Fresh Hell
Adult Lap Swim Keeps Getting Canceled Because It's Too Damn Hot
The Parks Department is keeping pools open later during the heat wave, but leaving adults high and dry.
Going Places
Trump Just Ripped Out the QueensWay's Heart—And Maybe Saved the QueensLink?
A transformative project that would bring a new subway line and a park to Queens just got a lifeline—and may have a champion in the next mayor of New York City.
Morning Spew
Find Me a New Yorker Who Doesn't Support Zohran Mamdani
A new poll sees Mamdani decisively on top. And more links for your Wednesday morning.
High Life
The State Just Dropped Another Bomb on Legal Cannabis in NYC
A new change to the rules that govern weed shops' proximity to schools might bring costly chaos to business owners across the state.
Cultural Capital
Jeff Buckley Never Got to Figure Out Jeff Buckley
The new documentary "It's Never Over: Jeff Buckley" is by-the-book, but still manages to show some of the man behind the myth.
Morning Spew
Is This Why Cuomo Avoided Interviews Before the Primary?
And more news for your Tuesday.
Fresh Hell
Hedge Funder Who Voted for Trump Pledges $500K to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor
Ricky Sandler, the head of Eminence Capital, wants to kickstart a super PAC to take down the Democratic nominee and "improve the image of Eric Adams."
Nosh Pit
Robert Sietsema Will Never Stop Eating
After being laid off by Eater in 2024, the famed food critic still has a lot to say about New York City cuisine—and the difficulties of building a following on Substack.
Locked Up
A Powerful Rabbi Could Help Carl Miller Clear His Name. But He Refuses to Show Up to Court.
Rabbi Chanina Sperlin saw a different man running from the scene of the murder in 1979, but he won't come to court to tell a judge that now.
Morning Spew
The NYC Immigration Court Nobody Is Paying Attention to
Plus more news for your Friday morning.
Leave Your Apartment
Ensemble's Calvin Griffin Wants You to Taste the City's Terroir
"It doesn't matter if you're from here or have lived here for just a little bit. If you're playing at Bossa on a Tuesday...That is terroir."