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September 13, 2021

Cover Story

Ride Like Hell

Robbed, stabbed, beaten, underpaid, and overworked. Delivery workers have had enough.

On the Cover: September 1, 6:30 p.m.: Anthony Chavez makes dinner deliveries during Hurricane Ida. Photograph by Philip Montgomery for New York Magazine.

features

The Pope of Gloop

After 60 years in the design business, Gaetano Pesce’s star has risen — again.

By Matthew Schneier
The U.N.’s Own Humanitarian Crisis

Why can’t the organization weed out the sexual assault and harassment in its ranks?

By May Jeong

Intelligencer

The National Interest

Why some Democrats are opting to preserve a tax loophole for the Über-wealthy.
The Group Portrait

Four decades of string-quartet stardom come to a close.
Encounter

Dirty debauchees.
The Money Game

Gary Gensler takes the reins at the SEC.

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Matt Gaffney’s latest puzzle.
Comments: Week of September 13, 2021

Readers sound off on Naomi Campbell, Succession’s new season, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of September 13, 2021

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.
On the Cover of New York: the Revolt of New York City’s Delivery Workers

In partnership with The Verge, New York reports on how groups of workers fed up with increasingly harsh conditions are now fending for themselves.

Strategist

Best Bets

Working from home, no matter the home.
Small-Business Stories

A Lower East Side tailor goes public.
The Look Book

Ogles the Obamas at the Brooklyn Museum.
Design Hunting

A 14-room spectacle on the Upper East Side.
The Restaurant Review

Iris is an unexpected and welcome oasis in midtown.
The Underground Gourmet Quick Bite

Thoreauvian burgers in the East Village.

The Culture Pages

Same Role, 48 Years Apart

Jessica Chastain and Liv Ullmann want different Scenes From a Marriage.
Ruth Ozeki, Amplifier

The novelist’s latest lobbies for an all-inclusive normal.
That Fresh Sea Aria

A gull’s-eye view of a beach opera.
You’ve Heard This One Before

Maggie Nelson’s accidental duplicity.
The Album Review

Everything is exactly the same on Drake’s new album.
The Movie Review

The Card Counter is an off-kilter indulgence.
The TV Review

Impeachment: American Crime Story asks us to confront our own discomfort.
To Do: September 15–29

Twenty-five picks for the next two weeks.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

September 13, 2021

Ride Like Hell

features

The Pope of Gloop

The U.N.’s Own Humanitarian Crisis

Intelligencer

The National Interest

The Group Portrait

Encounter

The Money Game

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Comments: Week of September 13, 2021

The Approval Matrix: Week of September 13, 2021

On the Cover of New York: the Revolt of New York City’s Delivery Workers

Strategist

Best Bets

Small-Business Stories

The Look Book

Design Hunting

The Restaurant Review

The Underground Gourmet Quick Bite

The Culture Pages

Same Role, 48 Years Apart

Ruth Ozeki, Amplifier

That Fresh Sea Aria

You’ve Heard This One Before

The Album Review

The Movie Review

The TV Review

To Do: September 15–29

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

September 13, 2021

Ride Like Hell

features

The Pope of Gloop

The U.N.’s Own Humanitarian Crisis

Intelligencer

The National Interest

The Group Portrait

Encounter

The Money Game

Departments

‘New York’ Crossword

Comments: Week of September 13, 2021

The Approval Matrix: Week of September 13, 2021

On the Cover of New York: the Revolt of New York City’s Delivery Workers

Strategist

Best Bets

Small-Business Stories

The Look Book

Design Hunting

The Restaurant Review

The Underground Gourmet Quick Bite

The Culture Pages

Same Role, 48 Years Apart

Ruth Ozeki, Amplifier

That Fresh Sea Aria

You’ve Heard This One Before

The Album Review

The Movie Review

The TV Review

To Do: September 15–29

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