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What Is Comedian Emil Wakim’s NYQ?

 On a scale from the Comedy Cellar to the basement of Sahadi’s, what is Lebanese stand-up Emil Wakim’s NYQ? By Zach Schiffman
  1. The Marina Operator Taking Over Transmitter Park The winner of a proposal to add concessions to Greenpoint’s tiny waterfront park has a patchy history.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  2. Fortress Columbia, Two Years Later The university closed its gates in a crisis. But now it’s courting a new one.
    By Justin Davidson
  3. The Fight Over Spence’s Madison Avenue Expansion Neighbors think the private school’s plans for a pair of rowhouses around the corner are “just butt ugly.”
    By Matthew Sedacca
  4. What Is Arian Moayed’s NYQ? On a scale from the Top of the Rock to the top floor of Pebble Bar, where does the former Succession star fit?
    By Zach Schiffman
  5. The 6-Year Battle Over a Brooklyn Bridge Park Bathroom A condo owner sued over the sound of flushing toilets. Three renovations later, the bathroom is still closed.
    By Anne Kadet
  6. The Look Book Goes to the U.S. Track & Field Outdoor and Para Championships Hundreds of the country’s best athletes competed for national titles at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island.
    By Jeremy Rellosa
  7. Bill Ackman’s Big Brain Bet The billionaire’s West End Avenue “institute” is a research lab, medical start-up, and real-estate play all in one.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  8. What Is Sarah Pidgeon’s NYQ? On a scale of Panna II to the Odeon, where does the Love Story star fit?
    By Zach Schiffman
  9. The Luxury-Scaffolding Face-off on Fifth Avenue Louis Vuitton’s pile of trunks and Prada’s shape-shifting green shell present very different approaches to temporary construction sheds.
    By Lauren Sinclair
  10. What Is Comedian Cat Cohen’s NYQ? On a scale of bodega wine to Cabernet Cabaret, where does the Broad Strokes writer and star fit?
    By Zach Schiffman
  11. The Look Book Goes to the Guyanese Nurses’ Ball On a recent Saturday, dozens of nurses donned their gowns and danced at Antun’s banquet hall in Queens Village.
    By Zoe Papelis and Matt Stieb
  12. Meet Me at the AI-Insurance-Startup CafÃĐ Corgi — a company that requires employees to work seven days a week — brings 24-hour-grind culture to Nomad.
    By Anne Kadet
  13. The Flexy-Theater Experiment Is Mostly a Dud Reconfigurable arts spaces like the Perelman PAC and the Shed rarely do more with more.
    By Justin Davidson
  14. What New York’s World Cup Traffic Experiment Proved Midtown survived limited car and truck traffic — could a 42nd Street busway be next?
    By John Surico
  15. What Is Desus Nice’s NYQ? On a scale of bodega roses to the Bronx Botanical Garden, where does the Desus Pieces host fit?
    By Zach Schiffman
  16. The Final Days of the Soho REI Shoppers mourned the loss of a place to buy last-minute ice cleats. And the lack of deals.
    By Matthew Sedacca
  17. The Rise of the Everything-But-News Newsstand Candy, soda, and print don’t sell like they used to, so a few enterprising operators are testing alternatives.
    By Anne Kadet
  18. The World Cup of Stickers On a Jackson Heights street corner, dozens of kids and parents gather every day to trade Panini stickers and chat fÚtbol.
    By Maria Jose Gutierrez-Chavez
  19. When It’s Barely Enough Money for Boba New York City parents and teens tussle over how much allowance is enough.
    By Erika Janes
  20. New York Teens at Home In the city, a room of one’s own can be a lofted nook, a repurposed corner, or a bedroom that’s sometimes Dad’s office.
    By Adriane Quinlan
  21. The Look Book Goes to Liza! at 80 Backstage at Carnegie Hall, actors, dancers, and musicians prepped to perform a series of Liza Minnelli numbers for her 80th birthday.
    By Jeremy Rellosa and Zach Schiffman
  22. A Sensible New Yorker’s Guide to Legionella Season Yes, you can drink your tap water. Maybe wear a mask while walking by the Met.
    By Matthew Sedacca
  23. Guarding the Kiddie Pool and Slinging Slime Summer jobs aren’t easy — but these six NYC teens are happy to have any job at all.
    By Anne Kadet
  24. The Pfizer Building Is Stable. What Happens Now? Engineers explain how the analysis and repairs are likely to go.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  25. What Is Justine Doiron’s NYQ? On a scale of Sweetgreen to the Greenmarket, what is the food creator behind @justine_snacks’ NYQ?
