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Intelligencer

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NYC Kids Are Getting Their Own Version of Trump Accounts

City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s wealth-building push shows there’s room for creative capitalist and socialist solutions to help working families. By Errol Louis

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Mamdani’s Promise to Protect Immigrants Is Put to the Test Since the Trump administration’s removal of TPS for Haitian immigrants, one city councilmember says “we’re seeing less folks outside.” By Matt Stieb

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The Cut

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Jen Hamilton Isn’t Letting Her Divorce Ruin Her Moment

The TikTok-famous nurse had just published a best-selling book. Then she says she discovered her husband’s “double life.” podcast By Erica Schwiegershausen

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Vulture

the industry

David Ellison’s Desperate Measures

The Paramount CEO is throwing spaghetti at the wall to make the Warner Discovery merger stick. So far, no good. By Josef Adalian and Chris Lee

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The Strategist

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Curbed

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Casement-Window Obsession and a Droolworthy Studio on West 106th

This week’s worth-it New York City apartment listings. By Nora DeLigter

street fights The 6-Year Fight Over a Brooklyn Bridge Park Bathroom A condo owner sued over the sound of flushing toilets. Three renovations later, the bathroom is still closed. By Anne Kadet
street view The Anti-Flood City Is Finally Taking Shape From concrete walls to hilly landscapes, New York is beginning to see its new defenses against future catastrophe. By Justin Davidson
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Grub Street

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Breanna Stewart’s Grub Street Diet

“The team heads over to Crown Club at Barclays, which is from the same restaurant group as Carbone.”

good ideas Pay What You Can at Kabawa A global initiative comes to some prominent New York restaurants. By Joshua David Stein
first taste The Bloody Mary Is a Night Drink And the owners of Zig Zag Oyster Bar know this to be true. By Matthew Schneier
openings Brooklyn Heights Is Getting a Late-Night Pizza Bar The Confidant team will keep Frenzie open until 2 a.m. on weekends. By Oset Babür-Winter
habibi city When Eating Out Is Political The Middle Eastern restaurant scene has never been bigger, better, or more fraught. podcast By Madeline Leung Coleman

guides
Where to Eat in August The best restaurants for right now. By Grub Street

convenience All of Our Restaurant Recommendations, Mapped The best restaurants, the best new restaurants, and the best affordable restaurants — together in one spot! By Grub Street