- October 29, 2001
- The Top of Their Class
Sure, you've heard of Stuyvesant and Bronx Science, but they're only two of the best high schools in New York. As the fall application deadline approaches, Clara Hemphill picks nineteen more top high schools you can't afford to miss.
- October 22, 2001
- To Buy Or Not To Buy
It's our special obsession. We track its every twitch in microscopic detail. But on September 11, the real-estate market froze. As it slowly begins to thaw, it's clear that a buyers' market is emerging. But are there going to be any buyers?
- October 22, 2001
- Tribal Counsel
Three hours after the bombs started falling on Afghanistan, representatives of the far-flung exile groups in America convened in a Queens café to discuss their dreams for a free and tolerant homeland.
- October 22, 2001
- Our New War Culture
The attack on the Twin Towers set the world in chaotic motion. Below, a target assessment of the new cultural map.
- October 15, 2001
- The Crash After the Crash
After nearly a month, the event is as painfully present in New York minds as the smoke that rises from ground zero. Is this a stage? Or our new reality?
- October 15, 2001
- Man Behind the Mayor
Until September 11, Richard Sheirer, director of the Office of Emergency Management, was mostly sweating the small stuff: burst water mains, power outages, rodent-control problems. Then, with his command center destroyed and his friends missing, he became the unsung hero of the hot zone -- and one of the most powerful men in New York.
- October 15, 2001
- Out Front
Mayoral hopeful Fernando Ferrer astonished everyone by refusing Rudy's request for three more months. Now he's got Ed on one arm and Al on the other. Stand by for a dramatic standoff.
- October 8, 2001
- 18 Truths About the New New York
- October 1, 2001
- The Talking Cure
Loss, grief, anger, war, God, America the beautiful, and good old Downtown weirdness by the light of a million candles.
- September 17, 2001
- Captain Kidd
By day, he's the path-breaking designer of book jackets every ambitious writer wants to work with; by night, he's a comic-book connoisseur and collector of kitsch. Showman and bon vivant -- and now author of a new novel -- Chip Kidd is his own superhero.