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There’s a New Trump Administration Coronavirus Outbreak

Ben Carson is the latest senior official to test positive.
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Saturday Night Live Recap: Chappelle Is a Unifier

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Police Reform Is Probably Dead Under Biden

A summer of protest for Black lives gives way to an ice-cold winter in Washington.
An Architecture Critic Looks at Four Seasons Total Landscaping

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The 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Can’t Shake Off 2020

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Say Good-bye to Trump’s Lesser Ghouls

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Kamala Harris Gives Speech as First Female Vice President-Elect

“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.”
How Fox News Covered Trump’s Election Defeat

News anchors at Trump’s favorite network played it straight, calling Biden “president-elect” and casting doubt on his election lawsuits.
Watch: New York City Erupts in Celebration After Race Is Called for Biden

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Biden Had One Job and He Did It

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5:30 P.M. There’s a New Trump Administration Coronavirus Outbreak Ben Carson is the latest senior official to test positive.
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12:55 P.M. Scenes From Your Election Celebration New York readers share images of their reaction to Biden’s win, including giddy Girl Scouts, fountain frolicking, and an impromptu McCarren Park rave. gallery
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12:00 P.M. The Left Isn’t Going Back to Brunch Joe Biden may be the next president, but he can’t be trusted to deliver progress. That requires remaking the Democratic Party.
6:00 A.M. Inside the New York Times’ Heated Reckoning With Itself The paper has evolved during the Trump years: less dispassionate, more crusading. This has sparked a raw internal debate over its mission and future.
Nov. 8, 2020 What Is Biden Planning for Day One of His Administration? His immediate priorities will be to overturn Trump’s ugliest executive actions, while enacting his own to provide COVID relief without legislation.
Nov. 8, 2020 Smile, Democrats. Trump Lost. You Won. Biden’s victory is a really good thing, and it’s going to give us a chance to think and worry about more important things than who the president is.
Nov. 8, 2020 ‘A Wave of Joyful Optimism’ Photographer Dina Litovsky captured Saturday night’s ongoing celebration of Biden’s victory on the streets of New York. gallery
Nov. 8, 2020 Police Reform Is Probably Dead Under Biden A summer of protest for Black lives gives way to an ice-cold winter in Washington.
Nov. 8, 2020 How We’re Feeling As the Presidential Race Finally Ends New York staffers take stock after a long Election Week and contemplate what life may look like after Trump leaves office.
Nov. 8, 2020 Say Good-bye to Trump’s Lesser Ghouls You might not remember these people, but you should.
Nov. 7, 2020 ‘New York Was Celebrating Together Today’ Photographer Steven John Irby captures images of the citywide joy following President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump. gallery
Nov. 7, 2020 Watch: New York City Erupts in Celebration Over Biden Win New Yorkers honked horns, banged pots and pans out of apartment windows, and flooded into the streets to mark the end of Trump’s presidency.
Nov. 7, 2020 Frank Rich: The GOP Will Learn Nothing From a Trump Defeat There’s no reason to think that losing an election will cause America’s conservative movement to either dwindle in size or compromise its views.
Nov. 7, 2020 How Fox News Covered Trump’s Election Defeat News anchors at Trump’s favorite network played it straight, calling Biden “president-elect” and casting doubt on the president’s election lawsuits.

