One Great Story

The one story you shouldn’t miss today, selected by New York’s editors.

the housing market

New Yorkers Never Came ‘Flooding Back.’ Why Did Rents Go Up So Much?

 Getting to the bottom of a COVID-era real estate mystery. By Lane Brown
chinese democracy

The Radical, Lonely, Suddenly Shocking Life of Wang Juntao

 After half a century of resisting the Chinese Communist Party, a dissident confronts murder and espionage in Queens. By Christopher Beam
groceries

Welcome to the Shoppy Shop

 Why does every store suddenly look the same? By Emily Sundberg

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  1. the city politic
    The Banks Administration Inside the Adams AdministrationDavid Banks is serious about turning around New York’s schools. And it’s just one part of his family’s political project.
    By Errol Louis
  2. 2022 midterms
    The Woman Training Trump Faithful to Monitor the Polls On Election DayWhat could go wrong?
    By David Freedlander
  3. backstories
    ‘Family Means No One Gets Left Behind’An oral history of Lilo & Stitch, the Disney movie that almost brought hand-drawn animation back.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  4. health
    What Happened to MayaWhen a 10-year-old girl complained of mysterious pain, a doctor suspected child abuse. How far would she go to prove it?
    By Dyan Neary
  5. hotels
    The Billionaire Behind New York’s Most Luxe HotelVladislav Doronin’s ambitious, contentious journey from Leningrad to Aman New York.
    By Chris Pomorski
  6. first person
    We Left Iran in 1982. I Should Be There Now.Watching the protests, 40 years after my family fled, all I want is to go back.
    By Neda Toloui-Semnani
  7. a long talk
    Ken Jennings Ascends the PodiumThe Jeopardy! co-host (and its greatest champion) settles into his dream job, one year after the show’s legacy was almost tarnished.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. politics
    How to Make a Semi-Fascist PartyThe hostile, paranoid, and increasingly authoritarian path ahead for American conservatism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. foreign interests
    ‘No One Person Should Be in the Position of Doing This.’AJ Subat was a regular person until he helped scores of strangers evacuate Afghanistan. Then he became a hero, a brother — and got in over his head.
    By Lisa Miller
  10. the power trip
    Maggie Haberman on How She Covers Trump Without Losing Her MindA conversation about her critics, Trump family feuds, and the one time he used a fake baby in a photo op.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  11. remembrance
    Loretta Lynn Was FearlessShe created a world where women had permission to tell their truths.
    By Marissa R. Moss
  12. cut covers
    The Pain and Glory of Cori BushIn less than two years, the congresswoman built a base of power in D.C. by wearing her hardships on her sleeve.
    By Rita Omokha
  13. close read
    The Hollow Impersonation in BlondeIn life, Marilyn Monroe was a complex artist and human being. In the hands of Ana de Armas, she’s an eternal victim.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  14. grief
    ‘Nature Has Its Own Way of Ending Life. I’m Changing the Manner and the Time.’Days before her grandfather-in-law was set to fly to Switzerland for a voluntary assisted death, Rachel Handler called him to say good-bye and more.
    By Rachel Handler
  15. crime
    Inside the Ransomware Gangs That Extort HospitalsThey shut down patient care and put lives at risk. Would the pandemic finally slow them down?
    By Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden
  16. at home in asian america
    The Mixed MetaphorWhy does the half-Asian, half-white protagonist make us so anxious?
    By Andrea Long Chu
  17. at home in asian america
    Asian America Learns How to Hit BackThe desperate, confused, righteous campaign to stop Asian hate.
    By Esther Wang
  18. profile
    Kate Berlant Plays the FoolThe influential, very offline comedian perfects her self-described clown show.
    By Lizzie Feidelson
  19. 1.5x speed
    Podcasting Is Just Radio NowIt’s been ages since the last blockbuster narrative show. What does that mean for the medium as an art form?
    By Nicholas Quah
  20. style
    Not Even the Rich Can Buy Fancy WatchesIf you’re in the market for a $25,000 Rolex, you better know a guy. And you better have $50,000.
    By Alina Dizik
  21. books
    Hua Hsu Is True to the GameHis new memoir is both a coming-of-age story and an evolutionary step for Asian American literature.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  22. screen time
    AI Art Is Here and the World Is Already DifferentWork, communication, and even thought change when we can instantly command convincing images into existence.
    By John Herrman
  23. profile
    Michelle Branch Has Some RegretsNamely about how she responded to her husband’s alleged affair. But at least now she can laugh about it.
    By Kaitlin Menza
  24. remembrance
    Everyone Has Their Own GodardFor all his godlike splendor, there is no other filmmaker over whom so many people can claim ownership, each in their own distinct manner.
