Additional reporting by Azi Paybarah and Reid Pillifant
It was a dark time for the city. In 2008, and early into the next year, morale was low, Wall Street was sputtering and Mayor Michael Bloomberg was steeling New Yorkers for pain. Brace for service cuts and tax hikes, he warned—while also pledging to find a Read More
With longer days and warmer nights, the desire to stay outside can be downright overwhelming, just like when we were kids, ignoring our mother’s call to come home. The new crop of colorful furnishings for outdoor living provides the perfect excuse to stay out after dark, light up the barbecue and check out the night Read More
Spring has sprung. Cherry blossoms! Illegal grilling on terraces! Family road trips!
But all is not well on the streets of Park Slope, whose residents are known for their deep devotion to eco-friendliness (or eco-fanaticism, depending on your perspective), because their vehicle of choice, the Toyota Prius, harbors the possibility of life-threatening flaws.
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When Bernie Madoff pleaded guilty to running a Ponzi scheme in December 2008, it wasn’t the scope of the fraud that shocked Harry Markopolos. It was the fact that so many people were so clueless for so long. Though the Securities and Exchange Commission, The Wall Street Journal and almost everyone else who could’ve done Read More
On a brisk but sunny Saturday afternoon, Gavin Brown’s art gallery seemed the only hub of activity on the quiet, semi-industrial and more-or-less deserted Greenwich Street on the far West Side of Lower Manhattan. Despite Chelsea-esque white walls, poured concrete floors and two gallerinas up front, the space had its own offbeat character—from its relatively Read More
The Observer has hired National Magazine Award–winning critic and author Lee Siegel as a columnist covering the worlds of business and culture. “Lee Siegel is one of the sharpest voices in journalism today,” said Observer editor Kyle Pope. “We’re thrilled to be able to showcase him in The Observer.” The author of three books, including Read More
