New York Magazine: March 9, 2009 Issue

Table of Contents

March 9, 2009

Cover Story

Best of New York 2009

Our annual guide to the city’s worthiest achievements in food, stuff, free-time diversions, home fixes, kid things, and ways to look and feel better.

On the Cover: Art by KAWS for New York Magazine. Copyright KAWS 2009. Courtesy of Gering & López Gallery, New York.

Features

The Most Powerless Powerful Man on Wall Street

How Citi CEO Vikram Pandit finally reached the top— just in time to see the financial system, Citigroup, and all his dreams come crashing down.
God & Worshipper: A Rock-and-Roll Love Story, of Sorts

The complex bond between the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle and his sensitive fans.

Intelligencer

Agenda

New Old New York

Over its seven-decade existence, Minetta Tavern has attracted fighters, Beat writers, and curious tourists.

Columns

Eliot’s Problem Child

When Governor Spitzer resigned a year ago, he left a bloated budget—and, worse, a successor who hasn’t proved he’s up to the job.

Departments

Culture