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We Now Have a Better-Than-Nothing Subway-Platform Barrier

The prototype, at 191st Street, looks simple, cheap, and modestly effective. By Clio Chang

best of new york

The Best Man-With-A-Van Services in New York

Delivery services that can lug it all. By Arielle Avila

developing

Anyone Know Where to Park a 1,000-Foot Ocean Liner?

A real-estate company’s plans to turn the S.S. United States into a floating hotel may not work out. By Christopher Bonanos

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getting around

We Now Have a Better-Than-Nothing Subway-Platform Barrier
best of new york

The Best Man-With-A-Van Services in New York
developing

Anyone Know Where to Park a 1,000-Foot Ocean Liner?
get out of town

A Rhinebeck Artist Compound and a Roomy Hudson Cottage
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This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings

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get out of town A Rhinebeck Artist Compound and a Roomy Hudson Cottage Plus two other upstate listings. By Curbed Staff

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings Including some palatial four-bedrooms in the LES and in Williamsburg. By Nora DeLigter

look book The Lookbook Goes to a Rodeo at Madison Square Garden The Professional Bull Riders’ Major circuit began with the three-day Monster Energy Buck Off. gallery By Kelsie Schrader

celebrity real estate Alec Baldwin Clearly Doesn’t Want to Sell His Hamptons Home His pitch video — along with a $10 million price cut — shows that he has to. By Clio Chang

get out of town A Rhinebeck Artist Compound and a Roomy Hudson Cottage Plus two other upstate listings. By Curbed Staff

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings Including some palatial four-bedrooms in the LES and in Williamsburg. By Nora DeLigter

look book The Lookbook Goes to a Rodeo at Madison Square Garden The Professional Bull Riders’ Major circuit began with the three-day Monster Energy Buck Off. gallery By Kelsie Schrader

celebrity real estate Alec Baldwin Clearly Doesn’t Want to Sell His Hamptons Home His pitch video — along with a $10 million price cut — shows that he has to. By Clio Chang

On The Market

a truly terrific new york listing Stephen Sondheim’s Turtle Bay Townhouse Is for Sale

on the market A Duplex is For Sale in the Coveted Villa Charlotte Brontë

on the market The Wing’s Office (and Furniture) Is for Sale

celebrity real estate Jim Carrey’s Brentwood Mansion Is Filled With His Weird Art

Best of New York

Cityscape

preservation watch How the Nivola Horses Got Their Hooves Back All 18 modernist sculptures have been reinstalled in an Upper West Side plaza. By Clio Chang
street fights The Clash Over a Secret Tunnel Under a Crown Heights Synagogue It’s causing a huge fight in the Chabad-Lubavitch movement — and destabilized two buildings in the process. By Kim Velsey
getting around Kayaking to School in Broad Channel On one block, a night of heavy rains and high tide sometimes means breaking out a boat to get around. By Clio Chang
housing My New Apartment’s Most Aggravating Feature New York homes come with standard headaches. This might be the dumbest one yet. By Lane Brown
getting around Drama in the Teachers’ Lounge New York City educators were shocked to hear their union was suing the MTA. By Bridget Read

look book So are you driving the bulls through midtown? Yeah, it’s awful. I’ve been driving since I was 7, or old enough to reach the pedals, but this is different. You’re driving in the city among people who don’t understand driving a truck and trailer. But the worst part is taking care of them in the cold. The Lookbook Goes to a Rodeo at Madison Square Garden

Design Hunting

great rooms Federico de Francesco Gave up Finance to Be an Artist (and Live Like One) A visit to his Bohemian Tribeca loft By Wendy Goodman
on set How Do You Rebuild a Nazi’s House? For The Zone of Interest, a crew meticulously studied Rudolf Höss’s actual house, then created a replica down the street. By Adriane Quinlan
great rooms You Should Know About Textile Designer Marguerita Mergentime From Radio City music hall to Keds sneakers. By Wendy Goodman
design Have You Heard About the Hot-Girl Toilet Seat? Commodes with eggs and old cellphones suspended in resin aren’t for everyone. Maybe they’re for you. By Nora Taylor

The Real Estate

who’s selling La Grenouille’s Building Is Up for Sale The ultratraditional French restaurant has been at the center of a decadelong feud between the two Masson brothers. By Kim Velsey
who’s selling Someone Is Finally Buying Joan Didion’s Apartment After three price cuts and a new broker. By Kim Velsey
developing The Real-Estate Fund Buying Up Homes in Top School Districts The plan is to rent them out to families looking for a way into million-dollar housing markets. By Kim Velsey
developing And Now the Barneys Flagship Will Become Condos After five years of hosting Spirit Halloween and antiques-show pop-ups, the building has a new owner. By Clio Chang
who’s selling A Plaza-Apartment Auction, Starting at $1 The Smucker jam family is trying a less conventional method of selling off its one-bedroom. By Kim Velsey