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Jane Starr Drinkard

  1. best of new york
    The Best Cobblers in New YorkCobblers fixing up custom platforms and vintage loafers.
  2. the bigger picture
    Ink LoversWhat it’s like to have your partner’s likeness tattooed on your body forever.
  3. how i get it done
    How Political Commentator Molly Jong-Fast Gets It Done“We’re a pretty sedentary bunch, but we do a lot of dog-walking. Also, I try to visit my mom once or twice a week depending on how guilty I feel.”
  4. report
    How New Yorkers Are Saving, Swapping, and Splurging on Groceries“You gotta close your eyes and put it in the cart.”
  5. how i get it done
    How Pro Wrestler and WWE Superstar Bianca Belair Gets It DoneAnd a message to the Rock: You need to put her in your next movie.
  6. best of new york
    The Best Tilers in New YorkWho to call for impeccably tiled floors, walls, and showers.
  7. how i get it done
    How Alicia Graf Mack, Director of Juilliard’s Dance Division, Stays En PointeThe dancer, educator, and mother of two never stops moving.
  8. mental health
    25 Famous Women on Dealing With AnxietyAdvice from Kerry Washington, Zendaya, and more.
  9. how i get it done
    How the Global Editor-in-Chief of Refinery29 Gets It DoneSimone Oliver maintains three calendars and a whole lot of lists.
  10. the group portrait
    P.S. 705’s Welcome CommitteeThe teachers who turned the school-drop-off line into a shindig.
  11. how i get it done
    Conflict Is Jane Ferguson’s Comfort ZoneThe PBS NewsHour reporter is recently back from Kabul, and talking with the Cut about the risks and rewards of her work.
  12. climate change
    Scenes from Ida’s Chaotic, Tragic Night in New York CityThe bus driver stuck in raw sewage, a delivery worker who biked through a foot of water, and other stories from the flood.
  13. the group portrait
    The U.S. Open’s Longest-Tenured Ball BoysAt court with the most senior ball-lobbers and towel-profferers in tennis.
  14. q&a
    For Leïla Slimani, ‘Everything Has to Do With Domination’The author of The Perfect Nanny on Morocco’s legacy of colonialism, her new historical novel, and writing about her family.
  15. realtor diaries
    There Are Barely Any Houses Left in Palm Beach“I sold $300 million in the past six months. That’s a lot of real estate for one person to sell in six months.”
  16. how i get it done
    How Cosmologist Janna Levin Makes Space for Big IdeasWhen she’s not teaching, writing, running the Science Studios at the Pioneer Works cultural center and captaining her digital magazine, The Broadcast.
  17. the grub street diet
    Author Joss Lake Loves a Colorful Restaurant“All of your senses are alive …”
  18. the return of restaurants
    Where Did You Go for Your First Big Post-Vaxx Meal Out?With Representative Carolyn Maloney, Padma Lakshmi, and more.
  19. the grub street diet
    Lisa Lucas’s Foolproof Pick-Me-Up Is a Filet-O-Fish“I probably tricked myself into thinking that it’s the most virtuous thing on the menu.”
  20. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Sami’s Kabab HouseDuring the third week of Ramadan, people gathered to break the fast with Qabuli, lamb shanks, and aushak at the Astoria restaurant.
  21. the grub street diet
    Haley Nahman Is ‘Very’ Anti-Parfait“I don’t think yogurt should be vertical.”
  22. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Dia ChelseaAfter a two-year renovation, the gallery reopened with an exhibition of works by artist Lucy Raven.
  23. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the Rockaway YMCAChecking in with masked members at the gym.
  24. the grub street diet
    Chef Kia Damon Will Eat the Same Thing All Day“Making multiple meals right now? That doesn’t make any sense to me.”
  25. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the AngelikaFor the first time in nearly a year, moviegoers came back to the theater — masked and seated apart.
