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the bigger picture Jan. 8, 2021

Another Year TogetherPhotographer Lula Hyers documented New Year’s Eve with her pod.

By Emilia Petrarca

from the archives Dec. 28, 2020

From the Archives: Party Boy in a CageRevisiting New York’s 2006 profile of Michael Alig.

By Jonathan Van Meter

the bigger picture Dec. 15, 2020

A Place for Artists to Hit ResetJasmine Clarke’s photographs capture moments of Black joy at a residency upstate.

By Devine Blacksher

how i get it done Dec. 7, 2020

How Elmhurst Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Gets It DoneAt 82 years old, Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur is high-risk should she contract COVID. But she shows up to work every day, supporting her staff and patients.

By Madeleine Aggeler

politics Dec. 3, 2020

Will We Ever Be Rid of Her?Ivanka Trump’s friends and former acquaintances expect her to run for office.

By Amanda Arnold

new york city Nov. 30, 2020

Imagine Risking it All for a Party by Penn StationOver the weekend, nearly 400 people were caught reveling at an illicit party in Midtown.

By Amanda Arnold

coronavirus Nov. 29, 2020

Actually, NYC’s Public Elementary Schools Can ReopenAlbeit with a few caveats.

By Claire Lampen

a christmas miracle Nov. 25, 2020

Well, at Least There’s No SantaCon This YearOr, no official SantaCon, that is.

By Claire Lampen

power Nov. 25, 2020

Ivanka Probably Isn’t Welcome Back in New York City“Everyone with self-respect, a career, morals, respect for democracy … will steer clear.”

By Amanda Arnold

fear vs. fun Nov. 23, 2020

New York Nightlife Never Stopped. It Just Moved Underground.After hours in the contagious city.

By Brock Colyar

baldie Nov. 17, 2020

We Love Our Beautiful Bald TreeThis year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree really matches the mood.

By Claire Lampen

the bigger picture Nov. 13, 2020

All You Need Are Wheels and a MaskDuring the pandemic, a Brooklyn basketball court has become a makeshift roller rink.

By Emilia Petrarca

screams Oct. 28, 2020

And Now, a Sinkhole Full of RatsA New York sidewalk split and swallowed its victim, plunging him into a rat pit.

By Claire Lampen

the bigger picture Oct. 26, 2020

Prospect Park Is the (Only) Place to BeOne October weekend of socially distanced socializing.

By Emilia Petrarca

fashion Oct. 16, 2020

Saks Pays Homage to New York DesignersThe department store’s latest campaign is an ode to the city.

By Emily Burns

how i get it done Oct. 5, 2020

How I Get It Done: Phara Souffrant ForrestTalking to the New York State assembly candidate about campaigning while working as a nurse amid the pandemic.

By Bridget Read

lost new york Sept. 28, 2020

It’s Almost Time to Start Paying Retail As its closure looms, New York fashion fans look back on Century 21.

By Matthew Schneier

pda Sept. 23, 2020

Katie Holmes and Her New Boyfriend Cannot Stop Making OutHere’s every place she and her pasta scion boyfriend have publicly frenched so far.

By Amanda Arnold

art and soul Sept. 21, 2020

MoMA PS1 Reopens to the Public With ‘Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration’Featuring art made by people in prisons as well as work by non-incarcerated artists.

By Cassidy George

first person Sept. 11, 2020

Good-bye to Century 21, the Store Where I Grew UpI came of age between your racks.

By Xochitl Gonzalez

gallery Aug. 31, 2020

The Look Book Goes to the West 4th Street CourtsFor a Saturday-afternoon pickup game.

By Jane Starr Drinkard and Brock Colyar

housing Aug. 31, 2020

The Eco–Yogi Slumlords of BrooklynHow did a couple who built an empire of yoga studios, vegan restaurants, and homes with “living walls” end up as pandemic villains?

By Bridget Read

the bigger picture Aug. 7, 2020

Jumping for JusticeChris Facey’s photographs recall summer in the ’90s.

By Devine Blacksher

climate change July 27, 2020

Yes, New York Is Hotter Than EverThe city’s climate is now classified as “subtropical.”

