism
    Perfecting the New York StreetWe consulted architects and planners to create an achievable, replicable plan — one suited to a city embracing its public spaces as never before.
    By Justin Davidson
  22. the city politic
    We Staked Out Eric Adams’s House in BrooklynAnd he came home. Twice!
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  23. architecture
    Yes, Build the Windowless, Bathroomless Dorm in My BackyardSure, let the dilettante billionaire have a crack at it.
    By Choire Sicha
  24. cityscape
    Revolt of the Delivery WorkersExploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by police. The city’s 65,000 bikers have only themselves to count on.
    By Josh Dzieza
  25. engineering
    Collapsed Surfside Towers Actually Broke Building Code From the Very Beginning“Flawed from day one,” reads the Miami Herald report.
    By Alissa Walker
  26. getting around
    The Parallel-Parking Job That Ignited the InternetIt prompted thousands of insults, threats, and moral judgments.
    By P. E. Moskowitz
  27. realtor diaries
    Inside the Freak-out Housing Market of Upstate New York“It just felt like drinking from a fire hose most days.”
    By Kim Velsey
  28. cityscape
    What Is Going On in Washington Square Park?A 48-hour diary of a ten-acre park where everything in the city seems to be happening at once.
    Photographs by Daniel Arnold and Daniel Galicia
  29. getting around
    Why Your Uber Ride Is Suddenly Costing a FortuneDriver shortage, customer surplus, and harsh financial reality.
    By Alissa Walker
  30. getting around
    Where Did All the Yellow Cabs Go?Nearly two-thirds of New York’s taxis are gone, and a lot of them may never come back.
    By Jack Denton
  31. biography of a building
    A Fairly Exhaustive Oral History of the Still-Wild McKibbin LoftsFour Loko parties, falling maggots, and first-floor strip clubs.
    By Matthew Sedacca
  32. housing
    L.A. Built a Tiny-House Village for the Homeless. Some Aren’t So Sure About It.The city’s good intentions come with restrictions and, possibly, an ulterior motive.
    By Alissa Walker
  33. pennsylvania six-five oh-oh-oh
    So Long to the Hotel PennsylvaniaOnce lovely, now dowdy, soon to be gone.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  34. supertalls
    Meet the Teen Who Hates 432 Park More Than AnyoneShe’s an 11th-grader in Vancouver.
    By Brock Colyar
  35. asian lives matter
    ‘It Is Time to Start Complaining’: Asian Americans Rally in NYC Against HateFed up with being attacked and ignored, Asian Americans in New York City rally for change.
    By Stacey Anderson Photographs by Poupay Jutharat
  36. atlanta
    These Are the Victims of the Atlanta Spa ShootingsAuthorities have identified the eight people killed by a single gunman in Georgia, six of them Asian women.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  37. spooky
    We Spoke to the NYC Woman Who Found a Whole Apartment Behind Her Bathroom Mirror“I was kind of expecting there to be somebody.”
    By Valeria Ricciulli
  38. special delivery
    Sure, Laugh Away. But Every Big Vehicle Should Look Like the New USPS TruckWe admit it’s goofy-looking, but it’s a much safer design for crowded cities.
    By Alissa Walker
  39. the real estate
    The Gut Renovation of Ryan SerhantHe was a real-estate striver slinging cheap rentals until Million Dollar Listing — and a pandemic market — made him the plutocracy’s broker of choice.
    By Andrew Rice
  40. the online thrifter
    How to Shop for Furniture on InstagramBusiness is booming for the city’s vintage-store owners and amateur thrifters who are using their Instagram accounts to sell secondhand housewares.
    By Hilary Reid
  41. great rooms
    A Vibrant Reimagining of a Mid-’60s Williamsburg High-Rise Co-opCassandra Bromfield inherited the apartment from her mother and has made it her own.
    By Wendy Goodman
  42. hudson yards
    I Knew the Vessel Was Going to Have a Suicide Problem Years Before It Was BuiltHow a private design process created a public space that is dangerous, even deadly.
    By Audrey Wachs
  43. i voted
    ‘I Voted’ Stickers for Everyone Who Needs OneA New York Magazine collaboration with 48 artists
    By The Editors