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- Oct 16, 2020 – This is, and I can’t understate this enough, the greatest mystery of the year. (EV Grieve)
- Feb 5, 2020 – 29 things that are regular here and weird almost anywhere else. (Mary Lane for New York Cliche)
- Jun 15, 2020 – Photos: Let’s be clear. If you were one of the people out in the street on St. Marks over the weekend, you’re a complete asshole. (Jen Carlson for Gothamist)
- Nov 6, 2020 – Map: How your neighbors voted in the election. Go ahead, you know you want to look. (Jake Dobkin for Gothamist)
- Apr 16, 2020 – The New York City quarantine cannibal allegedly killed and partially ate his father. (Rose Adams for Brooklyn Paper)
- Sep 8, 2020 – The mass migration to the suburbs isn’t happening. (Jeff Andrews for Curbed)
- Mar 26, 2020 – Photos: New Yorkers are not good at physical distancing. These are the people to blame. (Ben Yakas and Jen Carlson for Gothamist)
- Apr 23, 2020 – No cares about your “why I’m leaving New York” essay. That goes double during a pandemic. Just leave and take your guilt about leaving with you. (Claire Fallon for HuffPost)
- Jun 16, 2020 – What the hell is going on with all the fireworks lately? (Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist)
- Apr 21, 2020 – The Times looks at New Yorkers self-isolating in studio apartments, including a couple paying $2,300 for a 237 square foot studio apartment. (Penelope Green for NY Times)