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3:41 P.M. COVID Took My Grandfather. But It Wasn’t What Killed Him. His death, six months into the pandemic, is as political as it is biological.
3:41 P.M. Starter Packs for a Good Cause A fundraiser featuring New York personalities like John Early and Samin Nosrat.
3:40 P.M. I Can’t Stop Thinking About Four Seasons Total Landscaping There is no tidier visual metaphor for the collapse of Trump’s presidency.
3:27 P.M. Today, I’m Moved by Kamala Tomorrow, I’ll go back to criticizing her.
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2:49 P.M. Blue Ivy Pivots to Audiobooks The accomplished 8-year-old is now the narrator of Hair Love.
2:41 P.M. Things We Heard A year of silence, sirens, and human voices, in protest and relief.
2:20 P.M. Surprise, the Royals Are Being Petty Again Buckingham Palace left Harry out of an annual tradition.
2:12 P.M. Salt Life Co-Founder Says He Killed Teen Girlfriend: Report Michael Hutto, 54, is in jail after 18-year-old Lora Grace Duncan was found dead in their Florida hotel room.
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1:47 P.M. L.A. Designer Anine Bing Loves the Smell of Beach Roses She’s launching her first perfume.
1:26 P.M. The 36 Best Boots for Women ’Tis the season for happy stomping.
12:19 P.M. Won’t it Be Nice to Have a President Who Listens to Science? President-elect Joe Biden announced a COVID-19 task force full of actual infectious-disease experts, for a change.
11:48 A.M. Pfizer Says Its COVID Vaccine May Be 90 Percent Effective The news is exciting, but experts warn that the findings haven’t been peer-reviewed yet.
11:15 A.M. Is Supreme About to Become Even More Ubiquitous? The company was just acquired by the owner of Vans, Timberland, and North Face.
10:23 A.M. Alexander McQueen Opens a Tranquil New Flagship in Soho Yes, new stores are still opening in Manhattan.
9:30 A.M. I Think About Meadow Soprano Trying to Parallel Park a Lot Every day Tony risks his life to provide for his daughter, and she can’t even make it to dinner on time.
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10:15 A.M. RHOP’s Karen and Her Old Husband Ray Do Zorro Role-play Karen not calling herself a “dame-sel” in distress was a missed branding opportunity.
10:11 A.M. John Oliver Calls Trump’s Election Loss a ‘Reverse 9/11’ “It was a really good day! Never forget.”
8:16 A.M. Eva Longoria Apologizes for Comment About Black Women Voters “My wording was not clear and I deeply regret that.”

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12:06 P.M. What Actor-Singer Anthony Ramos Can’t Live Without “I rock it all the time. My girl is like, ‘You have other clothes, and you should wear them.’”
12:00 P.M. The Best Gifts for Hikers, According to Hikers Including appliances that make camp food (almost) gourmet, and size-inclusive gear.
11:01 A.M. How to Install a Lace-Front Wig, According to Experts “Wigs are super-popular right now because they’re really easy to do.”
Nov. 8, 2020 8 Products That Delighted Us Last Week on the Strategist Including Sarah Cooper’s favorite underwear, fleece-lined jeans for him and her, and a good deal on John Derian décor.
Nov. 8, 2020 This Diptyque Candle Set Is a Foolproof Gift But don’t dillydally: It will sell out.
Nov. 6, 2020 The Best Bike Racks, According to Cyclists Whether you want to hang it like an artwork or not install a thing.
Nov. 6, 2020 The Best Gifts for Woodworkers, According to Woodworkers Including rulers, noise-canceling headphones, and aprons for the shop.
Nov. 6, 2020 Whoa: Telfar Bags Are Available on Amazon You can thank Oprah.
Nov. 6, 2020 The Best Wine Coolers According to Sommeliers and Winemakers Step up your wine storage.

5:22 P.M. California’s Ban on Gas Cars Doesn’t Go Far Enough It’ll take more leverage than even one huge state can apply, and it has to happen much faster than 2035.
2:57 P.M. South Brooklyn Is on the Verge of Electing a QAnon Supporter A follower of the feverish conspiracy theory QAnon is currently leading an Assembly race for a historically blue seat in South Brooklyn.
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Nov. 8, 2020 An Architecture Critic on Four Seasons Total Landscaping It’s the perfect backdrop: Trump’s political run, begun on a golden escalator, ends in a razor-wire parking lot next to a sex shop.
Nov. 6, 2020 The MTA Needs Saving, But Can Joe Biden Be Its Savior? It needs a federal bailout, but a Republican Senate would make that harder.
Nov. 6, 2020 105-Year-Old Artist Carmen Herrera Has a New Mural in Harlem And public school students painted it.
Nov. 6, 2020 Leonard Bernstein’s Radical Chic Apartment Is for Sale Mmmm, these are nice. The apartment where Lenny and Felicia Bernstein held that notorious fundraiser is listed for $29.5 million.
Nov. 6, 2020 Waiting for the Amtrak President and Other News Weekly roundup of the important — and unimportant — NYC news you should know about from this week.
Nov. 5, 2020 Uber and Lyft Just Bought a Law in California The companies spent $200 million to pass Proposition 22, which establishes gig-economy drivers as a new employment class.
Nov. 5, 2020 We Unearthed the 72 Best Rent Deals in NYC Right Now A rare loft on Bond Street, a three-bedroom in Gramercy Park for $2,500, and several very lovely apartments in Park Slope.
Nov. 5, 2020 Inside Designer Sandy Liang’s Teenage Bedroom “It felt very dreamy and princess-y.”
Nov. 4, 2020 11 NYC Infrastructure Projects Biden Should Fund Amtrak is just the beginning.
Nov. 4, 2020 In the Midst of All This, Cuomo Issued a New Eviction Order What better time to drop an executive order affecting thousands of eviction cases than Election Night?
Nov. 4, 2020 Anti-Anxiety Recommendation: Watch a Guy Unclog Storm Drains Feel your agitation disappear down the pipes.
Nov. 4, 2020 NYC’s New Congressional Class Believes in Affordable Housing Expect plenty of new bills aimed at making renting in the city less painful.
Nov. 4, 2020 An Architecture Critic Is Now a Pennsylvania State Senator The DSA’s Nikil Saval, former editor-in-chief of n+1, knows his cities.
Nov. 4, 2020 How Joe Biden Can Be the Amtrak President New York Needs Start with a new Hudson River tunnel and build from there.
Nov. 4, 2020 A $575K Two-Bedroom and a Spot in the Mrs. Maisel Building Plus, a three-bedroom with a huge private terrace in Red Hook, an updated Gramercy Park studio, and more.
Nov. 3, 2020 America Has Had Few Post-Election Riots. So Far. A little in 1968, more in 1896.

