I’ll Take Manhattan is W42ST’s new column from legendary NYC writer Michael Musto — a monthly dispatch from the city’s stages, sidewalks and secret corners.
This column is supposed to represent the full breadth of Manhattan life outside of Hell’s Kitchen, but somehow I keep finding myself right back in HK, as if a giant cultural magnet draws me there, kicking and screaming. It’s just that good.
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Manhattan-born entertainment journalist Michael Musto cemented his role as a nightlife fixture with his irreverent Village Voice gossip column La Dolce Musto, launched in 1984. For decades he chronicled celebrity scandals and club culture with sharp wit, later authoring books and freelancing widely. Follow him on W42ST as he launches his new column, “I’ll Take Manhattan.”