Correct Opinions
Please, WNYC, For the Love of God Get Rid of ‘Meditation Minute’
What if we would very much like to not think about our corporeal existence?
Going Places
Before This Brooklyn Church Altar Elevated Spirits, It Elevated Trains
The resurrection of the Myrtle Avenue El.
Eric Adams
Eric Adams’s Super-Criminal Fever Dream
Like any good cop, the mayor is good at manufacturing a threat.
Nosh Pit
The Future of Open Restaurants Is Somehow Still Wide Open
Lawsuits, more lawsuits, and a ceaseless pandemic mean the glorious sheds remain during a steamy summer and possibly into infinity.
Climate
Splendor and Destruction on the Gowanus
A floating barge on the Gowanus becomes the unlikely but inevitable site for a musical meditation on climate change and what comes after.
Fresh Hell
There’s Still 50 Coffee Filters of Summer Left
"Time is money" is a thing that people like to say but those people should try actually holding time in their hands this way, dozens of crisp filters pressed together like a literal wad of cash.
Going Places
The Hudson River Greenway Needs to Eat Some of the West Side Highway to Thrive
Elected officials are asking the state DOT to turn a lane of traffic on the West Side Highway into a two-way protected bike lane.
Horoscopes
Spicy August Leo Season
Start tightening those Hinge filters now while you’ve still got a chance—the new singles are getting back on the apps, and they’re all ethically non-monogamous now.
Power
The Fight to Unionize Starbucks in NYC is Heating Up
Workers at 14 stores in New York City and on Long Island have requested union elections, with ten voting to join.
Paying Rent
One Weird Trick to Forget About the Housing Crisis
The solutions to the housing crisis are not as sexy as the problem, and the problem is the overwhelming power and weight of wealth. The problem is our desire for the problem: to see it, to touch it, and perhaps one day to inhabit it.
Critters of New York
What I Learned at NYC’s Rat Academy
“You’ve got to think of the sidewalk as a dining room."
What's Your Deal
When Your Waxer is Also Your Therapist
Waxers like Tisha Gloss don't just rip off pubic hair—they often dispense life advice, too.