Is a white, middle-aged, resolutely right-wing Republican ex-convict with a killer right hook, a fancy apartment on the Upper East Side, barely any cash in the bank, a doctorate in literature from CUNY, three hip-hop albums, and five books of poetry under his belt.

Sandy hit hard. But neighborliness is waterproof.

How a Chabad class portrait gets made.

Some nice views. A large floor plan in the most conspicuously coveted new luxury tower in town. And most important: a place to park your cash.

Smartphones are getting huge. Can the average-size thumb keep up?

Pulping’s history.

An afternoon in the park with the true believers of the web’s most influential community.

The social network did not fall far from the tree.

The politics of hummus.

Whereas, many legal degrees are no longer worth the paper they’re printed on; and whereas, the institutes issuing those J.D.’s might be inflating their job-placement rates; and whereas, a lot of unemployed graduates feel cheated out of the lives they thought they’d been promised; now, therefore, be it resolved: They had no choice but to sue.