    By Zach Schiffman
  26. How to Get the Most Out of a Baseball Game in New York Die-hard fans and ballpark regulars on the minor-league games with skyline views and the hidden patio for pregame drinks near Yankee Stadium.
    By James McClellan
  27. The Bland Perfection of the Williamsburg Waterfront After two decades (and two rezonings), the Domino district looks very different from Hunter’s Point South. But is it better?
    By Justin Davidson
  28. Vegas Lite Is Coming for the Former Brooklyn Macy’s Shoppers are actually getting what they want.
    By Anne Kadet
  29. Why Exactly Is the Old Pfizer Building on the Verge of Collapsing? The developers and architects involved in the office conversion are old pros at this.
    By Matthew Sedacca
  30. How I Learned to Love Madison Square Garden (Taylor’s Version) Observing the relatively calm scene on July 3, I finally understood the pop star’s venue choice.
    By Zach Schiffman
  31. What Is Billy Eichner’s NYQ? On a scale of a dollar slice to “For a dollar!,” where does the Billy on Billy author fit?
    By Zach Schiffman
  32. A Little Piece of Burning Man Arrives in Gowanus Two bear sculptures, Ursa Minor and Ursa Major, survived the elements on the Playa. How will they do next to a Superfund site?
    By Adriane Quinlan
  33. The Look Book Goes to Construction School Apprentices and longtime union Local 79 members took certification classes at the Mason Tenders training center in Long Island City.
    By Jeremy Rellosa
  34. How to Get Madison Square Garden Wedding-Ready Veteran planners weigh in on transforming a sweaty megavenue into a Taylor and Travis extravaganza.
    By Anne Kadet
  35. A Non-Billionaire’s Guide to the Hamptons A less expected guide to the less expensive ways to pass the time.
    By Lucy Boyle
  36. Chefs on Bunk Beds, Bartenders on Boats Think the housing market in the Hamptons is out of control? Try being a seasonal food worker.
    By Clio Chang
  37. The Tall Ships Are Coming Back to New York And so are the warships — a dual celebration for two Americas.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  38. An American in Paris, Sans Air-Conditioning The French disdain for climatisation hits its breaking point.
    By Jessica Roy
  39. It’s a Lawn. What Could It Cost? $200,000? Merely keeping the house from looking like Grey Gardens is a fortune, and that’s before the fancy grass and 100-foot-plus redwoods are thrown in.
    By Ben Kesslen
  40. What Is Summer House Star Kyle Cooke’s NYQ? On a scale of a Long Island Iced Tea to a Manhattan on the rocks, where does Summer House and In the City’s Kyle Cooke fit?
    By Zach Schiffman
  41. The Last Days of Aqueduct It’s down to the wire at South Ozone Park’s 132-year-old horce-racing track.
    By Joe DeLessio and Henry Kornaros
  42. Mamdani Gets His Rent Freeze The Rent Guidelines Board voted not to increase rents on nearly 1 million apartments, fulfilling the mayor’s campaign promise.
    By Matthew Sedacca
  43. Building a ‘Mommune’ in Harlem Two single mothers share an apartment, the child care, and the bills. There’s only one firm rule: no men.
    By Kayla Levy
  44. The New Places to Shop, Eat, and Stay in the Hamptons From in-demand diners to beloved bookstores.
    By Nancy Kane
  45. Today’s Big MTA News: Toilet Seats Are Here! Urged by an audit, the transit authority installed seats in more than ten stations.
    By Anne Kadet
  46. The Quest for an Actually Attractive Sidewalk Shed New prototypes in bright colors improve on the dark and cramped original. Will anyone install them?
    By Justin Davidson
  47. 40 Summers in Rockaway Beach The city’s first female chief lifeguard on life at the shore of a changing neighborhood.
    By Curbed editors
  48. The Real Surfers in Montauk Stay Far Away From Ditch Ditch Plains is sometimes more crowded than the West Village MYKA. You’ll find the serious surfers at spots such as Camp Hero.
    By Mike Albo
  49. Can You Spot the AI Bodega? Uncanny ChatGPT-generated signs are all over the city. But there’s still something very human about them.
    By Clio Chang
  50. What Everyone’s Gossiping (and Complaining) About in the Hamptons This Summer Including $150 grape juice and a bribery scandal in East Hampton.
    By Stephanie Krikorian
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