New York, New York

Joan Didion Crosses the Street

For a generation of young writers, Joan Didion is more than an icon: She tells them how the world was when their parents were young. V.L. HARTMANN explains. (New York, New York | November 18, 2009)

Window Shopping

Never mind all that gloomy talk of falling real-estate prices. For many renters, even a heavily mortgaged apartment is the stuff of daydreams. NELL BOESCHENSTEIN checks the listings for her future. (New York, New York | October 28, 2009)

Goodbye to All Them

The life of a poet in New York means recognizing the important appellations and knowing when to take the (grant) money and run. DANIEL NESTER recalls life before leaving. (New York, New York | September 23, 2009)

Still a Moron After All These Years

New York City schools operate in a ferocious caste system. What’s to be done when your school is viewed as subpar, and you along with it? DANIEL KRIEGER considers an extracurricular lesson. (New York, New York | September 10, 2009)

A Terrifically Bad Idea

The plan: 10 cafés, 10 macchiatos, one morning, by bike. ELISHA COOPER and the owner of Three Lives Books embark on an adventure that can be described in only one way. (New York, New York | June 9, 2009)

Out of the Old Hotel

As the New York Times kills its City section this month, New York loses a fine way of knowing itself. Writer and urban historian REBECCA DALZELL pays tribute to all the Joseph Mitchells and Joe Goulds. (New York, New York | May 12, 2009)

Timescape

We preserve old buildings, why not old landscapes? Transplanted horticulturalist JESSICA FRANCIS KANE discovers a mysterious garden outside time’s realm in Greenwich Village. (Notes From the Lawn | May 6, 2009)

An Evening With the Twelve Colonies

On Tuesday, post-apocalyptic refugees from Battlestar Galactica—which airs its final episode tonight—spent an evening at the U.N. swapping war stories with rights activists. It was a convincing trailer, writes ELIZABETH KIEM, even for the uninitiated. (New York, New York | March 20, 2009)

Gandhi’s Return

Last week at a Manhattan auction house, five of Mahatma Gandhi’s personal items were on the block when second thoughts crept in. From the back offices, OLIVER BROUDY observes an auction in suspense. (New York, New York | March 10, 2009)

Curb Your Dog’s Enthusiasm

New York City is a wonderland for dogs—to defecate on, and for their owners to look the other way. JESSICA FRANCIS KANE argues for a more civilized scenario, where dogs aren’t encouraged to kill plants. (Op-Ed | February 5, 2009)

The Out-of-Towners

They arrive on airplanes, in cars with colorful license plates, bearing camera equipment and unseasonable clothing. ELISHA COOPER on our friends beyond the Hudson. (New York, New York | January 28, 2009)

The Night New York Avoided a Riot

In the days following Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, more than 100 cities experienced significant civil disturbance. In New York, everyone expected riots. CLAY RISEN explains what happened instead. (New York, New York | January 16, 2009)

My Killer Apartment

Stories of slammed doors and sad spirits aside, the man who committed suicide in JULIA DAHL’s apartment probably isn’t there anymore. Probably. (New York, New York | October 30, 2008)

The 11:11 to Penn Station, or Exodus

The Long Island Railroad is New York’s lifeline in the summer—a fleet of rescue vehicles destined for the beach. For some, though, it’s also a means to find freedom. EMILY MEG WEINSTEIN reports from every station down the line. (New York, New York | July 23, 2008)

My Man Mac

When the talking heads won’t stop drubbing McCain for his supposed crimes against conservative principles, what’s a supporter supposed to do? MICHAEL NORTHROP’S positively true story of a sign-waving yahoo. (New York, New York | February 12, 2008)

Known for Her Crumb Cake

Staten Islanders are an insular crowd; but once the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connected them to the rest of New York, everything changed. Well, maybe not everything. TIMOTHY LEDWITH remembers the night a new world opened. (New York, New York | January 23, 2008)

Dog Crazy

Ogling New Yorkers cavorting with their dogs, new resident NELL BOESCHENSTEIN longs for the creep-targeted, mother-terrifying, media-maligned best friend she left behind. (New York, New York | December 12, 2007)