By Amanda Arnold

power July 22, 2020

Police Can Arbitrarily Arrest Trans Women Under This LawNew York’s harmful “Walking While Trans” ban allows police to arrest anyone they suspect of “loitering for the purpose of prostitution.”

By Amanda Arnold

night life July 15, 2020

Secret Mask-Free Parties Are Cropping Up in New YorkSome young people are flocking to clubs, hotels, and rooftops for dance parties with little social distancing.

By Hannah Gold

power July 8, 2020

Amy Cooper Charged With Filing a False Police ReportAfter she called 911 and falsely claimed that a Black bird-watcher was threatening her life in Central Park.

By Amanda Arnold

many mouths to feed July 7, 2020

The Secondhand Refrigerators Feeding New YorkersCommunity fridges across the city are fighting food insecurity, reducing waste, and uniting neighbors.

By Brock Colyar

the wedding files July 3, 2020

The Anti-Spectacle Wedding That Turned Into a SpectacleBrooklyn Bridge Park was the site of their first date, proposal, and wedding.

By Kaitlin Menza

protests June 8, 2020

‘The Next Thing I Remember, I’m on the Ground.’City Council candidate Marti Gould Cummings on being arrested for protesting.

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protests May 30, 2020

Brooklyn’s Protest Amid a PandemicThousands of people came out to demand justice for George Floyd.

By Angelina Chapin

the bigger picture May 29, 2020

Photographing the New New YorkCheryl Dunn captures the city’s suddenly quiet streets.

By Julia Gomez Kramer

documentary May 27, 2020

Inside Brighton Beach’s Babushka Beauty PageantFor the past 19 years, the Your Highness Grandmother pageant has culled the best and the brightest of Brooklyn’s grandmas.

By Hailey Benton Gates

coronavirus May 21, 2020

So Long, SummerIn New York, summer functions like a promise, one that is now broken.

By Bridget Read

merch May 1, 2020

New Yorkers Wear Their Pride on Their ChestsHow a T-shirt contest brought out the best of a shuttered city.

By Emilia Petrarca

cut covers Apr. 27, 2020

Chloë Sevigny in Her Lonely CityThe New York City actress on sexting, matcha, and how her life has changed as she’s about to become a mom.

By Emilia Petrarca

power Apr. 20, 2020

New York City Pride Is Officially Canceled“This probably will not surprise you,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said of the announcement.

By Amanda Arnold

grieving new york Apr. 17, 2020

Everything in This City Is Named for Somebody DeadWhen most people consider their demise, they depend on the consolation that they’ll be mourned.

By M.A. Wallace

the wedding files Apr. 10, 2020

A Wedding on 3 Hours’ Notice in a City Park“People in masks were applauding from a safe distance.”

By Kaitlin Menza

coronavirus Apr. 8, 2020

More Men Appear to Be Dying of the Coronavirus Than WomenIn New York City, the virus is reportedly killing men at nearly twice the rate of women.

By Hannah Gold

privacy Apr. 6, 2020

Schools Might Start to Ban Zoom Over Privacy ConcernsAmid reports of virtual classrooms getting hijacked by racist trolls, schools in New York may look to host online lessons elsewhere.

By Hannah Gold

first person Apr. 1, 2020

I Know the Day We Got ItA family of four weathers a fetid week of coronavirus.

By Reyhan Harmanci

coronavirus Mar. 29, 2020

New York Hospitals Will Not Ban Partners During Childbirth“Women will not be forced to be alone when they are giving birth. Not in New York. Not now, not ever.”

By Hannah Gold and Claire Lampen

weinstein trial Feb. 24, 2020

Harvey Weinstein Is Now a Convicted RapistThe producer has been convicted on two of the five counts against him and now faces prison time.

By Amanda Arnold

where’s the party Feb. 21, 2020

Brunch With Extra Sausage (NSFW)One Sunday afternoon with male strippers and an omelet bar.

By Allison P. Davis

crime Feb. 19, 2020

Everything We Know About the Tessa Majors Murder CaseIn December, a Barnard freshman was fatally stabbed in Morningside Heights. Police have now arrested three teenage suspects.

By Amanda Arnold and Claire Lampen

nyfw fall 2020 Feb. 13, 2020