New York Magazine

The Cut’s solo “Spring Fashion” print issue features Bad Bunny, Doechii, Rosé, conversation-provoking features, unique fashion and beauty coverage, and more.

The City Politic: Matt Stieb • Can Anywhere Be a Sanctuary City? Mamdani’s promise to protect immigrants is put to the test.

Neighborhood News: Fancy Ducks and Sheds • On Fifth Avenue, a war of brand expression plays out in scaffolding.

317 MINUTES WITH … Howie Rose • After four decades, the voice of Mets radio, and one of the very best in sports broadcasting, prepares to put it in the books.

Screen Time: Kathryn Jezer-Morton • Social Media’s Last Taboo It’s okay to be every kind of person online—except struggling.

Who Gets to Raise These Babies? • A man in China paid a woman in Florida to gestate his children, then didn’t come to pick them up. Now, in a case that could upend the international surrogacy industry, they’re fighting over which of them is the real parent.

SWANA*, New York • *Southwest Asia and North Africa: the increasingly popular, less Eurocentric alternative to “the Middle East.”

Soft POWER • How a generation of culturally savvy New Yorkers built a new center of gravity in the city.

SWANA Social CLUB • We invited 25 of the artists, chefs, DJs, and other prominent players shaping the scene to eat, dance, and gab at the Williamsburg restaurant Huda.

Who’s LAUGHING Now? • The comedians redefining the Arab joke with cheeky irreverence.

When EATING OUT Is POLITICAL • The Middle Eastern restaurant scene has never been bigger, better, or more fraught.

The ARAB FOOD DYNASTIES of NEW YORK

Dance REVOLUTION • As the party scene has grown, so have the ways people are choosing to gather.

A Block-Party Projector

I’ve Mastered the Art of Self-Tanning • All it took was 30-plus years of testing more mitts, foams, and moisturizers than I can count.

The U.S. Track & Field Outdoor and Para Championships • Hundreds of the country’s best athletes competed for national titles at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island.

The Chainlets Have Never Been Better • A guide to our tiny-but-mighty local institutions and the many excellent newcomers aiming to join their ranks.

Matt Johnson Crosses the Border • The director known for Canadian indies takes on his biggest project yet: Anthony Bourdain.

The Countess Takes New York • My wild night out with a Bravo reality star.

‘We Didn’t Want Cole 2.0’ • How Oh, Mary! finds its central diva.

CRITICS • Alison Willmore on Spider-Man: Brand New Day … Jackson McHenry on The Whoopi Monologues … Craig Jenkins on Ariana Grande’s Petal.

To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.

Solution to Last Issue’s Puzzle: Are We Done Here?

Replacement Parts

THE APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.