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Will the BQE Survive the Trump Administration?

And other burning questions we asked Meera Joshi, New York City’s infrastructure-funding czar.
  1. The History of the Modern Office in One Building The old MetLife complex on Madison Square, once a hive of paper-pushing clerks, gains a tall addition that’s all light and air.
  2. Can We Design Our Way Out of the Subway-Surfing Crisis? New trains make it much harder to climb out and up, and that’s yet another reason to upgrade.
  3. The Look Book Goes to the New York Scottish Ball Dozens of Scots — and those who love them — gathered in Battery Park for an evening of whiskey and reels in full Highland dress.
  4. We’re Finally Getting Some Real Rain So is the drought warning over?
  5. The Black Hole on Columbia Heights An Italianate mansion mysteriously left to rot on Matt Damon’s Brooklyn Heights block.
  6. My Monster Tenant He moved into our Noho loft — then tore out most of the interior walls. Turns out it wasn’t his first impromptu demolition.
  7. The Upper West Side’s Zone of Pedestrian Death The area around 96th Street is dangerous. And it’s hardly the worst in town.
  8. ‘New York City Will Have to Defend a Lot of Programs We Rely On’ What housing here might look like under a second Trump administration.
  9. Now the Wildfires Are Burning Here That smell in the air is from brush fires in Prospect Park and the Palisades.
  10. The Reddening of New York City How the boroughs voted may surprise you.
  11. Watching New York Watch the Election From Trump Tower to a Chelsea art gallery, here’s where the city gathered and waited.
  12. What Am I Supposed to Do During This Drought Watch? Your dry-spell questions, answered.
  13. Concrete Behemoths in the Morning Light Owen Davies’s photographs of beige brutalism find beauty in these divisive landmarks.
  14. The Look Book Goes to the Grindr Pleasure Ball The theme was “Flirts, Follies, and Finery,” and a Georgian-era dress code was strictly enforced by hosts Billy Porter and Frankie Sharp.
  15. I Am Already in Couch Hell Amazon’s $20 sofa will make it worse.
  16. Feral Cats Have Taken Over Donald Trump’s Childhood Home Neighbors say the house looks abandoned, and the yard smells like a litter box.
  17. Mary Norris Eavesdropped on Ella Fitzgerald at the Algonquin The grande dame of The New Yorker’s copy desk about her early days in the city and trying to get her cabbie’s license to make rent.
  18. The Look Book Goes to a College Fair At the NYPL’s annual event, local high-schoolers met with representatives from Sarah Lawrence, Barnard, Fordham, and more to explore their options.
  19. The Bed-Stuy Aquarium Dried Up And all the fish are dead.
  20. The Vessel, Newly Closed-In, Is Open Again Safer, surely, but still as dumb an attraction as ever.
  21. Trying to Get Mom and Dad to Move Out of Florida The New Yorkers fighting their retiree parents about leaving hurricane zones behind for good.
  22. It’ll Be a Whole New Fifth Avenue More trees, wider sidewalks, and fewer cars.
  23. When You Can’t Escape ‘Empire State of Mind’ The Jay-Z and Alicia Keys track is 15 years old — and playing on a continuous, maddening loop for people who work in Times Square.
  24. Why Do Concert Halls Still Matter? An antique architectural form that continues to resonate.
  25. The Look Book Goes to ¡VAYA! Dance Night at Lincoln Center Regulars flooded into the monthly Latin-music night for the return of charanga band Orquesta Broadway.
  26. New Jersey Sells Itself to the World The Garden State is trying to attract tourists from Dublin to Munich. What do they think once they arrive?
  27. The World’s Largest Plumbing Repair New York City’s principal water-supply aqueduct gets a bypass operation.
  28. Joby the Electric Helicopter Wants to Take You to JFK At some point in the future. If it can get FAA certification.
  29. Do I Need to Panic About the Longshoremen Strike? We talked to an expert about supply chains, consumer behavior, and bananas.
  30. Mapping the Many Raids of Adams World Federal agents have spent a lot of time searching the homes and offices of our mayor and his administration. Let’s take a tour.
  31. The Two Paul Rudolphs The Met’s retrospective reveals the architect’s vision and optimism — and his supreme arrogance.
  32. Rat Birth Control Is Happening The City Council voted in favor of a pilot to try to control the rodent population with contraceptives.
  33. E-Scooters Have Divided Suburban Queens Some residents and politicians call them “woke transport.” Others are happily riding them to the 7 train.
  34. The Eavesdropper Goes to City Hall on Indictment Day We hustled downtown — stopping by the City Council and the offices of federal prosecutors, too — to hear what people are saying about the mayor.
  35. The Turkish Consulate at the Center of the Eric Adams Investigation Prosecutors say the mayor used his influence to speed up the opening of the building for Erdogan’s visit.
  36. The Grand Hotels of the Eric Adams Indictment The mayor really seemed to like the Istanbul St. Regis.
  37. The Look Book Goes to the Armory Show Opening Party Ahead of the art fair at the Javits Center, artists, gallerists, and collectors gathered at the National Arts Club to celebrate.
  38. Jonquel Jones Showed Up at the Wrong Brooklyn Apartment on Moving Day The New York Liberty power forward on adjusting to high-rise living and getting recognized in Fort Greene Park.
  39. Rumaan Alam Moved to New York With a Bottle of Acqua di Giò and $300 The novelist on his early years scrimping in New York, even after getting a job at Condé Nast.
  40. The Look Book Goes to a White-Coat Ceremony Newly minted students at Weill Cornell Medical College recently gathered for a rite of passage: receiving their white coats from the faculty.
  41. East Hampton’s Zero Bond Outpost Has Closed After a summer of 911 calls and controversy, the restaurant’s one-season lease at the Hedges Inn was not extended
  42. Larry Silverstein Outlasted Everyone There’s a lot of see-I-was-right-ness in his new memoir about rebuilding the World Trade Center — and often he was.
  43. In the Shack With Robert Caro The Power Broker is turning 50. His final LBJ book is almost — well, he won’t say exactly, but he’s trying for 900 words a day.
  44. Pete Davidson and Colin Jost’s Ferry Goes to Fashion Week Its first gig is for Tommy Hilfiger.
  45. Some Chump Drilled a Hole Through the Top of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel It was closed all afternoon.
  46. Listening In at Columbia’s First Day Back A heavy police presence and a lot of grumbling about the lines.
  47. How to Make Six Figures By Reporting Idling Trucks New York created a program that let citizens earn money by reporting polluters. Then it went to war with them.
  48. The Hoopla Over Ho-Hum A neighboring town challenged Bellport Village residents’ exclusive access to a Fire Island beach. The villagers aren’t having it.
  49. Park Avenue’s Park Is Coming Back. Partially. Eventually. Restoring part of a gracious streetscape that we once ceded to cars.
  50. Richard Kind Used to Sublet to Jon Stewart The actor, joining ‘Only Murders in the Building’ this season, talks about his early years in New York as a singing waiter and struggling actor.
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