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GINIA BELLAFANTE
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What Urban Planners Can Learn From This Idealistic Coffee Shop
Can a pay-what-you-want cafe exist in a gentrified Gowanus?
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward and the Perils of the Power Couple
A documentary about their movie-star marriage charts its electric beginnings at the Actors Studio and a half-century of fame’s infinite rewards and shortfalls.
Maybe We Don’t Need Groceries in 15 Minutes After All
Venture capital bet big on start-ups using vacant retail space to store groceries on demand. But investors didn’t understand the dynamic of the city.
With Roe Overturned, Austin’s Loss Could Be Brooklyn’s Gain
Cities around the South have challenged the supremacy of coastal supercities, drawing a steady flow of creative young people. Will new abortion bans put an…
Can It Get Any Worse for Rudy Giuliani?
The former mayor’s response to a hostile encounter with a grocery worker on Staten Island has left even his defenders baffled.
You Don’t Want to Wear a Mask? Do It for Hugh Jackman
Beginning in July, Broadway will no longer require audiences to mask up. Actors and theater workers aren’t loving the idea.
N.Y.C. Tried to Fix High School Admissions. Some Parents Are Furious.
In an attempt to democratize schools, the city is focusing less on grades, attendance and test scores. Instead, it relies heavily on a lottery.
What Do Luxury Rooftop Pools (for $150 a Day) Say About New York City?
Pools were once the great social unifier of New York. The current vogue for high-priced day passes at rooftop hotel pools changes the equation.
Bill de Blasio Knows He Isn’t Loved
New York’s former mayor is running for Congress in a newly drawn district, where distaste for him is epic. He’s sure he can change that.
What’s the Best Way to Find a Gifted 4-Year-Old?
New York City has abandoned its test to screen for gifted and talented children. Now the responsibility of choosing students falls squarely on teacher recommendations.