New York Magazine: August 17, 2020 Issue

Table of Contents

August 17, 2020

Cover Story

The Most Tremendous Reelection Campaign in American History Ever

Inside Trump 2020, where everyone has an angle to play. By Olivia Nuzzi

On the Cover: Illustration by Tim O’Brien for New York Magazine.

features

After Huxley

Popular YouTubers said they would love their adopted son unconditionally. So why did they give him away?

By Caitlin Moscatello
Sgt. Mullins Goes to War

The volatile NYPD union leader’s anti-anti-police agenda.

By James D. Walsh

Intelligencer

Covid Diaries

In Harlem, the sound of summer returns.
A 100-Psychic Poll

What callers are asking the clairvoyant.
Encounter

Tammie Teclemariam, food media’s resident whistle-blower.
Pandemic Prescriptions

Europe cancels on Airbnb.

Departments

Strategist

Something for Everyone

Desks suited to any type of setup.
Small-Business Stories

Beginner musicians are keeping this Latin-music shop afloat.
The Look Book

Watches drive-in drag in Queens.
Design Hunting

A stately castle in the Rockaways.
The HiHi System

New York’s foremost regional-food geeks revive the criminally underrepresented slider.
The Would-Be Bean Queen

Greenmarket’s Kellie Quarton wants you to think of her when you think of legumes.
One Park, 12 Picnics

Picnicking hacks for McCarren Park

The Culture Pages