    By Bilge Ebiri
  25. foreign interests
    Afghanistan’s Crypto LifelineHow the embattled digital currency is shoring up a country in dire straits.
    By Paula Aceves
  26. parenting
    How TikTok Has Supercharged the Age-Old Debate Over Sleep TrainingThe never-ending discourse over how to put your baby to sleep enters the digital age.
    By Laura Hazard Owen
  27. politics
    The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden’s LaptopThe most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can’t just wish away.
    By Andrew Rice and Olivia Nuzzi
  28. profile
    ‘I Need to Tell You This’Kate Beaton captured the aesthetic of a late-aughts internet. Her new memoir is a monumental synthesis of politics, history, and her own life.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  29. scientology
    How Scientology Exploits Foreign WorkersThe church has used an obscure visa to bring in thousands of laborers — and benefit from their toil.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  30. early and often
    Can Mandela Barnes Pivot His Way to Beating Ron Johnson?The race that may decide who controls the Senate.
    By Ross Barkan
  31. the intelligencer profile
    Dorothy Roberts Tried to Warn UsThe legal scholar has been writing about the criminalization of pregnancy for 25 years. Now she’s calling to abolish the child welfare system.
    By Irin Carmon
  32. fall fashion
    We Asked 850 Cut Readers What’s Tasteful and What’s TackyAre high-heeled Crocs tacky? What about an Hervé Léger bandage dress? And, for crying out loud, is Audrey Hepburn still the best we’ve got?
    By Emilia Petrarca
  33. the speech wars
    The Marketing Veterans Leading a New Campaign to Defund the RightA Sleeping Giants veteran and her partner pioneered a new way to fight disinformation. Is it accountability or censorship?
    By Colin Moynihan
  34. politics
    Who’s the Change Agent Now?Joe Biden is delivering breakthroughs that long eluded Barack Obama. Who understands the presidency best?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  35. business
    Milk Money: The Start-Ups Racing to Shake Up the Baby Formula IndustryThe national shortage that wreaked havoc for parents created an opening in the $4 billion market.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  36. fall fashion
    Meghan of MontecitoShe’s left the Firm behind. Harry’s found a polo team in Santa Barbara. The kids are doing great. Now she’s ready for her own next act.
    By Allison P. Davis
  37. encounter
    Everything’s Coming Up SchumerThe Senate majority leader has a “different way of getting things done” that saved Biden’s agenda and maybe their party.
    By Ben Jacobs
  38. the picket line
    The Truth Behind ‘Quiet Quitting’Workers are reclaiming their time from the boss.
    By Sarah Jones
  39. a twenty-four
    The Cult of A24Since 2012, the studio has bred superfans, dropped swag, and perfected a singular house style. It’s also teetering on the verge of self-parody.
    By Nate Jones
  40. a long talk
    The Bachelorette Needed Trista Sutter’s Fairy TaleThe contestant behind the franchise’s foundational love story has some advice for its producers.
    By Devon Ivie
  41. encounter
    ‘The Gays Are Here’Titanique, a jukebox fantasia that imagines Céline Dion survived the Titanic, has found its audience.
    By Rachel Handler
  42. work
    The Little-Known Policy Wreaking Havoc on Workers’ LivesOpaque corporate “points” systems penalize employees for medical emergencies and make it all but impossible for them to appeal.
    By Bryce Covert
  43. crime and punishment
    The Death Penalty Case That Went Too FarOklahoma is set to kill Richard Glossip, but he’s almost certainly innocent. Even Republicans there are in revolt.
    By Lara Bazelon
  44. first person
    The Voice of New York Is DrillIt’s the most captivating sound the city has heard in decades — and also the most misunderstood. Here, 19 NY drill artists set the record straight.
    As told to Camille Squires
  45. trump family
    The Last, Lonely Days of Ivana TrumpHer friends wish she’d never met the rakish young Italian they called the “snake.”
    By Nina Burleigh
  46. the money game
    The Crypto Geniuses Who Vaporized a Trillion DollarsEveryone trusted the two guys at Three Arrows Capital. They knew what they were doing — right?
    By Jen Wieczner
  47. hot garbage
    Voyage of the GrossEven though every other option is better, most of New York’s trash still goes into a hole in the ground.
    By Justin Davidson
  48. meow
    We Ate at the Fancy Feast Restaurant for HumansYes, the fancy cat was there.
    By Choire Sicha
  49. encounter
    Abbi Jacobson Knows the Pressure Is OnA League of Their Own, her first big project since Broad City, premieres this Friday.
    By Katie Heaney
  50. feature
    Would You Work in an Amazon Warehouse Just to Get Pregnant?Women are pulling graveyard shifts in backbreaking jobs to pay for IVF.
    By Angelina Chapin
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