June 5, 2006 Issue
Cover Story
2016
An era of historic physical change in New York has begun,
transforming places where few residents currently tread—the downtown waterfront, the netherworld south of the Port Authority, and pretty
much every inch of abandoned space in Brooklyn. The New York of ten years
from now will be a river city, a greener city, a gaudy venue
for starchitects, and a park lover’s paradise. A cautiously optimistic look
at Tomorrowland.
• The (New) New York
• Lower Manhattan
• Brooklyn and Queens Waterfront
• High Line
• Midtown West
• Harlem
• Fresh Kills
• Hunts Point
• Downtown Brooklyn
•Flushing
• How You'll Get Around
Features
The Boys of Spring
Typically, a hot start by the Mets is merely a tantalizing prologue to the inevitable meltdown. But this season’s squad, led by a cerebral Puerto Rican slugger, is showing a resiliency in the face of pressure that’s distinctly un-Mets-like.
AIDS in New York: A Biography
Charting the tragedy, heroism, and bitter conflicts that have characterized
New York City’s struggle with aids.
Plus: The Coming Out
of Regan Hofmann
How a straight, white
female from Princeton named Regan Somers Hofmann became an unlikely
face of 21st-century AIDS activism.
Intelligencer
Anne Hathaway: The $40K Babysitter
While Meryl Streep almost pays to drink alone.
Social Charlie Rose Returns
Ready for W.
The Norah Jones Nobody Knows
Jazz chanteuse secretly punk.
The Algonquin for 'Page Six'
Siberian wasteland.
Wannabe Mayor On Aisle Three
Is Gristedes guy Mike-like?
Inherit the Wind
There was definitely something blowing in the wind here last week, and it was more than just reports of Cate Blanchett playing a young Bob Dylan in a biopic.
Charles in Charge
ABC�s newly appointed Katie Couric killer on reporting from Iraq, Diane Sawyer�s wrath, and why he�s not just a Schieffer-esque codger.
Bikini-Season Quick Fixes
Summer�s here! The latest in last-minute fat-fighting �science.�
A Very Late Checkout
New York�s last Katrina evacuees prepare to depart (under duress) from the JFK Airport Holiday Inn.
Project Runway
Is the East Hampton airport unsafe?
Strategist
Best Bets
Affordable vintage fountain pens, a tasting pack of under-the-radar Scotch, and more great buys.
Ask a Shop Clerk
Lucy O’Sullivan of A Détacher.
Shop News
Longchamp and more store openings this week.
Look Book
A Boston University student frustrated by college-town fashion.
The Restaurant Review
Quality Meats aims for a steakhouse vibe appropriate for mixed company.
In Season
Sorrel soup recipe from a Prune chef.
Insatiable Critic
Le Cirque old-timers will be relieved to find crispy pig’s feet, tête de veau vinaigrette, and unabashedly retro quenelles de brochet.
Restaurant Openings & Buzz
Penzeys Spices, Centovini, Zip Burger, and Chinatown Brasserie.
The Farm Girl’s Paradox
Battle of the farmers’ markets.
Blame It on Rio
From rodizio to hearts-of-palm pizza, New York suddenly seems beset by all things Brazilian.
Nice Doggies
The Nathan’s hot-dog-eating contest is only a few weeks away—time to start training.
Real Estate
Techniques for muffling the price-lowering effects of noisy neighborhoods.
Plus: Barbara K Is Moving and
The Assessment of 205 W. 57th St.
The Culture Pages
Rabbit Is Radical
John Updike investigates terrorism from the sociopath’s point of view.
The Movie Review
A harrowing depiction of Iraq shot by the soldiers themselves; Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston make an implausible onscreen couple.
Summer, Without the Multiplex
Thank Jesus (and maybe his wife) that you live in New York, where there’s always life beyond the multiplex.
Sleeper Hit Man
Breakout Broadway star Bob Martin gracefully navigates success that was a long time coming.
The Book Review
Curtis Sittenfeld’s flawed protagonist is a little too flawed in a novel of love gone wrong.
In the People’s Court
A Q&A with the author of Indefensible, a new book that makes the Bronx Criminal Court look like Kafka’s Castle.
Show & Tell
Vivid surfing scene from a Cousteau colleague.
The Art Review
The Met features Girodet, the most erotic painter of the French Revolution era.
Clarification
Lauded video artist or delicious cocktail?
The TV Review
Summer on the small screen—a season for going way.
New York Brand: 'Rescue Me'
Who did Denis Leary cast when he needed an older woman to play a love interest? Susan Sarandon, naturally.
The Approval Matrix
Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
Columns
The Imperial City
Bush’s illogical, arbitrary puritanization of television has slipped under the radar.
The Week
It’s Not TV
What? You can meet those people you see on the television screen in real life?
Red Hook Lures Families
The bait is the circus.
Don’t Cover Your Ears
The innovative Bang on a Can Marathon of adventurous new music is back, and this year it’s free.
An Hour in Chelsea
A pair of noteworthy double-solos.
Three Tall Women
The Clubbed Thumb theater company’s annual festival returns with three new dramas by female playwrights.
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