The Rules

The laws of the playground aren’t just for children. New York City parents have to keep an eye out for garbage, syringes, and disturbed men bearing toys. JESSICA FRANCIS KANE gets a lesson in the linguistics of proper city parenting. (New York, New York | December 4, 2007)

The Talented Dr. Rosnick

At the New York State Psychiatric Institute, a darkened room of psychologists gaze upon Matt Damon—trying to decide when a bust is really a penis. OLIVER BROUDY watches the analysis unfold. (New York, New York | June 6, 2007)

Walking Nicole Kidman

Meeting celebrities is easy—you just need a lure. JANE WARSHAW and Benton, her retired racing greyhound, pad around the Upper East Side, spotting stars wherever they go. (New York, New York | April 26, 2007)

My Apartment

Not enough square footage and too little privacy are the trademarks of New York dwelling. As the woman across the hall moans on her deathbed, SARAH HEPOLA learns new ways to be neighborly. (New York, New York | April 16, 2007)

Canine to Five

Every dog has its day, but as the first to join New York’s elite National Arts Club, Tillie the artistic Jack Russell terrier seems to be having quite a few. MIRA PTACIN explains what it’s like to walk the world’s best-known canine painter. (New York, New York | January 24, 2007)

I’ll Be Home for Christmas

The joy of having interns is dreaming up ludicrous projects for them to complete. We dispatched our own New-York newcomer ERIK BRYAN to visit every possible holiday event he could find in the city and report back. (New York, New York | December 21, 2006)

Metro Crisis

Mike Bloomberg has been kidnapped and the rest of the city is threatened—by the cutest gang of lovable forest-sprite fairy thugs to ever take New York hostage. TODD LEVIN attends the ransom hearing. (New York, New York | November 16, 2006)

Elephant in the Room

Republicans are hard to come by in New York, so is it any shock the city’s voting machines prefer Democrats? MICHAEL NORTHROP has a true tale of election-day partisan mechanics. (New York, New York | September 13, 2006)

What We Said

Amid the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001, we sought human contact—to speak and to listen. Five years later, THE WRITERS remember what they said. (New York, New York | September 11, 2006)

Kitchen Existential

What does your kitchen say about you? Worse, what does it say about your relationship? DAVID LEITE opens his Manhattan galley to an expert on tiny kitchens—and the domestic squabbles that can explode inside them. (New York, New York | July 20, 2006)

Here Is 47th Street

New York City’s diamond district is a zone of secret laws, hidden shops, and real-estate chicanery. PAM WIDENER watches as one-block buff and guide Stephen Kilnisan pulls back the curtain. (New York, New York | June 22, 2006)

One Day in New York City

June 1 dawned humid and hot. The forecast: A high of 84 degrees and possible late-day thunderstorms west of town. But forecasts—for the temperature or for a busy day of work and play—aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. A day in the life of THE WRITERS. (New York, New York | June 14, 2006)

For Love of the Fame

Summer softball is every American’s right—unless you live in New York City where the fields are stocked with former pros. An insider’s story from the city’s elite leagues by MATT WASOWSKI. (New York, New York | April 12, 2006)

Match Day

Thousands of med students lose their lunch each year over whether they’ll be matched up with the residency of their dreams—or end up washing dishes for minimal wage. This year’s class at NYU was no different, writes OLIVER BROUDY. (New York, New York | March 28, 2006)

Raise the Woof

While Super Bowl XL was being beamed into taverns across Manhattan, bars showing Puppy Bowl II were a lot harder to come by. ERIC POWELL traveled the city and asked bartenders to change the channel. (New York, New York | February 8, 2006)

The Big Apple’s Nametag

Though it was dark for over 30 years, the neon sign above the New Yorker Hotel, for many of its former residents, never truly dimmed. ELIZABETH KIEM attends the hotel’s anniversary celebration, and offers an account of the night the lights switched back on in Midtown. (New York, New York | January 31, 2006)

