New York City

February 25, 2023

Where’s the Snow? Snowboarding Brands Are Trying to Find Out for Themselves.

On Feb. 1, 2021, during the biggest blizzard to hit New York City in five years, snowboarders turned city spots into their playground. Hollis DuPre, 23, […]
February 25, 2023

Where’s the Snow? Snowboarding Brands Are Trying to Find Out for Themselves.

On Feb. 1, 2021, during the biggest blizzard to hit New York City in five years, snowboarders turned city spots into their playground. Hollis DuPre, 23, […]
December 28, 2022

Machine Dazzle: How Many Ways Can You Say Fabulous?

It was movie night at the Museum of Arts & Design in Manhattan, and the costume designer Machine Dazzle was ready for his entrance. The selection […]
December 3, 2022

Day 3: Ice Skating in Style

It started with Kristi Yamaguchi. My parents took me to see her in Stars on Ice when I was 7 and, from the moment her blades […]
November 27, 2022

See the Holiday Windows in New York City

Only a handful of department stores in New York City still create them — but the ones that do go all out. It was go time. […]
November 21, 2022

A Night Out With Old Jewish Men

The popular Instagram account threw an intergenerational party. In a temple, of course. David Roffe, 70, swirled pink wisps of sugar floss onto sticks, thrusting pink […]
August 1, 2022

Dan Smith Might Teach You Guitar

Teaching is a calling for New York’s king of the marketing flier, whose students include the former governor David Paterson. But he won’t take just anyone. […]
July 20, 2022

Tired of Waiting for Their Dream Workplace, These Writers Made Their Own

After years of being put through the wringer of New York City media, five journalists created Hell Gate, the blog-style news site run on their terms. […]
June 25, 2022

Fashion Designer Tracy Reese Returns to Detroit to Recreate Her Brand

Tracy Reese, whose clients include Michelle Obama, returned to her hometown to reimagine her approach to making clothes, from top to bottom. This article is part […]
March 24, 2022

New Jewelry From Old

A jewelers’ cooperative crowdsourced 100 pounds of castoffs and is turning them into upcycled creations. For four straight weeks, packages arrived daily. There were large boxes […]