NYC
Between a flash flood warning and running late for dinner plans in Manhattan, I figured I’d have just enough time to snap a photo in a photobooth.The photos weren’t for my own vanity, though. It was in the pursuit of … love!Dubbed the “Missed Connections Booth,” the photobooth is a…
New York City landlords are pushing back against Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze.A coalition of seven NYC landlords filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the long-promised freeze for rent-stabilized apartments in the city, passed on a 7—1 vote by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board in late June. The decision blocks rent…
Andrew Tobias is a New York City millionaire, and he will happily pay more taxes. Just make sure to send him a fruit basket.The financial writer is part of the Patriotic Millionaires, an advocacy group of high-net-worth Americans who crusade for higher taxes on the wealthy. He said he would…
This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Renee Li, a 29-year-old analytics engineer in New York. It has been edited for length and clarity.I’ve been in New York for about three years. Before that, I was fully nomadic in Asia, South America, and Europe, living out of a carry-on.Most…
I’ve been an avid Costco shopper since childhood, and fondly remember taking a trip to the warehouse with my mom and grandmother on the weekends. As a kid, I always looked forward to the free samples and the chance to get a slice of pizza from the café. Now that…
Steven Lowe’s financial goals always seemed just out of reach.Then, in early 2024, he landed a six-figure art director role at StubHub — the highest-paying job of his career.”It was the first time I was able to comfortably make my student loan payments,” said Lowe, who’s 41 and lives in…
Zohran Mamdani is making a big bet on turning city-owned property into affordable housing.The New York City mayor plans to oversee the construction of 200,000 affordable homes across the five boroughs. It’s a significant undertaking that will require new builds, hotel and office building conversions, and widespread rezoning.To control costs…