The Hyperbole Towers

New York is constantly building chic apartments for its wealthiest citizens, and what luxury highrise is complete without a fatuous selling pamphlet? BEN MATHIS-LILLEY welcomes us to the art of superlative meaninglessness. (New York, New York | December 14, 2005)

If I Can Make It There

You’ve got clean streets, reasonable rent, and plenty of elbow room. So why, oh why, are you moving to New York, SARAH HEPOLA? Eight million stories, plus one. (New York, New York | December 12, 2005)

Trick or Truffles

In New York, Halloween often sees parents guiding their kids on ransacking missions through enormous co-ops. DAVID LEITE decides it’s time for childless adults to tip the tables and get their due. (New York, New York | October 26, 2005)

I Am Gary Benchley

In which the saga is revealed that bred Gary Benchley; inspired a circus of half-loving, half-betrayed fans; landed a book deal; and even—truly—forced a trip to the hospital after Benchley almost gave PAUL FORD a heart attack. (New York, New York | September 28, 2005)

Battle of the Giants

One has the world’s best culture; the other, perfect weather. Both are dirty, defined by expensive rents, and full of citizens who say their city’s the best. LANCE ARTHUR brings us a fair and balanced guide to choosing between New York and San Francisco. (New York, New York | August 30, 2005)

A Moving Story

Moving is backbreaking work that’s best done by somebody else, by professionals—or at least by people you can trust. If all else fails, hire movers. ANDREW WOMACK’S story of a journey across town. (New York, New York | August 16, 2005)

For the Music

For 30 years John Zorn has been influencing the downtown music culture, and with the opening of his new venue he’s doing something few club owners would think—or want—to do: Making music to make music, not money. PATRICK AMBROSE writes. (New York, New York | August 2, 2005)

No Yellow Jerseys Here

The thighs may be as thick, the spandex just as tight, the stench of grease and melting energy bars just as rank—but the 2005 Cycle Messenger World Championships is a far cry from the Tour de France. A story and photo gallery from the race. (New York, New York | July 25, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The Last Waltz

Some birds, like penguins, can’t fly. Others, like the majestic bald eagle, can. It’s a sentence we never expected to write, but here it is: this is the last column in the chronicles of our favorite wannabe rock star. Gary Benchley explains why. (New York, New York | May 11, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Right Before the Tour

Ah, the glory of indie-rock touring: the drugs, the groupies, the rock. But are all those things negated when you’re forced to wear costumes? Singer, songwriter, fashion plate Gary Benchley prepares to take the country. (New York, New York | April 27, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The Commitments

You invest your aspirations and your savings account into recording an album, and then place it in someone else’s hands to finish, and perhaps ruin with a drum and bass remix. Correspondent and hopeful rocker Gary Benchley reports on an album received. (New York, New York | April 13, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Working on the Mix

Who would have guessed the rock dream involves lots of old-fashioned hard work? And why is it rarely a good idea to include a brass band on a rock album? Diarist and acoustic-guitar player Gary Benchley gives us an update from the studio. (New York, New York | March 30, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Adjusting the Levels

When you’re recording a few songs with friends, it’s OK to slack around. When you’re recording a few songs with very expensive engineers, you better not flub that G sharp. Rock star/diarist Gary Benchley heads into the studio and tries to find his voice. (New York, New York | March 16, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Meet the Label

Are the acoustics to blame when some executive’s fancy stereo makes your demo sound like mush, or was it really mush in the first place? Can mush rule the world? Rock-star-to-be Gary Benchley hops in the hot seat and learns about synergy. (New York, New York | March 2, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Demonstrating Value

When you know your band is the greatest that’s ever rocked, how do you convince the rest of the world? Are nine songs enough to change nine billion minds? Gary Benchley returns with a new letter about sending out the demo, sorting out your dreams, and eating cheeseburgers. (New York, New York | February 16, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Albany Interlude

There’s no one like your immediate family to make your shortcomings into dinner conversation. Our favorite dreamer Gary Benchley continues the saga by heading home to Albany, to confront a table of successful siblings. (New York, New York | February 2, 2005)

