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8/14/2026
From concrete walls to hilly landscapes, New York is beginning to see its new defenses against future catastrophe.
A condo owner sued over the sound of flushing toilets. Three renovations later, the bathroom is still closed.
This week’s worth-it New York City apartment listings.
8/13/2026
City Council approves shivery pizza for all.
The MTA is studying a technology that’s less far-fetched than it may seem.
A prop stylist has faithfully tended her parents’ meticulously renovated compound built around a waterfall.
Hundreds of the country’s best athletes competed for national titles at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island.
8/12/2026
Extreme weather — plus the Knicks parade — brought a jump in postponements.
8/11/2026
The billionaires’s West End Avenue “institute” is a research lab, medical start-up, and real-estate play all in one.
8/10/2026
And access to a huge outdoor space from a crisp one-bedroom in Chelsea.
8/7/2026
Last seen underground in the 1970s, the snack dispensers are back with an update.
On a scale of Panna II to the Odeon, where does the Love Story star fit?
Louis Vuitton’s pile of trunks and Prada’s shape-shifting green shell present very different approaches to temporary construction sheds.
8/5/2026
A lawsuit at the luxury tower is revealing that the problem might be coming from the fact that so few people actually live there.
8/4/2026
The hedge-fund CEO made a big to-do about Mamdani’s pied-à-terre message but in the end is sticking to his 350 Park headquarters.
8/3/2026
And a Staten Island beauty that needs a ton of attention.
7/31/2026
A questionably filtered list of names led to a messy rollout.
On a scale of bodega wine to Cabernet Cabaret, where does the Broad Strokes writer and star fit?
7/30/2026
A New York sculptor ditched the city for nine acres. His grandchildren are now selling off the last slice.
On a recent Saturday, dozens of nurses donned their gowns and danced at Antun’s banquet hall in Queens Village.
7/29/2026
Corgi — a company that requires employees to work seven days a week — brings 24-hour-grind culture to Nomad.
Reconfigurable arts spaces like the Perelman PAC and the Shed rarely do more with more.
Texting from the OR, scouring graveyards, and other extreme measures.
7/28/2026
“I’ve invented a way to monetize making fun of gay people’s bedrooms.”
7/27/2026
Paolo Zampolli’s townhouse apartments seem to cater to a very specific audience: Brazilian tourists.
And a Fifth Avenue one-bedroom with a nearly 300-foot private terrace.
7/25/2026
Loring McAlpin lost his view in Noho and gained a garden.
7/24/2026
Midtown survived limited car and truck traffic — could a 42nd Street busway be next?
On a scale of bodega roses to the Bronx Botanical Garden, where does the Desus Pieces host fit?
7/23/2026
Shoppers mourned the loss of a place to buy last-minute ice cleats. And the lack of deals.
Developers raced to cash in on the city’s commercial-real-estate crash. A teetering tower may show the risks.
7/22/2026
Candy, soda, and print don’t sell like they used to, so a few enterprising operators are testing alternatives.
7/21/2026
It’s become incredibly easy to turn pictures of a dingy basement apartment into a perfectly renovated palace. Renters are getting got.
7/20/2026
The Warner Bros. Discovery CEO put in a $68 million bid on Mohawk Day Camp after its current owner declared bankruptcy.
And a one-bedroom at the Parc Vendome with its incredible private garden.
7/17/2026
On a Jackson Heights street corner, dozens of kids and parents gather every day to trade Panini stickers and chat fútbol.
New York City parents and teens tussle over how much allowance is enough.
7/16/2026
The director’s three-bed, three-bath can also be bought in a package deal with an adjoining penthouse.
In the city, a room of one’s own can be a lofted nook, a repurposed corner, or a bedroom that’s sometimes Dad’s office.
Backstage at Carnegie Hall, actors, dancers, and musicians prepped to perform a series of Liza Minnelli numbers for her 80th birthday.
7/15/2026
Yes, you can drink your tap water. Maybe wear a mask while walking by the Met.
Summer jobs aren’t easy — but these six NYC teens are happy to have any job at all.
7/14/2026
Engineers explain how the analysis and repairs are likely to go.
The actor says a Brooklyn townhouse developer owes him $100,000 after a rental deal fell through.
“Clients ask how old I am, and my favorite response is ‘Old enough to be licensed!’”
7/13/2026
And a two-bedroom, two-bath duplex in Ditmas Park someone should jump on.
