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It’s a Miracle Your Favorite Local Bar Still Exists
Rent, product, payroll...sand? Restaurant margins are infamously tight. The pandemic era has made them tighter.
Why 18 Deaths in Custody This Year Isn’t Enough to Take Control of Jails Away From NYC
"Change has to come from the inside," the NYC Correction commissioner told a federal court Thursday.
No Gods, No Ticketmasters: A Taylor Swift Ticket-Buying Journey
One Swiftie's journey into the heart of Ticketmaster darkness.
Fridays Are For Liberating Giant Warehouses of Legal Marijuana
Some not-so-quiet qutting is happening at City Hall, plus another update on the massive shiny soccer stadium thing.
The NYPD Held a 28 Minute Meeting About Public Safety in Tompkins Square Park
"We're not gonna solve the problems of the world! We just want the park closed at midnight!"
$20 Dinner: Olly Olly Brings Some Nice Oddball Vibes To NYC’s Resurgent Food Hall Scene
The suddenly high-stakes world of NYC dining finds a counterpoint at the once-lowly food hall.
It’s Thursday, and Rikers Has Another Day in Court
Let’s find out if a judge thinks that a jail that has taken the lives of eighteen people this year needs more time.
Four Big Unanswered Questions About NYCFC’s Ginormous Queens Soccer Complex
Mayor Eric Adams declared himself "the finisher" when he announced the $780 million soccer stadium, but he finished his press conference without answering these questions.
‘A Culture of Disposability’: New School Part-Time Faculty Go On Strike
At a school where nearly 9 in 10 faculty are part time, instructors say administrative bloat is misallocating the school's resources
It’s Wednesday and NYC Is Gambling With Queens Again
The world’s borough gets another stadium (and casino?)
