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the hamptons issue

Richard Avedon Lived Here

A couple has preserved the Montauk property built by the photographer nearly 50 years ago. Minus the erosion, things look just about the same. By Wendy Goodman

design edit

A Roaming Art Fair Finds a Home in Robert Wilson’s Southampton Retreat

Nomad takes over the late theater director’s Watermill Center in the first exhibition since his passing. By Adrian Madlener

living arrangements

Building a ‘Mommune’ in Harlem

Two single mothers share an apartment, the child care, and the bills. There’s only one firm rule: no men. By Kayla Levy

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design edit

A Roaming Art Fair Finds a Home in Robert Wilson’s Southampton Retreat
the hamptons issue

Richard Avedon Lived Here
who's buying

Adam Driver Bought 3 Apartments at the Standish
the approval matrix

The Approval Matrix: Paddington Bear, Reflecting-Pool Vandal?
nyq

What Is Summer House Star Kyle Cooke’s NYQ?

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who’s buying Adam Driver Bought 3 Apartments at the Standish The Girls actor paid $11.5 million to live a little bit closer to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. By Matthew Sedacca

nyq What Is Summer House Star Kyle Cooke’s NYQ? On a scale of a Long Island Iced Tea to a Manhattan on the rocks, where does Summer House and In the City’s Kyle Cooke fit? By Zach Schiffman

listings edit It’s a Good Week for Garden Apartments This week’s worth-it New York City apartment listings. By Nora DeLigter

the hamptons issue ‘I’m Sorry You’re in This Beautiful House We Pay For!’ Thanks to the punishing real-estate market, there’s a glut of middle-aged children living with their parents in the Hamptons for the summer. By Lucy Boyle

who’s buying Adam Driver Bought 3 Apartments at the Standish The Girls actor paid $11.5 million to live a little bit closer to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. By Matthew Sedacca

nyq What Is Summer House Star Kyle Cooke’s NYQ? On a scale of a Long Island Iced Tea to a Manhattan on the rocks, where does Summer House and In the City’s Kyle Cooke fit? By Zach Schiffman

listings edit It’s a Good Week for Garden Apartments This week’s worth-it New York City apartment listings. By Nora DeLigter

On The Market

listings edit A Very Alice Waters Carriage House on Perry Street

unicorns The Endless Renovation on West End Avenue

celebrity real estate Rufus Wainwright Is Renting Out His Montauk Cottage This Summer

listings edit An Entire Brownstone With a Backyard Swimming Pool in Prospect–Lefferts

Best of New York

Cityscape

the sports section The Last Days of Aqueduct It’s down to the wire at South Ozone Park’s 132-year-old horce-racing track. By Joe 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. By Matthew Sedacca
the hamptons issue The New Places to Shop, Eat, and Stay in the Hamptons From in-demand diners to beloved bookstores. By Nancy Kane
cityscape Today’s Big MTA News: Toilet Seats Are Here! Urged by an audit, the transit authority installed seats in more than ten stations. By Anne Kadet
under construction The Quest for an Actually Attractive Sidewalk Shed New prototypes in bright colors improve on the dark and cramped original. Will anyone install them? By Justin Davidson

look book Kristen, tell me about your green necklace. It’s a locket inspired by antique dolls. I feel like this has been creeping people out at Art Week. To me, that’s a success, because the Art Week people are the final barrier. The Look Book Goes to Frieze Art Fair

Design Hunting

design edit A Roaming Art Fair Finds a Home in Robert Wilson’s Southampton Retreat Nomad takes over the late theater director’s Watermill Center in the first exhibition since his passing. By Adrian Madlener
the hamptons issue Richard Avedon Lived Here A couple has preserved the Montauk property built by the photographer nearly 50 years ago. Minus the erosion, things look just about the same. By Wendy Goodman
sports The Knicks Logo Almost Included the Empire State Building Graphic designer Michael Doret, who drew it in 1991, shares his favorite rejects. By Jeremy Rellosa
neighborhood news Skinny-dipping in the Park Ryan McGinley’s first solo exhibit in New York in nearly a decade was shot all over the city. By Samuel Hine

The Real Estate

the hamptons issue The Long Island Deed Schemer Michael O’Sullivan promised his clients their dream home. What they got was a never-ending real-estate nightmare. By Paula Aceves
housing Why Claire Valdez Wants Universal Rent Control The democratic socialist who won the Democratic nomination for Congress says her housing platform is rooted in history, not fantasy. By Clio Chang
the hamptons issue ‘Do They Look Bad to You?’ Joe Farrell keeps iterating on his divisive McMansions, no matter how much his detractors hate them. By Rachel Corbett
the hamptons issue Raider of the North Fork The billionaire developer Stefan Soloviev has an insatiable appetite for land. By Reeves Wiedeman
under a million A Pre-War One-Bedroom Near the Natural History Museum for $890,000 And a corner two-bedroom with huge casement windows in Tudor City. By Matthew Sedacca