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ALEX VADUKUL
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‘Luddite’ Teens Don’t Want Your Likes
When the only thing better than a flip phone is no phone at all.
Ghosts of New York’s Glamorous Past Haunt an Empty Pub
A bar from the Stork Club, once a gathering spot for Grace Kelly, Ernest Hemingway, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, collects dust in a downtown…
For Sale: The ‘Sexiest’ Hourly Rate Hotel in Manhattan
The owner calls the Liberty Inn “the cleanest short-stay hotel in town.” But in a changing neighborhood, “a hotel like this doesn’t make sense,” he…
The Life and Death of Daniel Auster, a Son of Literary Brooklyn
Memorably depicted in his father’s books, he struggled with drug addiction through a life that put him close to a notorious murder and came to…
Eileen Myles Watches Over an Ever-Changing New York
Now guarding trees in Lower Manhattan, the poet and author of “Chelsea Girls” says: “Things that might have once been corny to me don’t feel…
Forlini’s Italian Restaurant Closes
The beloved red-sauce restaurant in New York’s Chinatown has served its last clams casino. “It’s hard, but we’re leaving while we’re still on top,” Derek…
A Playwright Makes the Scene in New York’s Living Rooms
Matthew Gasda spent years writing plays on his electric typewriter, and almost no one seemed to care. With “Dimes Square,” his depiction of a downtown…