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5/1/2026
Brooklyn developers are learning the borough is not yet the big office draw they had envisioned.
4/30/2026
Two proposals for a wider median have plenty of seating, but only one has a bike lane.
Say hello to the Reforming Pilates Townhouse.
An oddball stone house built by the architect for an old friend comes to market.
4/29/2026
New Yorkers on where they’d take his Royal Highness.
Ten Alcova picks by Wendy Goodman.
4/28/2026
Business owners across the city are scrambling to comply with a 17-year-old law. Vincent Greco is here to help.
From the West Village to Williamsburg, the light from our windows has turned hues of marigold, poppy, and cantaloupe.
A cache of rare photos now seeks an owner.
4/27/2026
The pied-à-terre tax has caused quite a stir among brokers who deal in eight-figure listings.
And a lofted East Village one-bedroom near every convenience you can imagine.
4/24/2026
The four-bedroom, 4.5-bath in one of Rosario Candela’s most celebrated buildings listed for $35 million.
On a scale of Hammerstein Ballroom to House of Amazon, where does the Cats star fit?
Six veteran wedding planners weigh in.
Hundreds of parishioners wore their Sunday best to attend services at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.
4/23/2026
A gallerist dealing in minimalist design took a 19th century house down to its bones.
Architectural drawings get their due in two museum shows.
The home of the artist George Nelson Preston, a seminal Beat Generation figure, is full of personal history.
4/22/2026
Hundreds of scribbled task lists reveal what it took to be a superstar artist (and friend of Madonna) in the ’80s.
Or is this a really bad idea?
4/21/2026
We spoke to couples about the easiest times to get an appointment, the best places for taking pictures, and where to make a Champagne toast afterward.
Looking for an apartment now often means budgeting for custom curtains and screens.
4/20/2026
A string of record-breaking design auctions at Sotheby’s shows furniture is now just as blue-chip as art.
The Francis Kite Club was closed until 5 p.m. Lux Magazine and OR Books needed a place to work.
And a funny little triplex near Central Park on East 75th.
Lee Quiñones revisits his renegade ’80s art world.
4/17/2026
The brownstone on Columbia Heights, left to rot for decades, will hit the market for $15 million, per a broker.
Doorman buildings are sharing contingency plans ahead of a potential strike.
4/16/2026
Some of the street-corner Better Bins are losing their heads. DSNY says the problem is under control.
Plus a gatehouse in Rhinebeck that might be worth the renovation costs.
From free child care at the YMCA to Isaac Mizrahi’s cobbler, our annual handbook will help you make the most of the city.
4/15/2026
The former governor of New Jersey paid $1.5 million for the two-bed, two-bath near Union Square.
After nearly a year on the market, the David Adjaye–designed townhouse got a 20 percent price cut.
4/14/2026
The Green-Wood Cemetery’s new visitor center envelops a greenhouse— but manages to be self-effacing.
4/13/2026
And another one-bedroom in Park Slope’s Chiclet Mansion.
4/10/2026
From “clock twink” to the Grand Central clock, where does Death of a Salesman star Ben Ahlers fit?
4/9/2026
OMA designed it. The expansion took a decade and cost $82 million. So why was there packing tape on the railing?
Sommeliers, winemakers, and armchair oenophiles from around the world brought their own bottles to a gala dinner at La Paulée New York.
4/8/2026
DOT gives the edge of the street its own lane.
He won’t budge, and it’s just some shoes.
Tensions between canine lovers and other New Yorkers are boiling over.
4/7/2026
The couple quietly sold their Cobble Hill townhouse for $11.8 million.
His emails offer a look into his and Howard Lutnick’s petty fight against the museum’s renovation plans.
4/6/2026
The comedian and new dad is selling his North Salem mansion for $2.3 million to find something closer to family on Staten Island.
And a Prospect–Lefferts one-bedroom with a nicely designed backyard.
At the Rental Ripoff Hearings, Cea Weaver — Mayor Mamdani’s trusted tenant adviser and New York Post punching bag — is a minor celebrity.
4/4/2026
The Lower East Side loft of the architectural designer is filled with monsteras, spider plants and umbrella trees.
4/3/2026
The city is belatedly getting to the bottom of a mystery Staten Island stink.
4/2/2026
The married founders of SHED wanted a space to show off what they could do. They found it in Crown Heights.
4/1/2026
A fantasy league of international designers who have yet to build in the city.
A judge has ruled that congressional approval is required. Anyone think it won’t be given?
3/31/2026
What it’s really like to buy and sell at the most notorious tower on Billionaire’s Row.
3/30/2026
Pop Mart has reportedly leased 7,000 square feet next to Swarovski.
And a working fireplace in Boerum Hill.
3/27/2026
The developer who’s just converted the Flatiron Building to apartments is reportedly in talks to buy it; we can’t help wondering.
It’s townhouse season, I’m afraid.
3/26/2026
On a recent Saturday, fighters entered the ring for amateur bouts at Church Street Boxing Gym in Tribeca.
The residents paying $262 a week for a room down the hall from the San Vicente members club.
The author and departing T magazine editor recently cut the price of her Greene Street apartment.
3/25/2026
On the shutdown, ICE agents “doing nothing,” and making your flight.
I’ve tried everything else — now I want to post a sign in our lobby.
No more wandering in search of the right exit at Atlantic-Barclays.
3/24/2026
A slick office conversion didn’t take; now the developer is hoping nearly 700 units of housing will.
3/23/2026
And a rustic little one-bed in Greenpoint.
How the head of one of the city’s biggest landlord lobbies went from smoking hookah with Zohran Mamdani to fighting his housing policies.
3/21/2026
The curator Jessica Morgan avoids overdecorating at home. “Frankly, I don’t like having things,” she says. “We’re not really tchotchkes people.”
3/20/2026
Jerry Saltz visits the Bowery gallery space, which has added 10,000 new square feet with a second building.
Robert Hershon’s dining room was an office for Hanging Loose Press; his third floor worked like a writers’ residency.
3/19/2026
And a perfect little Craftsman in Peekskill.
OMA’s addition doubles the space while playfully honoring the original.
3/18/2026
The city finally released 11 preapproved designs for ADUs.