Your Books and Neighbors

A used-book store stocks its customers’ tastes and perversions, and then sells them to their neighbors. Pitchaya Sudbanthad profiles a Brooklyn shop long after New York’s Book Row heyday and finds an industry struggling to survive against Amazon but providing a service computers can’t beat. (New York, New York | January 25, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Working the Demo

Trusting your instincts is tough; trusting others’ instincts can be a lot harder. Someday songbird Gary Benchley returns to Brooklyn chastened with a broken ankle, and puts his faith in his roommate’s healing hands, and his band’s ideas for their future. (New York, New York | January 19, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Among the Horses

In the city of ambition, dreams are rarely packaged with paychecks, and everyone must do something to pay the bills—even if it doesn’t involve rock. Hopeful LiveAID revivalist Gary Benchley escapes his bandmates’ ties to reality and runs to Vermont. (New York, New York | January 5, 2005)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The Waiting

On the heels of sudden success—a good show, a potential manager—arrives doubt, fear, and the means for everything to fall apart. Aspiring music god Gary Benchley discovers his dream of rock may not be everyone else’s dream too. (New York, New York | December 15, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Finding a Manager

How can a rock band plan for the unknown? What good are hours of practice and training when it only takes one bad microphone to ruin a show? Schizopolis lead vocalist and someday rock god Gary Benchley goes Bono-style and puts his faith in a higher power. (New York, New York | December 2, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Benchley Athletic

Ruts can happen to anyone, even 23-year-olds, and the best response is a brand-new gym membership…and a new girlfriend? Someday-maybe rock star Gary Benchley keeps his head down and tries not to worry too much about his gut. (New York, New York | November 17, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Schizopolis Resurgent

After a year of living in New York, he has acquired an apartment, a job, a rewarding hobby, and a meaningful, sexless relationship—all the tokens of an early middle age? Rock star hopeful Gary Benchley struggles with turning 23, and finds an epiphany. (New York, New York | November 3, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Beyond the Show

If a band plays a concert, and no one pays attention, can it still aspire to musical greatness? Is anything louder than the sound of no hands clapping? Aspiring rock star Gary Benchley meets pure failure and calls his mom, and finds love expressed in sculpture to be less than rock-solid. (New York, New York | October 20, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The First Concert

Who has better lyrics, the GOP or New York’s rockers? And can a romantic relationship survive “hug therapy?” Aspiring rock star Gary Benchley plays his first live show and survives, albeit a bit singed, to report on a hard day’s night. (New York, New York | October 6, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Naming the Band

What name is good enough for a band meant to rock the world, and must it reference Elvis Costello somehow? Aspiring rock star Gary Benchley files a report on avant-garde art parties, a surprise visit from his sister, and the future of punk rock while Bush is in the White House. (New York, New York | September 22, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: At the Pavilion

Is love different when it’s declared in the big apple, and if so, do you have to tell your co-workers about it? Aspiring rock star GARY BENCHLEY returns from summer vacation with a story about romance, patriotism, and sexual frustration. (New York, New York | September 8, 2004)

Grand Old Partying

Where’s the best party in town? Not here, apparently. After corralling an invitation to the Sunday night shindig thrown by the Bush twins, good-intentioned MACKENZIE DAWSON PARKS learns how the other half lives and plays. (New York, New York | September 1, 2004)

The Morning News Guide to the Republican National Convention

With New York overrun by delegates and helicopters, dragon-burning anarchists and the president’s twin daughters, THE EDITORS present a mid-week survival guide for Republicans confused by the city that never sleeps or says thank you. (New York, New York | August 31, 2004)

To Nap, Perchance to Rest

When 37 percent of adults say they’re so tired it interferes with their work, shouldn’t smart employers bring back rest time? Four-hour-a-night-er LESLIE HARPOLD visits a new professional napping center in the Empire State Building. (New York, New York | August 5, 2004)

