New York Magazine

The Cut’s solo “Spring Fashion” print issue features Bad Bunny, Doechii, Rosé, conversation-provoking features, unique fashion and beauty coverage, and more.

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The Money Game: Jen Wieczner • Is the Economy Great or Terrible? Insiders read Torsten Slok’s newsletter to divine the future.

Neighborhood News: A Million and a Half Lights • Leo Villareal’s installation at 270 Park Avenue warms up the midtown skyline.

Connor Storrie • The Heated Rivalry star is trying to reestablish some boundaries.

Social Studies: Jessica Bennett • The Day Care of Mom or Dad Paying parents to stay home could help solve the child-care crisis.

THE MAKING OF MAYOR MAMDANI • He is a brilliant political talent with dizzying ambitions to change the city. Is he ready for the actual job? By David Freedlander

MAMDANI’S ORBIT • Even as he expands his circle, a tight-knit group has his ear.

When a Son Abuses a Daughter • Sibling abuse forces parents to make an impossible choice: Do they forsake one child to protect the other? The story of two families.

CRASHING THE WATCH NERD CONVENTION

A Place Where Plants Age Gracefully

The Best HOME-CLEANING SERVICES • → TO FIND THE SERVICES on this list, we polled dozens of in-the-know New Yorkers. For more obsessively sourced recommendations, visit curbed.com.

The Carlyle Hotel • On a recent Thursday, guests dined during Rufus Wainwright’s performance at Café Carlyle, part of the singer’s five-night residency.

Daddy’s Back • The new Babbo is missing its old magic.

Five Low-key Restaurants for January

The Best Bars Are Coming From Other Places • Some imports worth visiting.

A New Babka Is Causing Trouble • Who really invented the famous Breads Bakery recipe?

THIS SEAFOOD TOWER IS ACTUALLY INTERESTING

The Safdie Sound • With his anachronistic score for Marty Supreme, Daniel Lopatin joins the ranks of star composers.

58 Things We Can’t Wait to Watch, Read, and Listen to in 2026 • You’ll be seeing (and, in some cases, hearing) a lot of Zendaya, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Charli XCX, and Robert Pattinson in the New Year.

Who Is Mubi For? • The art-house movie streamer had a cultlike following. Then it started to expand.

CRITICS • Bilge Ebiri on Hamnet … Jerry Saltz on Nicole Eisenman’s “STY” …Sara Holdren on Anna Christie.

To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read. DECEMBER 31–JANUARY 14

JANUARY IS FOR THEATER FESTIVALS

Here’s the Funny Part

THE 2025 APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified retrospective of the year that was.