The Audience at Rufus Wainwright’s Café Carlyle Residency
Amber Martin ↑Singer, Hell’s Kitchen What brings you to Café Carlyle today?I’m here to see my friend Rufus!…
Sidewalk Sheds and Scaffolding Are Good, Actually
Most days, I pass through a cool, shaded colonnade my son describes as “the tunnel.” A promise to…
Swipe and Let Go: Farewell to the MetroCard
The first cards were blue with yellow lettering, instead of the reverse. Photo: Jon Naso/NY Daily News Archive…
How Performa Turned New York Into a Stage
François Dallegret’s The Environment-Bubble, realized in Central Park for Performa 17. Photo: Paula Court/Courtesy of Performa. Twenty years…
4 New Hidden Design Libraries in NYC
On the 26th floor, Library180 at a WSA building in the Financial District. Photo: Courtesy Library 180 Plenty…
Mamdani Can Build Affordable Housing That’s Beloved, Too
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Justin Davidson, Iwan Baan, Alamy, Stefano Tammaro/Shutterstock Like almost every mayor in the past 50…
Curbed’s 20 Most-Read Stories of 2025
Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Lacy Land, Stevie Remsberg, Millie von Platen, Stephen Kent Johnson At the end of every…
The MTA Is Speeding Up Subway Elevator Construction
Adding an elevator to the 81st Street station outside the American Museum of Natural History required a dig…
How to Make Sense of 2025
My grandfather Sidney Lipsyte, the son of immigrants who became a New York City public-school teacher and administrator,…
NYC household incomes up thousands of dollars in past year; Here’s how much residents made in each borough
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Residents across New York City earned significantly more last year than they did the…
39 Reasons to Love New York Right Now
This year marked a high point in art-school enrollment across New York City. At Parsons School of Design,…
Curt Menefee leaving ‘Good Day New York’ after two years, report
After nearly two years, “Good Day New York” host Curt Menefee will soon be departing the television program,…