In the city, a room of one’s own can be a lofted nook, a repurposed corner, or a bedroom that’s sometimes Dad’s office.By Adriane Quinlan
look book
The Look Book Goes to Liza! at 80Backstage at Carnegie Hall, actors, dancers, and musicians prepped to perform a series of Liza Minnelli numbers for her 80th birthday.
The Look Book Goes to Construction SchoolApprentices and longtime union Local 79 members took certification classes at the Mason Tenders training center in Long Island City.
It’s a Lawn. What Could It Cost? $200,000?Merely keeping the house from looking like Grey Gardens is a fortune, and that’s before the fancy grass and 100-foot-plus redwoods are thrown in.
The Last Days of AqueductIt’s down to the wire at South Ozone Park’s 132-year-old horce-racing track.
ByJoe DeLessio and Henry Kornaros
street fights
Mamdani Gets His Rent Freeze The Rent Guidelines Board voted not to increase rents on nearly 1 million apartments, fulfilling the mayor’s campaign promise.
ByMatthew Sedacca
living arrangements
Building a ‘Mommune’ in HarlemTwo single mothers share an apartment, the child care, and the bills. There’s only one firm rule: no men.
The Look Book Goes to Dyke PromThe theme was leather and lace for the sold-out event at the Gemini & Scorpio Loft in Gowanus, organized by the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
ByJeremy Rellosa
lawsuits
Who Was the Man in 2B?Harold and Elena Joyce had a mostly quiet life in their South Williamsburg loft. Then a new neighbor showed up and their nightmare began.
ByOlivia Bensimon
parks and recreation
How to Spend a Day in the RockawaysFrom the focaccia worth grabbing before lying in the sun to the spot where beachgoers can spend some quiet time with the Jamaica Bay fauna.
We Didn’t Need an Obama MegalithThe new presidential center in Chicago has an ambitious community agenda, a generous spirit — and a dismayingly cold granite core.
