Going Places
Why Is London's Bikeshare System So Much Cheaper Than NYC's?
A quick, infuriating observation on bike share pricing.
Morning Spew
There's No Way You Guys Care This Much About Elizabeth Street Garden
Let's quiet the NIMBY chorus and get rid of this thing once and for all. Plus more links for your weekend.
High Life
Operation Padlock to Protect Could Lock Legal Weed Into Another Endless Cycle of Lawsuits
A cannabis lawyer breaks down how enforcement without due process is a recipe for harming licensed cannabis retailers.
Cultural Capital
GIFT Thinks New York's Indie Rock Scene Can Be Rebuilt
T.J. Freda talks about the "existential dread" of being a working musician in NYC, and the band's debut on Captured Tracks.
$20 Dinner
Nansense Is New York's Best New Restaurant—in Beacon
After six years of food trucks and markets in the city, Mo Rahmati has taken his Afghan comfort food upstate.
Morning Spew
A New York Politician Missed His Flight to the DNC Because He Was Eating Airport Chick-fil-A
Plus, more pressing political news for your Thursday morning.
Paying Rent
How One Renter Used the Good Cause Eviction Law to Take on His Landlord—and Won
"I knew I was one of the first to really test this, and so that was pretty scary, but it was also kind of exciting in a weird way."
Cultural Capital
What Is Afropunk in 2024?
Afropunk's fans once believed it was a movement. Is it just another music festival now?
Going Places
Why Isn’t the Mayor Keeping His Bike Lane Promises? Read His Entirely Satisfactory Answer
At a press conference Tuesday, Eric Adams was asked to account for his failure to build the bus lanes and protected bike lanes he promised as a candidate.
City of Immigrants
'It's the Only Day I Feel Good': Mutual Aid and Migrants Come Together on a Brooklyn Soccer Field
In a city where migrants are often treated with either hostility at worst or indifference at best, the Autonomous Football League is providing support—and community.