New York City

A Red Zone Grows in Brooklyn

A Red Zone Grows in Brooklyn A Red Zone Grows in Brooklyn

To confront the rising Covid-19 caseload, New York City has to rebuild trust, with aid and sympathy for the affected communities in all their Jewish (and non-Jewish) diversity.

Oct 15, 2020 / Ross Perlin

Stanley Crouch, 1945–2020

Stanley Crouch, 1945–2020 Stanley Crouch, 1945–2020

Even many of those who at times wanted to throttle Crouch will miss him now that he’s gone.

Oct 12, 2020 / Gene Seymour

Jumaane Williams stands on the left while an unnamed protester stands on the right, holding a sign that reads

Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy? Will Deeper Segregation Be Bill de Blasio’s Legacy?

New York’s “progressive” mayor is backing wealthy Manhattanites who want to show the homeless the door.

Oct 9, 2020 / Corinne Low and Shams DaBaron

Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus

Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus Chinatown Will Recover From the Coronavirus

But it won’t be the same.

Oct 6, 2020 / Photo Essay / Alan Chin and Magnum Foundation

Jails Are Designed to Keep Inmates Hidden

Jails Are Designed to Keep Inmates Hidden Jails Are Designed to Keep Inmates Hidden

A photographic record of the Tombs, one of New York City’s most notorious detention complexes.

Sep 16, 2020 / Photo Essay / Hannah La Follette Ryan

Tom Seaver

Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest Tom Seaver’s Major League Protest

When we remember “Tom Terrific,” let’s not forget the way the Mets great, at the height of his fame, stuck his neck out to oppose the war in Vietnam.

Sep 11, 2020 / Kelly Candaele and Peter Dreier

Two students and a parent, all wearing masks, check into NYU dorms.

So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking So Far, 2020 Has Been Our Year of Magical Thinking

No one is immune to the wish to return to normal life. But if we don’t learn to manage and resist it, 2021 could be the year of living—and dying—dangerously.

Aug 20, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

NK Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality N.K. Jemisin Wrote a Sci-Fi Ode to New York City—Then It Became Reality

We talked to the award-winning writer about The City We Became, her latest groundbreaking, world-quaking book, and why it feels so prescient.

Aug 4, 2020 / Q&A / Jessica Suriano

The NYPD Took a Step Toward Fascism When It Kidnapped Nikki Stone

The NYPD Took a Step Toward Fascism When It Kidnapped Nikki Stone The NYPD Took a Step Toward Fascism When It Kidnapped Nikki Stone

Then they’ll come for you. 

Jul 31, 2020 / Tiffany Cabán

Mural

Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis Diary of a Never-Ending Crisis

“Keep walking, keep going, you can’t control it.”

Jul 29, 2020 / Najla Said

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