New York Magazine: July 14, 2008 Issue

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July 14, 2008

Cover Story

Remembering Clay Felker

Clay Felker, who founded New York, died last week at 82.

On the Cover: Clay Felker at the old New York office on East 32nd Street. Photograph by Cosmos Sarchiapone.

Features

Whose Harlem Is It?

Willie Kathryn Suggs, the so-called Queen of Harlem Real Estate, has sent local housing prices soaring. She’s also touched off a heated debate.
Harvesting Yankee Stadium

Get ready for the biggest yard sale ever.

Columns

Felkerism

For New York’s founding editor, the city was like a giant novel waiting to be written, a pageant of ambition.

Culture

Julie Hagerty Sounds Funny

The Airplane! star lands safely onstage.
The TV Review

From the folks who brought you The Wire, a Baghdad dystopia that’s bleaker than Baltimore.
The Slow Burn

MGMT was born into buzz. Then they figured out how to earn it.
The Movie Review

Life on an “Iraqi” stage set.
Gore, Mishima, and Advertising

The DVD queue: Chop Shop, Mad Men, Shine a Light, and more.
The Book Review

The Greeks worshipped it; the Aztecs were a little more conflicted.
The Approval Matrix: Week of July 14, 2008

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.

Intelligencer

Grasso’s Pay Pal Regrets Nothing

Ken Langone wouldn’t change a thing.
Red Hooked on Swedish Commute

Hitching a ride on Ikea.
More Money, More NYPD Recruits

Also, lowered target.
Fear & Loathing for Tim Russert

Lapham speaks ill.
Fuzzy Days in the Hamptons

EHPD blues.
Ex-Gossip’s Lawsuit Lacks Appeal

At least for his lawyer.
It Happened Last Week

Word that A-Rod had been making late-night visits to Madonna’s home base hogged the spotlight from the week’s other odd couples.
Why We Need a Hero at Ground Zero

Forget a “traffic cop.” Bring in Philippe de Montebello.
Manuel’s Manual

The (likely temporary) Mets manager respects his forebears.
Beacon of Hope

Does Philippe Vergne have what it takes to keep Dia from being DOA?
Shochet Shocker

Brooklyn kosher-butchering empire hobbled by labor troubles.

Agenda

Four Festival Freebies

Nothing says July more than free family-friendly festivals (try to say that three times fast).
Miles of Aisles

On July 9, Manhattan gets its fifth Whole Foods.

Strategist

That Flapping Sound Is Back

Jellies, flip-flops, and sandals for both genders.
The Look Book

“I think about clothes all the time. Like, literally all the time.”
The Restaurant Review

Alain Ducasse’s Benoit takes the New York brasserie craze to new lows.
Restaurant Openings

Week of July 14, 2008: Lia’s Ices, Kurve, and Socarrat Paella Bar.
What a Grill Wants

Fourth of July cookouts bring on barbecue fatigue.
Hide This Ugly Thing

You need it. But you don’t have to see it.
Realty Television

Never mind the national housing slump: Real-estate TV is selling just fine.

Departments

Comments: Week of July 14, 2008

Readers sound off on Barack Obama, East Village punks, and more.
Artifact: How the Helmsley Dog Got Stiffed

Findings from the streets, files, and hard drives of New York.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

July 14, 2008

Remembering Clay Felker

Features

Whose Harlem Is It?

Harvesting Yankee Stadium

Columns

Felkerism

Culture

Julie Hagerty Sounds Funny

The TV Review

The Slow Burn

The Movie Review

Gore, Mishima, and Advertising

The Book Review

The Approval Matrix: Week of July 14, 2008

Intelligencer

Grasso’s Pay Pal Regrets Nothing

Red Hooked on Swedish Commute

More Money, More NYPD Recruits

Fear & Loathing for Tim Russert

Fuzzy Days in the Hamptons

Ex-Gossip’s Lawsuit Lacks Appeal

It Happened Last Week

Why We Need a Hero at Ground Zero

Manuel’s Manual

Beacon of Hope

Shochet Shocker

Agenda

Four Festival Freebies

Miles of Aisles

Strategist

That Flapping Sound Is Back

The Look Book

The Restaurant Review

Restaurant Openings

What a Grill Wants

Hide This Ugly Thing

Realty Television

Departments

Comments: Week of July 14, 2008

Artifact: How the Helmsley Dog Got Stiffed

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