Withering Heights

Great buildings deserve strong guardians and even stronger PR, and so do bad buildings apparently, as shown in the case of 2 Columbus Circle. Clay Risen wades in to explain how Tom Wolfe and Robert Stern have gotten it so wrong. (New York, New York | August 3, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The First Rehearsal

In his ninth dispatch for TMN, aspiring rock star Gary Benchley brings his band together for the first practice session, though it’s hard to stay focused when his girlfriend ignores him, his roommates are openly intimate, and his father calls with some unexpected advice. (New York, New York | July 27, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Getting the Band Together, Part III

In his eighth dispatch for TMN, aspiring rock star Gary Benchley tries to complete his indie-prog band as a model of diversity, but runs into trouble when racial profiling turns out to be a less-than-sensitive method for recruiting a bass player. (New York, New York | July 7, 2004)

Cloaks and Daggers

When half of the world’s Hasidim live within a subway ride of each other, the disappearance of two teenage girls is big news, especially when they’ve run away to escape. Pitchaya Sudbanthad looks into the case in light of his years in Saudi Arabia. (New York, New York | July 6, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Getting the Band Together, Part II

In his seventh dispatch for TMN, aspiring rock star Gary Benchley continues to assemble his band, though finding the perfect hot chick drummer turns out to be harder than he anticipated. That, and keeping his roommate from starting a taxidermy collection. (New York, New York | June 29, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Getting the Band Together, Part I

In his sixth dispatch for TMN, aspiring rock star Gary Benchley begins to make his dreams come true: time to assemble the band. But the gap between buying a guitar and playing one proves wider than expected, and it may only be Depeche Mode who can save the day. (New York, New York | June 17, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: The Coming of Indie Prog

In his fifth dispatch for TMN, aspiring rock star Gary Benchley learns it’s not easy to date older women, considers giving up rock for branding, and, in a dark hour, composes the first rock tribute to Abu Ghraib. (New York, New York | May 17, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Benchley Triumphant

In his fourth dispatch for TMN, aspiring rock star Gary Benchley moves to the epicenter of hipsters’ Brooklyn, gets to know his new neighborhood and roommates, enjoys burlesque, and accidentally attends an A-list blogging party. (New York, New York | April 28, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: State of Train

In his third dispatch for TMN, aspiring rock star Gary Benchley suffers Train—a mental state of anti-rock—and has to make a difficult decision in order to snag his own apartment. Luckily he has The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne to help him with advice. (New York, New York | April 13, 2004)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Acclimatizing

In his long-anticipated second installment for TMN, aspiring rock star and Manhattanite Gary Benchley describes his search for a proper loft to rock in, the roommates who would love to see him fail, and a certain girl who falls for the Benchley charm. (New York, New York | March 30, 2004)

All The King’s Men

The king of Albania always has a seat at Sam’s Place on 39th Street, which is more than he can say for his home country. New Yorker Peter Duffy visits a local society hoping to restore a distant crown. (New York, New York | March 18, 2004)

Diamonds Aren’t Forever

New York City’s Q Diamond train was retired from service this weekend, and a merry group of mourners held a party for its last ride. Brooklynite Paul Ford joined the funeral procession and came back with pictures. (New York, New York | February 23, 2004)

Motherless Stadium

There’s a good chance the New Jersey Nets soon will be playing ball in Brooklyn. There’s also a good chance a lot of local residents will lose their houses to make way for Frank Gehry’s dome. Pitchaya Sudbanthad met with longtime Brooklynite Joe Pastore to get the insider’s scoop. (New York, New York | February 11, 2004)

87 Votes and Counting

The Democrats have a tight grip on the nation’s attention, especially when no Republican has a chance of beating George Bush for the party’s nomination. But that doesn’t mean some aren’t trying. Peter Duffy talked to the only New York Republican on the New Hampshire ballot. (New York, New York | February 5, 2004)

Too Little, Too Soon

The plan for the Sept. 11 memorial at the World Trade Center site is nearly finished, but what good is a design competition when we’re still trying to decipher the meaning of the event? Architecture critic Clay Risen stares deep into the pools. (New York, New York | January 13, 2004)