In a city that’s go-go-go, it’s never been more fashionable to stand-stand-stand.
Studying the ABCs of ADUs and lobbying in Albany between classes and Starbucks Refreshers.
7/11/2026
An architect couple did a number on a cottage set high above the Long Island Sound.
7/10/2026
On a scale of Sweetgreen to the Greenmarket, what is the food creator behind @justine_snacks’ NYQ?
Die-hard fans and ballpark regulars on the minor-league games with skyline views and the hidden patio for pregame drinks near Yankee Stadium.
7/9/2026
After two decades (and two rezonings), the Domino district looks very different from Hunter’s Point South. But is it better?
7/8/2026
The “free” part of his campaign pledge is still a work in progress.
Shoppers are actually getting what they want.
The developers and architects involved in the office conversion are old pros at this.
7/7/2026
Justin and Hailey recently bought a $12 million four-bedroom at Ian Schrager’s West Village tower. We asked around to find out everything we could.
7/6/2026
Observing the relatively calm scene on July 3, I finally understood the pop star’s venue choice.
And an “estate condition” one-bedroom in a Brooklyn Heights brownstone.
7/4/2026
A 19th-century brownstone is restored with a French twist and an interior courtyard.
7/3/2026
On a scale of a dollar slice to “For a dollar!,” where does the ‘Billy on Billy’ author fit?
Two bear sculptures, Ursa Minor and Ursa Major, survived the elements on the Playa. How will they do next to a Superfund site?
7/2/2026
Apprentices and longtime union Local 79 members took certification classes at the Mason Tenders training center in Long Island City.
Veteran planners weigh in on transforming a sweaty megavenue into a Taylor and Travis extravaganza.
7/1/2026
The late LeRoy Neiman once kept nine apartments at the co-op on West 67th. His last four are now for sale.
I’m furious. How can I get answers?
A less expected guide to the less expensive ways to pass the time.
6/30/2026
The three-bedroom, three-bath house, in the architect’s signature cedar and glass, is listed for $2.995 million.
The product designer learns what it’s like to build a house from the ground up.
Think the housing market in the Hamptons is out of control? Try being a seasonal food worker.
And so are the warships — a dual celebration for two Americas.
6/29/2026
The French disdain for climatisation hits its breaking point.
And a two-bedroom with triple exposures in Clinton Hill.
Merely keeping the house from looking like Grey Gardens is a fortune, and that’s before the fancy grass and 100-foot-plus redwoods are thrown in.
6/28/2026
The film’s production designer, who is also his ex, found it therapeutic to turn it into a cooking influencer’s pink hideaway.
6/27/2026
Nomad takes over the late theater director’s Watermill Center in the first exhibition since his passing.
A couple has preserved the Montauk property built by the photographer nearly 50 years ago. Minus the erosion, things look just about the same.
6/26/2026
The Girls actor paid $11.5 million to live a little bit closer to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
On a scale of a Long Island Iced Tea to a Manhattan on the rocks, where does Summer House and In the City’s Kyle Cooke fit?
It’s down to the wire at South Ozone Park’s 132-year-old horce-racing track.
Thanks to the punishing real-estate market, there’s a glut of middle-aged children living with their parents in the Hamptons for the summer.
Michael O’Sullivan promised his clients their dream home. What they got was a never-ending real-estate nightmare.
The Rent Guidelines Board voted not to increase rents on nearly 1 million apartments, fulfilling the mayor’s campaign promise.
6/25/2026
Two single mothers share an apartment, the child care, and the bills. There’s only one firm rule: no men.
From in-demand diners to beloved bookstores.
6/24/2026
Urged by an audit, the transit authority installed seats in more than ten stations.
New prototypes in bright colors improve on the dark and cramped original. Will anyone install them?
Joe Farrell keeps iterating on his divisive McMansions, no matter how much his detractors hate them.
6/23/2026
The city’s first female chief lifeguard on life at the shore of a changing neighborhood.
Ditch Plains is sometimes more crowded than the West Village MYKA. You’ll find the serious surfers at spots such as Camp Hero.
6/22/2026
Uncanny ChatGPT-generated signs are all over the city. But there’s still something very human about them.
The billionaire developer Stefan Soloviev has an insatiable appetite for land.
And a corner two-bedroom with huge casement windows in Tudor City.
Including $150 grape juice and a bribery scandal in East Hampton.
6/19/2026
On a scale of an express uptown A train to the Apollo marquee, where does the TV and radio host fit?
