At the apex of the longest boom in America's history, New York is overflowing with cultural confidence, creative energy, and, of course, cash (much of which, unfortunately, goes to paying your sky-high rent). Plus a championship baseball team (again), a new park on the Hudson (at last), a sumptuous buffet of new restaurants, and videos delivered to your door in an hour. With our fourth annual New York Awards, the magazine celebrates twelve people who've been among the brightest lights in the city's shimmering skyline. In this issue, you'll also find 50 other New Yorkers, in fields ranging from finance to flowers, who are inventing the world we'll be living in next millennium -- which, in case you've forgotten, starts in a couple of weeks. ... Read the story