Talking Dirty with the Gray Lady

We all knew she was smart and provocative, but can she be sexy? Matthew Summers-Sparks learns a thing or two about vernacular and innuendo on a steamy night out with the paper of record. (New York, New York | January 8, 2004)

Big Districts, Small Blocks

Our lives can seem awfully small in the giant city, especially when they’re lived from one petty but direly significant moment to the next. Author HEATHER HOLLAND WHEATON writes in with three vignettes of Gotham living. (New York, New York | December 4, 2003)

French Film, French Film

A New York filled with memories. A New York filled with Mallomars. Mallomars filled with, er, you get the picture. Mapping a personal history, Choire Sicha remembers a city. (New York, New York | November 12, 2003)

New York Do’s and Don’ts

With budget crises, unemployment, and wild animals on the loose, New York can be a difficult place to navigate. Luckily, THE EDITORS have some tips on how to make contemporary Gotham life more bearable. (New York, New York | October 7, 2003)

The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Coming to New York

In his first installment for TMN, aspiring rock star and Manhattanite Gary Benchley details his recent move from Albany, his new roommates in the city, and the difficulties of being a drummer in New York. (New York, New York | September 23, 2003)

Ronald Reagan and Reading Proust

In a town of A-list-worship and ever younger, hotter scribblers, The New Yorker Festival is a two-day freak-out for all things scribed. Reporter CHOIRE SICHA braved the lit-sters for every reading he could schmooze his way into, including the now-infamous Wolfowitz riots. (New York, New York | September 22, 2003)

The Knickerbocker

Of all the classic New York hotels, one of its finest, The Knickerbocker, has fallen into almost-total obscurity. Clay Risen opens doors that have been too long forgotten and too much made over. (New York, New York | September 9, 2003)

Recipes for a Blackout

The Blackout of 2003 will certainly cost the country loads of money, but the condiment industry couldn’t be happier. ROSECRANS BALDWIN and MELISSA COTTON WOMACK report on what to do with all those eggs when the lights go out. (New York, New York | August 18, 2003)

Mus on the Loose

Man and mouse are old neighbors in New York City, though it’s rare that a relationship is forged between them. MAGDALEN POWERS reports on a close friend. (New York, New York | July 31, 2003)

It Must’ve Been Something I Hate

New Yorkers judge each other every day, but some days they get to do it in court! Writer Choire Sicha on the dating pool of voir dire and the other joys of jury duty. (New York, New York | May 23, 2003)

New York Diary: Eating with Harley Spiller

SARS be damned: ROSECRANS BALDWIN searches for the perfect dumpling in New York’s Chinatown, guided through eight restaurants in two hours by the man known as Inspector Collector. (Personalities | May 14, 2003)

The Complicated Art of Chelsea

New York’s art world is made of fanatics, freaks, and the ultra-rich, and reporter Choire Sicha loves all of it. Unfortunately, in a quest to convert a rich friend to patronage, he begins to doubt the faith. (New York, New York | April 16, 2003)

New York Inventions

Life in Gotham becomes so insular occasionally, we wonder why scientists aren’t working on special inventions to make our lives easier. Luckily, the TMN engineers are on the case; THE EDITORS explore their findings. (New York, New York | April 1, 2003)

An Extremely Incomplete Taxonomy of Cinematic New Yorks

New York has faced the apocalypse many times. Unfortunately, it’s usually Bruce Willis who saves us. Paul Ford reports on the many versions of the five boroughs produced in film, and why Nora Ephron lives alone. (New York, New York | February 3, 2003)

Defending My Wall

In a world controlled by fear and terror, unemployment, and 24-hour news channels, it is not entirely unlikely that Brooklyn resident Dave Prager could be attacked by al Qaeda. (New York, New York | January 8, 2003)

Joe Mitchell’s Secret

Considered the best profile writer New York’s ever seen, Joseph Mitchell’s influence is unfortunately on the wane. Clay Risen on why today’s prose-makers have lost their way. (Personalities | January 7, 2003)

