Manhattan - Intelligencer

local July 27, 2023

Crane Catches Fire, Collapses Into Manhattan SkyscraperAt least six people were injured in the Hell’s Kitchen accident on Wednesday morning.

By Nia Prater

office apocalypse July 17, 2023

New Glut CityThe city’s mega-office landlords are panicking, pivoting, and shedding what’s worthless. One opens his books.

By Andrew Rice

return to office Nov. 23, 2021

Your Boss Misses YouLet’s all office together.

By Choire Sicha

9/11: 20 years later Sept. 11, 2021

The Great Maritime Rescue of Lower Manhattan on 9/11With no plan and little direction, a makeshift group ferried as many as half a million people to safety.

By Garrett M. Graff

power Apr. 21, 2021

Manhattan Drops Prosecution of Consensual Sex WorkThe DA will still pursue charges for visiting sex workers and for sex trafficking.

By Claire Lampen

new york city Feb. 28, 2021

No Hate Crime Charges in Random Stabbing of Asian NYC ManAfter a confusing set of announcements from police, the Manhattan DA’s office concluded the attack happened “for no reason at all.”

By Chas Danner

the longest lives May 28, 2020

One of the Last Greenwich Village Bohemians Turns 100 in QuarantineVincent Livelli once seduced Anaïs Nin and is why Clement Greenberg knew the rumba. He’s still holding court off Washington Square Park.

By Bliss Broyard

crime Dec. 10, 2019

Police Arrest Driver in Slow-Moving Chase Outside Holland TunnelA paramedic on the scene said the arrest was not related to the shootout in Jersey City though the NYPD has yet to confirm that information.

By Matt Stieb

bitter end Oct. 23, 2019

How Manhattan’s City Bakery Crumbled Under Weight of DebtsWhile doing brisk business in sweet treats, the Union Square institution was embroiled in high-cost borrowing from an industry under state probe.

By Rachel Holliday Smith

cityscape Sept. 16, 2019

The Challenges of Constructing New York’s Tallest Apartment BuildingA conversation with the architects of the 131-story Central Park Tower.

By Justin Davidson

blackout July 14, 2019

Power Back On After Blackout Strikes ManhattanCon Edison restored all service a little before midnight after some kind of mechanical failure knocked out power for more than 70,000.

By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner

the top line Nov. 20, 2018

There Is No Crisis of Retail Vacancy in ManhattanYou may have heard the widely circulated statistic that one in five storefronts on the island are empty. You heard wrong.

By Josh Barro

reasons to love new york Dec. 10, 2017

A Reason to Love New York for Every Day of 2017 (So Far)In an attempt to prove it hasn’t been such an awful year after all…

By The Editors

Oct. 31, 2017

High Schooler’s Snapchat Story Allegedly Shows Shooter in Downtown ManhattanThe footage allegedly shows the shooter running in the street before being detained by police.

By Madison Mills and Granger Willson

Sept. 29, 2017

A Look at Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Blue-State Tax HikeA GOP proposal to kill the deduction for state and local taxes mostly hits high-tax, high-income blue states, but some House Republicans will object.

By Ed Kilgore

scary things May 1, 2016