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  1. getting around
    The MTA’s Oldest Computer Controls Kept Going During the Global Tech OutageMost of the Cuomo-era countdown clocks on the lettered subway lines failed; the old ones on the numbered lines did not.
  2. my first new york
    Kareem Rahma Wore Wool Suits in the Summer Because ofMad MenThe host ofSubway Takeson moving to New York the year of Hurricane Sandy and the Alphabet City apartment where everyone came to crash.
  3. chapters
    Shigeru Ban’s Dazzling Architecture of TimeThe architect’s approach (and choice of materials) embraces simplicity and change.
  4. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the Campus Galleries UpstateFor the opening of Bortolami, James Cohan, kaufmann repetto, Anton Kern, Andrew Kreps, and kurimanzutto’s shared art space in Claverack.
  5. kava bars
    The City’s Quiet Crackdown on Kava BarsThe businesses selling kava and kratom drinks have found themselves in a legal limbo.
  6. neighborhood news
    Why the Third Avenue Bridge Got StuckAging infrastructure? Global warming? Not exactly.
  7. urban fauna
    The City’s Crawling With Feral CatsObsessed volunteers are the only thing standing between the city and a stream of disease-ridden cats. They’re barely making a dent.
  8. getting around
    Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Power Supply Is Ancient and FailingThose hot-weather slowdowns and stoppages are largely the fault of one outdated piece of infrastructure.
  9. brick & mortar
    Crest Hardware Is ClosingOwner Joe Franquinha confirmed the news in a letter to customers.
  10. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Brooklyn Prep’s PromThe high school’s senior class (and one precious junior) celebrated at Russo’s on the Bay in Queens with steak dinners and dancing.
  11. street view
    What Did Brooklyn Bridge Park Get So Right?Nearly 20 years after we broke ground, it’s more impressive than ever.
  12. brick and mortar
    Ikea Will Try (for the Third Time) to Open a Manhattan StoreThree previous mini-stores, like your Lack coffee table, fell apart after only a couple of years.
  13. neighborhood news
    The Citi Bike Battery Crew Racing to Keep 15,000 Bikes OnlineMost docks don’t charge e-bikes (yet). These folks do.
  14. under renovation
    The West Village ‘Pink House’ Where the Naked Angels PlayDeveloper Mark O’Brien bought a 185-year-old townhouse. Then he let actors take over.
  15. my first new york
    Ryan Serhant Was a Hand Model for AT&TThe broker andOwning Manhattanreality star on his earliest days in the city.
  16. rendering judgment
    A Well-Engineered BQE Plan, Inspiration Not IncludedThe city’s latest proposal rearranges the triple-cantilever section and declines the opportunity to do much more.
  17. are u coming?
    What Is Stonewall in 2024?A touristy dive bar, an unfinished liberation movement, and now a visitor center within the National Park Service.
  18. street fights
    The Four Seasons Hotel Is Coming BackAfter a four-year stalemate, Beanie Babies magnate Ty Warner has agreed to a reopening plan.
  19. parks and recreation
    How to Throw a Child’s Park Birthday Party in New YorkHow tricky could it be to gather 25 kindergartners and their caregivers in Prospect Park on a Saturday afternoon? Actually quite.
  20. getting around
    What Made Kathy Hochul Flip?Inside the governor’s sudden U-turn on congestion pricing.
  21. openings
    An Emporium of Everything From a Former Pencil-Shop OwnerThe Locavore Variety Store stocks everything from Wiffle balls to pizzeria dish detergent. And, of course, pencils.
  22. building tour
    The Co-op Where Everyone’s an Architecture CriticWhen Paul Goldberger moved into U.N. Plaza last year, he joined a cohort of design-obsessed new owners.
  23. street view
    Inside the Bizarre Architectural Mind of Frederick KieslerSpinning wraparound bookshelves, continually evolving half-underground houses: A show at the Jewish Museum celebrates an eccentric visionary.
  24. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Hypebeast FleaThe streetwear site, in partnership with Depop, recently hosted a market in Greenpoint Terminal that drew more than 6,000 shoppers.