Tunnel Visions

There may be a thousand art exhibits in the city at any time, but few are housed in an abandoned subway tunnel buried under Brooklyn. Clay Risen reports among art and giant alligators. (New York, New York | November 19, 2002)

The Pigeons Are Illuminated

No one in New York sleeps easily on Sunday night, so where better to share the collective isolation than at the top of the Empire State Building? MAGDALEN POWERS goes looking for her fellow locals. (New York, New York | November 12, 2002)

8 Million Stories in a New York Minute

New York has enough eccentrics to make the normals seem crazy. Heather Holland Wheaton has captured quite a few in her new collection, Eight Million Stories in a New York Minute. Excerpts from a pint-sized book. (New York, New York | November 6, 2002)

The Opposite of Sex and the City

There is a city that belongs to Sarah Jessica Parker, and it is slowly creeping into PAUL FORD’s head. That is why it’s sometimes nicer to imagine HBO’s hit series as a Beckett play. (New York, New York | October 21, 2002)

Hart Island

New York City is a collection of islands, and one, Hart Island, is completely inaccessible, possibly because it’s reserved for the dead. Clay Risen reports on the home of potter’s field and an abandoned missile base. (New York, New York | October 10, 2002)

The Church of the Open Mic

New York has Broadway, Off-Broadway, even Off-Off-Broadway. It also has Open Mic night, and the rules are a little different. Woodwyn Koons talks to the major players of the Anti-Slam scene. (New York, New York | September 25, 2002)

From Here to There

Stalking may not be in right now, but don’t let that deter you: SARAH HEPOLA spent a day following people around New York and had a great time, despite the lunatics. (New York, New York | September 19, 2002)

Running From High Blood Pressure

Death knocks. Your doctor tells you it’s time to start exercising or, well, it’s all over. Taking the hint, Jeffrey Yamaguchi strings up his running shoes. (New York, New York | September 16, 2002)

Crooks and Longarms

Barring Times Square, nighttime New York is awash in a warm glow. Who do we thank for this? Why, our streetlamps! Clay Risen investigates the rich history of light in the city. (New York, New York | September 12, 2002)

Little Indignities: A Beginner’s Guide to New York

The American calendar starts in September with back-to-school specials and football games. For everyone new to New York this fall, MAGDALEN POWERS offers a big, hearty welcome and a few tips for survival. (New York, New York | September 10, 2002)

My Move to Brooklyn

In case you haven’t heard, everyone is moving to Brooklyn. Not everyone, though, has an SUV. Woodwyn Koons leaves the Lower East Side for quiet living, with the aid of Russian warlords. (New York, New York | July 29, 2002)

New York’s Real Skyscrapers

The proposed designs for downtown Manhattan are roundly disappointing, particularly for their lack of imagination. CLAY RISEN has an idea: How about some tulip poplars? (New York, New York | July 25, 2002)

A Wrench the Size of Delaware

Toleration is necessary for living in an apartment building, even if your neighbor isn’t of sound mind and humor. Paul Ford learns how a neighbor’s problems can swiftly become his own. (New York, New York | July 22, 2002)

Prison on the Park

Central Park is a lot of things: the pastoral center of New York City, a relaxing stroll on a Saturday afternoon, a patch of grass lined with horse manure. It’s also home to a minimum-security prison. Clay Risen investigates. (New York, New York | July 9, 2002)

The Nights of Malta

It’s an acquired taste. It’s a strange delicacy. Hoping to get a feel for a new flavor, Clay Risen gives a bottle of ‘non-alcoholic cereal beverage’ a shot. Bottoms up. (New York, New York | June 25, 2002)

Hotel Bars in the City

New Yorkers treat drinking like exercise: done frequently, in the company of friends, and one’s life becomes better. But where to go when you’re tired of the neighborhood dive? THE EDITORS seek out the best of the best: old hotels in Manhattan. (New York, New York | June 21, 2002)

My Guys

Life in New York is easier with money: someone’s ready to do your bidding, for the right price. But finding the right someone is difficult. LESLIE HARPOLD weighs in on the currency required in hiring a good mover, painter, or manicurist. (New York, New York | June 11, 2002)