  26. look book
    The Look Book Goes to S&T Auto BodyA Friday morning at the 46-year-old car-repair shop in the Bronx’s Little Italy.
  27. the grub street diet
    Andrew Yang Campaigns With Empanadas and Ramen“I was just ordering whatever I wanted.”
  28. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Junior Rangers PracticeOn a Saturday morning at the Learn to Play program at Prospect Park, where children 10 and under were slip-sliding on the ice.
  29. look book
    The Look Book Goes to a 24/7 Vaccination CenterWe chatted with people who got late-night appointments — between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. — at 125 Worth Street.
  30. look book
    The Look Book Goes to Grand Central TerminalOn a much quieter than usual morning, we spoke to commuters, and even a few tourists, who were passing through.
  31. how i get it done
    Meena Harris Would Like to (Politely) Remind You That She Is ‘Not Kamala’She is a CEO, entrepreneur, children’s book author, lawyer, and mother. Here’s how she gets it done.
  32. the grub street diet
    City Councilmember Carlina Rivera Doubles Up on Birthday Dessert“I made a wish.”
  33. look book
    The Look Book Goes to a Blood DriveIn the midst of New York’s blood shortage, some Bronx residents came to donate at the St. Frances de Chantal Church.
  34. look book
    The Look Book Goes to JJ Christmas TreesOn the day after Thanksgiving, the Dyker Heights lot was full of holiday shoppers buying Fraser firs, wreaths, and reindeer made from logs.
  35. fixations
    I Think About Elle Woods’s Meltdown a LotWho hasn’t imagined causing a scene in a restaurant like that?
  36. the grub street diet
    Chloe Wise Keeps Her Butter Warm and Close“I take bread and just do dippers while I’m having coffee.”
  37. reasons to love new york
    Farewell to the Places I Took My Dates and Old FriendsSaying good-bye to the Mermaid Inn, Rose’s Brooklyn, Pegu Club, and more.
  38. reasons to love new york
    Farewell to the Places That Made New York What It WasSaying good-bye to Gem Spa, Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, the Staten Island Yankees, and more.
  39. look book
    The Look Book Goes to MeMe’s DinerOn the last weekend before the restaurant closed for good, diners lined up for a slice of Vietnamese-iced-coffee cake and a free bowl of cheese puffs.
  40. look book
    The Look Book Goes to MeMe’s DinerOn the last weekend before the restaurant closed for good, diners lined up for a slice of Vietnamese-iced-coffee cake and a free bowl of cheese puffs.
  41. reasons to love new york
    Farewell to My Party SpotRemembering late nights, sweaty dance floors, and karaoke with celebrities.
  42. reasons to love new york
    Farewell to My Go-toRuth Reichl, Rumaan Alam, Jiayang Fan, and more on losing the place where they were a regular.
  43. look book
    The Look Book Goes to The Chelsea FleaAfter a nearly nine-month closure, the 44-year-old market is back.
  44. look book
    The Look Book Goes to The Chelsea FleaAfter a nearly nine-month closure, the 44-year-old market is back.
  45. the grub street diet
    Activist Ceyenne Doroshow Goes Overboard With Appetizers“Chicken wings were mouth-watering goodness. Sliders were juicy little bites of sunshine.”
  46. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the PollsElection workers ushered in hundreds of early voters to the Barclays Center.
  47. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the Hudson Yards EquinoxWhere members were working out on treadmills, ellipticals, and weight machines under a tent.
  48. look book
    The Look Book Goes to a Bed-Stuy Stoop SaleOrganized by a fashion editor and a photographer, a sale where passersby picked up a snakeskin hat, white leather bell-bottoms, and a pink kimono.
  49. self
    25 Famous Women on Crying“My friends will tell you I love crying. Almost as much as I love sleeping.”
  50. the grub street diet
    Writer Jiayang Fan Misses Chinatown’s Muscadines“In a pandemic, you don’t get to be choosy.”
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