  25. street view
    We Need Congestion Pricing, and Kathy Hochul Blew ItShe threw us under the bus (and it’s stuck in traffic).
  26. please be advised
    No More Celebrity Stoop SalesJenna Lyons’s should be the last.
  27. getting around
    At the Last Second, Hochul Ditches Congestion Pricing by the Side of the RoadWe were so close to getting there on time!
  28. brick and mortar
    7 Especially Excellent New Shops in New YorkA Japanese clothing boutique that’s also a 2,000-book library, a furniture showroom that looks like a StreetEasy listing, and other standout shops.
  29. bathrooms
    The City’s New Bathroom Map Is Actually Pretty HandyThough the options are still dire in a lot of neighborhoods.
  30. openings
    A Former Santander Bank for $1 a MonthHow an artist managed to get the best deal in New York City.
  31. rendering judgment
    Port Authority Plus a MicroparkThe newest renderings of the remade bus terminal are slightly less Apple Store, too.
  32. helicopters
    The Private Helicopter to the Private Jet Is the New Flying PrivateThe five-minute helicopter ride to Teterboro eliminates a 20-minute drive.
  33. street fights
    The Battle Over the Bed-Stuy Tennis CourtsWhen a new tennis coach replaced the local teacher, many saw it as another sign of the neighborhood’s changes.
  34. living arrangements
    The Roommates Who See Each Other 5 Minutes a WeekHow two friends on opposite schedules make it work (and get enough sleep).
  35. street fights
    The Dump Next DoorHow everyone in Woodstock started fighting over a 10-foot pile of backyard trash.
  36. look book
    The Look Book Goes to American Girl PlaceEvery weekend, little girls from all over the country descend on the Rockefeller Center store to experience its particular genre of retail magic.
  37. environment
    Walking Around New York City With a Tiny SawA morning with the spring class of citizen street-tree pruners.
  38. the housing market
    When Your Dream Apartment Keeps FloodingTo move or not to move, that is the question.
  39. street view
    The Low-Key Inventiveness of SO-IL’s Apartment BuildingsThree midsize Brooklyn projects display unusual, flexible architectural thinking.
  40. brick and mortar
    Atelier Jolie Was Just the BeginningThe city is swimming in ateliers right now.
  41. getting around
    Tiny Electric Trucks Are Coming to a Bike Lane Near YouThey’re part of New York City’s plan to use pedal power to get all those packages to your door.
  42. look book
    The Look Book Goes to a Pyramid Club ReunionIn celebration of the new book“We Started a Nightclub,”former clubgoers gathered at their old East Village stomping ground for a homecoming.
  43. mysteries
    Caroline Calloway’s Tribute Plaque Is GoneShe says she did not have anything to do with it in the first place.
  44. urban fauna
    Does Rat Birth Control Actually Work?And everything else we wanted to know about this novel approach to the city’s rat problem.
  45. the clash on campus
    Columbia University Issues Deadline For Gaza Encampment To Vacate Campus
    Locked Out and Locked In at Columbia UniversityThe NYPD’s action on campus began with clearing reporters from the scene.
  46. the clash on campus
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    The Showdown at NYU Over Public SpaceThe “campus without walls” has responded to pro-Palestine protesters with barricades and restrictions on its open spaces.
  47. living arrangements
    The ‘Platonic Life Partners’ Raising a Baby in a Flatbush DuplexThe roommates share a business and a home. The only thing they don’t share is their love lives.
  48. my first new york
    John Early Lived With a Lesbian Minister and Her Dog When He Moved HereTalking to the cast ofStress Positionsabout their early days in the city.
  49. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Kleinfeld Bridal SalonOn a recent Friday, we went to the famed wedding-dress shop as brides tried on gown after gown.
  50. brick & mortar
    The $10,000-a-Month ‘Wellness Social Club’ on Greenwich StreetUsing AI and a little bit of your blood, Continuum Club promises a “journey to becoming the ideal version of oneself.”
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