Looking for LeRoy

New York’s fashionably-lit are always looking for the next hot thing in plastic glasses. With the days of Dave Eggers now frozen, and Franzen quickly fading, could writer J.T. LeRoy be it? Clay Risen investigates a recent reading. (New York, New York | June 4, 2002)

Heart of Greenness

New Yorkers, as a rule, fear rats. You see them in the rivers, in your bedroom, sometimes drinking coffee on the subway. Paul Ford braves the threat and goes for a boatride on the Gowanus. (New York, New York | May 20, 2002)

Typography in The Sun

When people applaud or boo the newly risen New York Sun, it’s usually for political or editorial reasons. Rarely does anyone mention the paper’s design, a noteworthy if nostalgic broadsheet on the newsrack. Type enthusiast Andy Crewdson takes us through the details. (New York, New York | May 16, 2002)

New York Stub Scene

If you happen to leave early from a show at the Philharmonic, be prepared to be asked for your ticket. No, not by an usher, but by a young would-be concert goer who’ll either take your seat or talk trash behind your back. Welcome to the New York Stub Scene. Clay Risen reports. (New York, New York | May 14, 2002)

Guide to New York Jargon

You’re probably familiar with ‘Fugget about it,’ ‘Assa matta pa you,’ or the timeless ‘Fuck Off.’ But the Editors felt it was time to update New York’s jargon, and have compiled a list for the contemporary dweller. (New York, New York | May 13, 2002)

The Cursed, the Blessed, and the Inept

There are a variety of reasons why our beloved New York/New Jersey sports teams lose: lack of ability, poor management, or long-standing hexes or curses. TOBIAS SEAMON gives the lowdown on which teams are under the watchful gaze of a cloven-hooved beast. (New York, New York | May 3, 2002)

Nothing Like The Sun

New York’s new daily paper The New York Sun was launched two weeks ago with great expectations, brio, and fanfare. So far we’ve seen a lot of wire stories, copy errors, and sloppy writing. Smarternysun.com editor Clay Risen surveys the results. (New York, New York | April 30, 2002)

New York Solitaire

New York is a filthy place, through and through. So how have we convinced ourselves that it’s such a beautiful city? MICHAEL BARRISH explains a game he invented to sort through the trash and find a better life. (New York, New York | April 24, 2002)

Visitors in Brooklyn

Your apartment’s never smaller than when guests arrive. New Yorkers find solutions (couches, floors, friendly neighbors) but until we all snag that classic six, our entertaining’s best left to public spaces. Paul Ford made the smart choice to meet his visitors in a hotel. (New York, New York | April 16, 2002)

The Morning News Guide to Urban Etiquette: New York City

You’d be surprised at what you’ll see people do in New York. Or maybe you wouldn’t. But maybe you should. THE EDITORS offer a guide to everyone who lives in New York, whether there for an hour or for a lifetime. (New York, New York | February 8, 2002)

Oof

This past summer Oof visited New York City from Osaka. Having never been here before, she spent her days exploring, camera in hand, recording a personal log of New York City with an eye to the everyday (but hardly ordinary) people and things that surround us. And at the end of the summer she stayed up all night covering a friend’s kitchen table in tiny strips of pink tape. ANDREW WOMACK interviews her. (New York, New York | October 3, 2001)

The Day After The World Trade Center Was Attacked

There is a palpable sadness in Brooklyn today, seen in how people walk, then stop, as if they’ve just forgotten something, how they gather on street corners to talk, in those who cry on the sidewalk and the faces of the old people in my neighborhood who look up when the roar of jet planes starts again. THE EDITORS remember. (New York, New York | September 12, 2001)

The Morning News Guide to New York

Summer is tourist season in New York City and maybe you’re one of them, on a visit to the city, unsure of where to go. Maybe you have recommendations from friends, maybe relatives have ideas for where to go; don’t trust them. Trust us. THE EDITORS share their favorites. (New York, New York | August 1, 2001)

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