11:33 A.M. The Great 2020 Bakery Boom House-milled sourdough, Vietnamese butter cookies, baguettes on demand: There’s a hunger for comfort and a flood of scrappy start-ups to satisfy it.
Nov. 6, 2020 Has The Great British Baking Show Gotten Too Weird? What does “’80s Week” even mean in the context of pastry?
Nov. 6, 2020 Activist Ceyenne Doroshow’s Grub Street Diet “Chicken wings were mouth-watering goodness. Sliders were juicy little bites of sunshine.”
Nov. 5, 2020 Well, at Least It’s National Doughnut Day? Normally, we wouldn’t mention this. But today is no normal day.
Nov. 5, 2020 A New Chinese Café Finds Some Fans in the Platt Family Milu offers a different spin on the traditional carryout model.
Nov. 4, 2020 Joe Bastianich’s Otto Has Closed for Good A “For Rent” sign now hangs in the window of the Greenwich Village space.
Nov. 4, 2020 Florida Becomes Latest State to Pass a $15 Minimum Wage It will be raised annually through 2026 and then adjusted for inflation every year after.
Nov. 4, 2020 Two Chinatown Closings Are Signs of a Bigger Problem Many businesses need to hike prices to survive. What happens in a neighborhood where the expectations are for cheap food?
Nov. 3, 2020 So, What Are We Having For Dinner Tonight? Why the election makes meal planning impossible.
Nov. 2, 2020 Bemelmans in Repose The storied bar remains dark at a time when New York needs its warm embrace more than ever.
Nov. 2, 2020 A Haitian Halloween, in the East Village Adá Supper Club aims to celebrate Black traditions.
Oct. 30, 2020 The Problems With This Week’s Great British Baking Show It was not necessarily the best week in the tent.
Oct. 30, 2020 Cookbook Author Nik Sharma’s Grub Street Diet “I really love ice cream.”
Oct. 29, 2020 What Went Wrong at Brooklyn Roasting Company? The local coffee chain has filed for bankruptcy protection and closed its biggest shops. Can it chart a new path forward?
Oct. 29, 2020 Voting Is Wonderful. Free Pizza Makes It Better. As voters brave waits of two, three, or even four hours, some good Samaritans offer relief in the form of food.
Oct. 28, 2020 Influential S.F. Restaurateur Cecilia Chiang Has Died She opened the Mandarin in 1961, introducing this country to dishes that are now ubiquitous.
Oct. 28, 2020 Is New York Actually Ready to Expand Indoor Dining? A November 1 deadline is looming.
Oct. 27, 2020 Eric See’s Mother’s Chiles Rellenos Revealed The secret is Ritz crackers.
Oct. 27, 2020 Live Music Returns to New York’s Bars and Restaurants “Music is an energy exchange. That is so necessary, especially now.”
Oct. 26, 2020 At Ernesto’s, Not Much (and Everything) Has Changed Adam Platt returns to Ryan Bartlow’s Basque-inspired taverna, which was the last dining room he patronized as a working critic in March.

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