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New Money, Old Crest: Inside the Manufactured Aristocracy of the Modern Wedding

A bride from South Orange becomes a "descendant of William of Orange." A financier's son gets a custom family crest and a castle in Scotland. In this archive "Isn't That Rich?" col...

Revisiting Gloria Steinem in ‘New York’

Read 15 pieces of her writing for New York, where she was a contributing editor from 1968 to 1971.

Elusive Lawyer Michael Rips Revealed as Prodigy Novelist

A well-connected New York lawyer, once poised for a Nebraska congressional run, who instead disappeared into a small Italian town and returned with a memoir far stranger and more l...

Archives: August/September 2026

Excerpts from Reason's vaults

The Emptons: Estates Forsaken as Hamptonites Flee for European Shores

From Sagg Pond mansions on timers to yachts anchored off Portofino, the East End's wealthiest have found a new status symbol: not being there at all.

Extra! Extra! Read All About It . . . Again

At the Old News Newsstand, yesterday’s headlines are today’s hot scoops—discarded Timeses, out-of-vogue Vogues, cool zines, even vintage smut.

One Million New Yorkers?

Thursday, July 30th on RealClearPolitics

More Scenes From a Media Marriage: She Wants Fame, He Wants a Mistress

Status, it turns out, isn't always inherited by blood—sometimes it just goes to whoever gets there first.

The 9 Best Restaurants Opening in New York City in August

Before the fall dining rush hits, August serves up a mix of classic steakhouses, budget ramen and major Brooklyn comebacks.

The New York Times On Heritage Foundation 2.0

With a flashback to my resignation.

Curated article

The post first appeared on River View Observer.

The Man Taking Mamdani to Court

If anyone’s going to stop the mayor’s pied-à-terre tax, it’s probably Randy Mastro.

Dead Reckoning

A veteran Times obituarist lifts the lid on the death desk. But in an age when anyone can publish a life, who still needs...

Observer’s 2026 September Art Fair Calendar

Our art fair calendars can help you put together the perfect itinerary.

Poindexter Ascendant

Plus: A setback for Mamdani's second-home tax, Jones Act waiver extended, Ross Douthat's final column, and more...

Excutivo introduces digital publication for company insights and business analysis

My Unsentimental Education: Cupid Has Flown the Co-Op (The End of Love in Manhattan)

Candace Bushnell's most searching column asks the question Manhattan had stopped bothering to answer: whatever happened to love?

What to watch in the report.

July 29, 2026

NYC public defender strikes spread to the Bronx; NLRB drops challenge to New York labor law after Amazon wins its case; new data shows appointments of women and minorities to S&amp...

A people’s guide to the ‘Commie Corridor’ of Brooklyn and Queens

The stronghold of young, leftist and college-educated voters fueled Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rise. [ more › ]

Frisky Sexual Freeloader Makes Hamptons Plans (Janey Wilcox Never Pays for Summer)

Candace Bushnell's field notes on the Hamptons rental market, in which the going rate for a summer house turns out to be measured in favors, not dollars.

OneBusiness Journal launches online business publication

The 1% Summer: Our Wealthologist on Where to Sun, Swim and Eat $100 Lobster Salad

Whether you plan on being in Wainscott or in the front row at Wimbledon, taking the Excel or coptering out East, my first-ever Best of Summer awards are meant to help you navigate...

New York City has the best stories. Read about them in these new books.

Seven books from 2026 with the city at their heart. [ more › ]