People
Profiles of the ones everyone is watching.
56 stories
Tears in Room 405, Stephanie Beatriz and the Nine-Nine Reunite
The actor who played Rosa Diaz tried very hard not to cry at New York Comic Con, and lost, along with most of the room
Boys Again in Forest Hills, Ringo Starr Returns to Queens
Sixty-two years after Beatlemania shook a tennis stadium, the drummer comes back with his All Starr Band and the same old song
The Youngest Genius, Immanuel Wilkins Holds the Vanguard Stage
A Brooklyn saxophonist wins a MacArthur and goes straight back to work in the West Village basement
A Ribbon on Fifth Avenue, France Honors Scorsese and De Niro
A New York director and a New York actor, both 83, receive the Legion of Honor in a Gilded Age mansion across from Central Park
Late Night Comes Home, Jimmy Kimmel Returns to Brooklyn
Jimmy Kimmel tapes a week of shows at BAM with McCartney, Springsteen and Howard Stern on the bill
Money After Hours, Michael Praver and the Business of Corporate Credit
The founder of Funding Funding Funding on capital, corporate credit, and making the complicated simple
The Girl From Manhattan Plaza, Alicia Keys and Global Citizen
Alicia Keys was set for the Great Lawn with friends for Global Citizen until the storm, while her Hell's Kitchen musical carries her New York story around the world
5 min readA Matriarch at the Hudson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Broadway
Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut as the steel-spined mother of Other Desert Cities, and the curtain rises next week
5 min readNamed for Her Grandmother, Mythily Opens in Williamsburg
Rasika Venkatesa turns her Tamil pop-up Mythily into a Williamsburg dining room at the end of September
4 min readThe Avenue B Lifer, Abby Ehmann and Her New Music Room
Abby Ehmann closed her sober bar in July and opened a music room in September, farther down the same avenue
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The Nymphs Are Waiting, Café des Artistes Comes Back
Ariel Arce is bringing Café des Artistes back to West 67th Street, and she wants your memories first
Hidden Stars of Washington Square
David Drebin steps out from behind the camera to find the talent New Yorkers keep to themselves
James Marchioni Takes the Wheel
The executive producer and star of RYDE on a supernatural thriller set inside a rideshare, with the first trailer arriving Nov. 11
The Doorman Who Knows Everyone at Manhattan's Most Selective Rope
Twenty years at the most selective rope in Manhattan
The Hostess of the Hardest Table in New York
She decides who eats and who waits
The Doorman's Daughter, Growing Up in a Central Park West Lobby
Growing up in a lobby on Central Park West
4 min readCold Open, an Actor and a Long Walk Down Broadway
An actor, a trench coat, and a very long walk down Broadway
3 min readThe Man Who Tunes Every Piano in Harlem and Still Makes House Calls
Forty years of house calls
3 min readThe Night Nurse, Long Shifts and the City Outside the Window
Twelve-hour shifts and the city outside the window
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The Last Elevator Operator and a New York Building's History
Riding up and down with a building's history
The Chauffeur Who Has Seen It All From Behind a Black Car Wheel
Two decades behind the wheel of a black car
The Florist of the Night Market, Arranging Flowers While New York Sleeps
Arranging flowers while the city sleeps
The Muse Speaks, a New York Artist's Model Picks Up the Brush
She has sat for every major painter in the city. Now she paints.
The Night Baker, Bread and Butter Before New York Wakes
Bread, butter, and the four hours before the city wakes
The Bartender Who Remembers Your Order, One Regular at a Time
A memory built one regular at a time
3 min readShadow Work, the Costume Designer Behind New York's Darkest Stages
The costume designer behind the city's darkest stage productions
4 min readThe Model Scout, How Faces Are Found on New York Sidewalks
How faces are found on New York sidewalks
4 min readThe Cab Driver Philosopher and His Big Theory of New York
Thirty years of fares and one big theory of New York
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The Building Super, Quiet Keeper of a Park Avenue Address
The quiet keeper of a Park Avenue address
The Stylist's Stylist Who Dresses the People Who Dress Everyone Else
She dresses the people who dress everyone else
The Captain of the Last Ferry and the New Yorkers Who Ride at Night
Night crossings and the people who take them
The Chef Who Cooks for Other Chefs, Family Meal After Midnight
Family meal at 1 a.m. in a very serious kitchen
The Maître d' Who Never Writes Anything Down, Every Name and Every Table
Every name, every table, every night
The Night Editor, Decades on the Late Shift at a New York Newspaper
Forty years on the late shift at a city newspaper
4 min readThe Photographer's Assistant, Carrying the Lights and Learning to See
Carrying the lights and learning to see
3 min readThe Tour Guide of Haunted Houses and New York Ghost Stories
Ghost stories told with a straight face
4 min readThe Cabaret Singer at Seventy, Still on Stage and Still Sold Out
Still on stage and still sold out
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The Security Guard Who Writes Poems on the Overnight Shift
Verse composed on the overnight shift
The Model Who Walked Away From Her Career and Came Back
At the height of her career she moved to a cabin upstate. Now she's back.
The Violin Teacher on 72nd Street and the Students Who Mattered
Every student who ever mattered passed through her door
The Tailor's Apprentice, Learning a Trade That Takes a Decade
Learning a trade that takes a decade
The Sommelier of Small Hours, Wine Lists for the Late Crowd
Wine lists for people who come in late
The Choreographer Who Teaches Movement to Actors and Athletes
He teaches movement to actors, athletes, and one very famous singer
4 min readThe Photographer of Doormen, Portraits of New York's Gatekeepers
A portrait series on the city's gatekeepers
4 min readThe Stagehand and the Invisible Work Behind Every New York Show
The invisible work that makes every show possible
4 min readSoft Power, the Publicist Every Nightlife Owner Calls First
A profile of the publicist every nightlife owner calls first
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The Locksmith on Call, Opening Doors Across the Five Boroughs at Night
Opening doors across five boroughs at 3 a.m.
The Garment Worker Turned Designer, From Factory Floor to Her Own Label
From the factory floor to her own label
The Dancer Between Jobs, Auditions by Day and Clubs by Night
Auditions by day, clubs by night
The Late Night Caller Every New York Radio Host Recognizes
The voice every radio host in town recognizes
The Night Janitor at the Met, Alone With the Masterpieces After Closing
Alone with the masterpieces after closing