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The MTA’s Oldest Computer Controls Kept Going During the Global Tech Outage

Most of the Cuomo-era countdown clocks on the lettered subway lines failed; the old ones on the numbered lines did not. By Nolan Hicks

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The City’s Quiet Crackdown on Kava Bars

The businesses selling kava and kratom drinks have found themselves in a legal limbo. By Chris Crowley

book it for the architecture

Stay in a Steven Holl

Twelve architecturally significant places (just outside New York) you can stay for a night or more. By Kim Velsey

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my first new york Kareem Rahma Wore Wool Suits in the Summer Because of Mad Men The host of Subway Takes on moving to New York the year of Hurricane Sandy and the Alphabet City apartment where everyone came to crash. By Zach Schiffman

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings There’s a sprawling ten-room English revival house for rent in Flatbush. By Nora DeLigter

chapters Shigeru Ban’s Dazzling Architecture of Time The architect’s approach (and choice of materials) embraces simplicity and change. By Philip Jodidio and Introduction by Justin Davidson

great rooms A Paris Pied-à-Terre With an Olympic View New Yorkers Sean Cassidy and Gerry Logue will be watching the opening ceremony from their balcony on the Left Bank. By Wendy Goodman

listings edit This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings There’s a sprawling ten-room English revival house for rent in Flatbush. By Nora DeLigter

chapters Shigeru Ban’s Dazzling Architecture of Time The architect’s approach (and choice of materials) embraces simplicity and change. By Philip Jodidio and Introduction by Justin Davidson

great rooms A Paris Pied-à-Terre With an Olympic View New Yorkers Sean Cassidy and Gerry Logue will be watching the opening ceremony from their balcony on the Left Bank. By Wendy Goodman

On The Market

under a million A Two-Bedroom Bed-Stuy Duplex for Under $1 Million

who’s selling What the Architect Thierry Despont Built for Himself

under a million A Central Park South Studio With a Room of Windows for $770,000

a truly terrific new york listing The Sag Harbor Greek Revival That Chinatown Bought

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Cityscape

look book The Look Book Goes to the Campus Galleries Upstate For the opening of Bortolami, James Cohan, kaufmann repetto, Anton Kern, Andrew Kreps, and kurimanzutto’s shared art space in Claverack. gallery By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell
neighborhood news Why the Third Avenue Bridge Got Stuck Aging infrastructure? Global warming? Not exactly. By Christopher Bonanos
urban fauna The City’s Crawling With Feral Cats Obsessed volunteers are the only thing standing between the city and a stream of disease-ridden cats. They’re barely making a dent. By Molly Osberg
getting around Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor Power Supply Is Ancient and Failing Those hot-weather slowdowns and stoppages are largely the fault of one outdated piece of infrastructure. By Nolan Hicks
brick & mortar Crest Hardware Is Closing Owner Joe Franquinha confirmed the news in a letter to customers. By Sukjong Hong and Clio Chang

look book How did you pick this space?It had so much great history. Pretty much everyone who lives in that area went to that school, so it was particularly thrilling to see old students and teachers. I learned where the detention room was, where kids went and smoked cigarettes — the secret life of a building. The Look Book Goes to the Campus

Design Hunting

great rooms Uncovering Good Modernist Bones at U.N. Plaza James Spindler and John Vitale bought their apartment from the family of its original owner, who decorated it in a prewar style. They opened it up. By Wendy Goodman
shopping Oh No, We Like the New MTA Lamp The OnlyNY design revives an old logo and is, unfortunately, kind of great. By Zach Schiffman
design edit Melting, Jeweled, Chiseled Glass in July’s Design Shows Plus Todd Merrill’s glowing installation at Bergdorf Goodman and a design weekend upstate. By Morgan Meier
great rooms An Art-Filled Dutch Colonial Hidden Behind the Hedges in Bridgehampton All Nicholas Howey and his late husband, Gerard Widdershoven, did with their house was paint it — and fill it with art. By Wendy Goodman

The Real Estate

upstate Jenni Kayne, Real-Estate Flipper Will her new shoppable farmhouse and spa in Tivoli be the next on the market? By Clio Chang
nooks The Perfect Kitchen in Ridgewood Architectural designer Brianne Doak had one hard line when looking for a rental: no landlord specials. By Clio Chang
buy it for the architecture A Pinwheel House From a Frank Lloyd Wright Disciple The New Canaan four-bedroom also has stained-glass ceilings and lots of built-in seating. By Kim Velsey
under a million A Two-Bedroom Near the Frick for Just $950,000 And another in Jackson Heights with lots of light and good details. By Clio Chang
power What We Know About the Sexual-Assault Lawsuits Against Oren and Tal Alexander Both Official founders, Tal and Oren Alexander, along with Oren’s twin brother, have been accused of rape in three lawsuits. By Kim Velsey