Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing Behind the Doors of New York’s Public Housing
Portraits of the activists, organizers, artists, and more who call the Lower East Side’s public housing home.
Nov 10, 2020 / Photo Essay / Destiny Mata and Magnum Foundation
Why I Hope Trump Does Not Watch ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Why I Hope Trump Does Not Watch ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’
We don’t need the president to get any more ideas in his addled mind about how to punish American cities and activists.
Oct 30, 2020 / Jon Wiener
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
Even many of those who at times wanted to throttle Crouch will miss him now that he’s gone.
Oct 12, 2020 / Gene Seymour
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
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
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’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
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 / no-paywall / Gregg Gonsalves
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 / Editorial / Jessica Suriano