New York Magazine

The Cut’s solo “Spring Fashion” print issue features Bad Bunny, Doechii, Rosé, conversation-provoking features, unique fashion and beauty coverage, and more.

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THE GREAT UPSET • Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo and the Establishment by upending how city politics was supposed to work.

‘IT’S NICE TO BE RIGHT!’ • The New Yorkers riding the high of his win. (And the ones who had no idea there was an election.)

THE ELITE MELTDOWN • Mamdani’s win left Cuomo’s powerful backers reeling—and divided on a plan B.

THE ISSUE THAT WASN’T • His stance on Israel was supposed to sink him. Instead, it maybe helped.

ZERO ZEN • A GREAT EXCHANGE RATE, CHAT GPT, AND KIMONO-WEARING BROS HAVE TURNED KYOTO INTO THE LOVE LIE LIEST TOURIST TRAP ON EARTH.

FLIGHT RISK • I FIXED MY FEAR OF FLYING WITH ... BUTT CLENCHING ... RUBBER-BAND SNAPPING ... DEEP BREATHING ... AND, ULTIMATELY, BY EMBRACING SOMETHING WORSE.

‘PEOPLE WANT THAT AFRICAN EUPHORIA’ • BLACK AMERICANS ARE MOVING TO GHANA—AND DRIVING UP THE COST OF LIVING FOR EVERYONE AROUND THEM.

BLAND IS BEST • THE WORLD’S 50 BEST HOTELS LIST DICTATES WHERE TO STAY. DO ITS JUDGES EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY’RE TALKING ABOUT?

WE FOUND YOUR BAG! • IT’S AT A SUPERSTORE IN ALABAMA, ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE’S LOST LUGGAGE.

40 VACATIONS TO STEAL • While plenty of destinations have been ruined by overcrowding and overexposure, there are still Mediterranean beaches with nary a TikToker and Parisian restaurants that aren’t filled with everyone you know from Brooklyn. Dozens of people with absurdly good taste—including chefs, artists, and authors—gave us the broad strokes (and a few indispensable details) from the best trips they’ve taken in four sought-after categories.

Flying Out of JFK • THE METRO AREA’S LARGEST AIRPORT, with around 1,000 flights daily, is undergoing a massive renovation, making it difficult to get to your terminal (a particularly stark contrast to the updated La Guardia). Stefanie Waldek talked to frequent-flying New Yorkers about how to arrive at your gate quickly and maybe even enjoy your time there.

Summit One Vanderbilt • Tourists (and a few locals) slipped on protective booties and stepped onto mirrored floors to take in city views from up to 93 stories high. INTERVIEWS BY JEREMY RELLOSA AND ELIZABETH GULINO

This Used to Be the Ex-Lax Factory • A whitewashed box inside an industrial building in Boerum Hill gets a deep-plane face-lift.

A Refreshed Fedora • The Village standard gets a makeover to meet its new neighbors.

Chefs Are Vying for Crunchwrap Supremacy • They’re making them bigger, better, and spicier than Taco Bell ever could.

In Diego Luna’s Orbit • The Andor star won’t take credit for reshaping Star Wars. He should.

ICE TV • Social media is flooded with videos of immigration raids. They tell a different story depending on where you’re looking.

Where Writers Go to Be Weird • Substack has become the premier destination for literary types’ unpublished musings.

CRITICS • Bilge Ebiri on 28 Years Later … Jackson McHenry on Prince Faggot … Craig Jenkins on Benson Boone’s American Heart.

To Do • Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read. JULY 2–16

One More Thing …

THE APPROVAL MATRIX • Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.