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street fights

In Defense of the Sidewalk Shed

Yes, they’re annoying and a little ugly. I love them anyway. By Adriane Quinlan

supertalls

‘Concrete Hand Grenades,’ Ghost Floors, and More Supertall Drama

The year in skyscrapers. By Kim Velsey

getting around

Swipe and Let Go

It had a good run, but the MetroCard is ready for retirement. By Christopher Bonanos

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The Look Book Goes to The Carlyle Hotel
street fights

In Defense of the Sidewalk Shed
getting around

Swipe and Let Go
supertalls

‘Concrete Hand Grenades,’ Ghost Floors, and More Supertall Drama
best of new york

The Best Home-Cleaning Services in New York

See All See All See All

under a million A Jackson Heights Two-Bedroom With a Private Elevator for $815,000 And a moody prewar duplex with wide-plank floors in Hudson Square. By Curbed Staff

look book The Look Book Goes to The Carlyle Hotel On a recent Thursday, guests dined during Rufus Wainwright’s performance at Café Carlyle, part of the singer’s five-night residency. gallery By Jeremy Rellosa

best of new york The Best Home-Cleaning Services in New York For an apartment deep clean, post-party tidying, and more. By Oset Babür-Winter

the housing market 2026 Will Continue the Good Streak for Luxury Buyers Those who need mortgages might find it tough, though. By Kim Velsey

under a million A Jackson Heights Two-Bedroom With a Private Elevator for $815,000 And a moody prewar duplex with wide-plank floors in Hudson Square. By Curbed Staff

best of new york The Best Home-Cleaning Services in New York For an apartment deep clean, post-party tidying, and more. By Oset Babür-Winter

the housing market 2026 Will Continue the Good Streak for Luxury Buyers Those who need mortgages might find it tough, though. By Kim Velsey

On The Market

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings

celebrity real estate Charlie Parker’s Townhouse Is for Sale

a truly terrific new york listing The Grand Central Oyster Bar Brownstone

unicorns The ‘Home of the Gnomes’ on Sutton Place Is for Sale

Best of New York

Cityscape

getting around The Year of Subway Slop AI and nonsense ads trolled us on our commutes. By Clio Chang
physical city What Did Eric Adams Build? Less than you’d hope, more than you might think. By Christopher Bonanos
on set Building Marty Supreme’s New York Production designer Jack Fisk on creating a 1950s playground for Timothée Chalamet. By Adriane Quinlan
neighborhood news The Man Who Controls the Lights at 270 Park Avenue Leo Villareal’s installation for JPMorgan Chase’s new tower has more than a million programmable LEDs. By Christopher Bonanos
public art How Performa Turned New York Into a Stage How Performa Turned New York Into a Stage By Rachel Corbett

look book Do you come here often? I teach kids how to sew, so I get fabric for them here. I think it’s important that they have an elective class like sewing because they might be inspired to become a designer like me in a few years. The Look Book Goes to Mood Fabrics

Design Hunting

year in review Wendy Goodman’s Most-Read Stories of 2025 From Amy Sedaris’s tree-house guest apartment to a countess’s hunting lodge in Southampton. By Wendy Goodman
furniture Bianca Censori Made Some Medical Sex-Dungeon Furniture The designer and wife of Kanye West says it’s about “collapsing the distinction between object, body, and idol.” By Clio Chang
great rooms Where the Wild Chairs Are Designer Minjae Kim’s unconventional furniture upends his traditional prewar apartment in Bed Stuy. By Wendy Goodman
design edit 4 New Design Galleries Off the Beaten Path In Lower East Side tenements and Long Island City warehouses, gallerists are creating lived-in spaces. By Adrian Madlener

The Real Estate

supertalls ‘Concrete Hand Grenades,’ Ghost Floors, and More Supertall Drama The year in skyscrapers. By Kim Velsey
year in review Curbed’s 10 Most-Read Listing Stories of 2025 Including a 27-room Park Avenue maisonette, a Hamptons modern by an I.M. Pei architect, and the Upper East Side Bubble House. By Adriane Quinlan
under a million A Two-Bedroom, 2.5-Bath Duplex in Murray Hill for $900,000 And a classic prewar right across from the Brooklyn Museum. By Katie McDonough
closings The Music Hall of Williamsburg Is Losing Its Lease One of the last aughts-era holdouts on North 6th will close at the end of 2026. By Clio Chang
celebrity real estate The Celebrity Real Estate That Languished, Sold, and Foretold a Divorce in 2025 Amy Schumer and Lily Allen sold, Sabrina Carpenter bought, and Ben and Jen lingered. By Clio Chang