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Birding on the Beach: Why Fall and Winter Are Great Times to Bird Watch

Birding on the Beach: Why Fall and Winter Are Great Times to Bird Watch

Ryan Goldberg on the Migratory Birds that Flock to Fort Tilden During the Colder Months

By Ryan Goldberg | November 4, 2025

Biography of a Biographer: Searching For My Father on Mark Twain’s Farm

Biography of a Biographer: Searching For My Father on Mark Twain’s Farm

“He could not imagine then that I would write in order to find him.”

By Hester Kaplan | October 16, 2025

New York’s largest ICE detention camp is blocking book deliveries.

New York’s largest ICE detention camp is blocking book deliveries.

By James Folta | October 9, 2025

How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

Elaine L. Wang on “Try to Praise the Mutilated World”

By Elaine L. Wang | September 11, 2025

A Brief History of New York’s First Great Architectural Firm

A Brief History of New York’s First Great Architectural Firm

Henry Wiencek on the Eccentric, Creative Minds Behind McKim, Meade and White

By Henry Wiencek | July 22, 2025

From the Ashes to the Dustbin: The Making and Un-Making of a Personal Library

From the Ashes to the Dustbin: The Making and Un-Making of a Personal Library

Peter Wortsman on the Ever-Difficult Task of Saving and Discarding Beloved Books

By Peter Wortsman | July 14, 2025

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By Brittany Allen | June 27, 2025

Walking Through Jose Esteban Muñoz’s New York City

By Marcos Gonsalez | May 23, 2025

There's No Place Like Home—Except the Beach: Visual Stories of Montauk, New York

By Rufus Wainwright and Jörn Weisbrodt | May 22, 2025

On the Colonial Power Struggle That Would Give Birth to the City of New York

On the Colonial Power Struggle That Would Give Birth to the City of New York

For Historian Russell Shorto, It Was All About Water

By Russell Shorto | March 18, 2025

“This Will Be Fun.” On the Life and Times of a Comics Master, Jules Feiffer

“This Will Be Fun.” On the Life and Times of a Comics Master, Jules Feiffer

Paul Morton Considers the Artist Who Took “Aim at the Radical Middle”

By Paul Morton | February 7, 2025

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Gotham Book Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Gotham Book Prize.

By Brittany Allen | January 31, 2025

“Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

“Small But Unforgettable Moments.” What E.B. White Loved About New York City

Martha White Remembers Her Grandfather’s Lifelong Relationship With the Big Apple

By Martha White | November 25, 2024

Between Renewal and Gentrification: What the High Line Reveals About Manhattan

Between Renewal and Gentrification: What the High Line Reveals About Manhattan

Aaron Betsky Explores Contemporary Urban Transformation in New York City

By Aaron Betsky | November 4, 2024

How New York City Became a Haven For Endangered Languages

How New York City Became a Haven For Endangered Languages

British Academy Book Prize Winner Ross Perlin on the City’s Unique Position to Preserve Global Linguistic Diversity

By Ross Perlin | October 28, 2024

“A Valentine to the Intoxicating Nostalgia of High School.” Joyce Carol Oates on Writing <em>Broke Heart Blues</em>

“A Valentine to the Intoxicating Nostalgia of High School.” Joyce Carol Oates on Writing Broke Heart Blues

“In rereading, I feel a clutch of the heart, and tears starting in my eyes.”

By Joyce Carol Oates | October 15, 2024

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