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  1. gifts
    The Best Gifts for Hikers, According to HikersFrom fancy sporks to durable backpacks.
  2. gifts
    The Best Gifts for Bird Lovers, According to BirdersFrom status binoculars to field guides.
  3. living arrangements
    The Domme-Sub Roommates in a Downtown Brooklyn One-BedroomTheir dynamic extends to everything except the rent, which they split equally.
  4. gifts
    Inside New York Department Stores of YoreWhen buying a gift was a contact sport.
  5. sleep gear
    My Friend’s Guest Room Is Simply a TentWhere some might have seen just a deck, Natasha saw a potential guest room.
  6. gifts
    The Best Gifts for Outdoorsy Dads, According to Outdoorsy DadsFrom a classy pocketknife to a 20-can cooler.
  7. living arrangements
    The Roommates Who See Each Other 5 Minutes a WeekHow two friends on opposite schedules make it work (and get enough sleep).
  8. living arrangements
    The ‘Platonic Life Partners’ Raising a Baby in a Flatbush DuplexThe roommates share a business and a home. The only thing they don’t share is their love lives.
  9. women’s fashion
    All the Best Slippers We’ve Ever Written AboutFrom UGG, Adidas, and some brands you won’t see everywhere.
  10. travel
    I Hut-to-Hut Hiked Through the Austrian Alps for 5 DaysMountaintop beers, roaming goats, and homemade strudel.
  11. furniture
    All the Best Desks We’ve Ever Written AboutFor sitting, standing, and storing all your junk.
  12. biography of a building
    A Queens Co-Op Full of ElectriciansIt remains basically as it was imagined in 1949: a surprisingly affordable city-within-a-city.
  13. gifts
    The Best Gifts for Every Type of Person (From Black-Owned Businesses)From a checkered incense holder to a durable merino-wool tug-and-chew dog toy.
  14. little ukraine
    A Community’s History in Four BuildingsThe key landmarks of the Ukrainian East Village, including Veselka’s candy shop days.
  15. explainers
    The One-Page Guide to New York’s New Sports-Betting SceneOnline sports gambling is now legal. Here, how to navigate the seven sports-betting companies that have set up shop.
  16. valentines day 2022
    The Best Food Gifts for Every Type of ValentineTons of chocolate, baked goods delivered to your door, and pantry favorites that’ll last long past February 14.
  17. real estate
    New York’s Senior Housing Scene Is Suddenly Far Less BleakOptions have proliferated for aging boomers of all stripes.
  18. butt week
    My Uncle’s Heated Outdoor Furniture Effectively Warms My Tush on Freezing NightsAll you have to do is plug it in.
  19. skin-care
    The Best Face Masks for Every SituationFrom a trip to the grocery store to a four-hour flight.
  20. skin-care
    The Best Sustainable Face Masks (That Are Actually Sustainable)Including disposable and cloth masks made with fair labor, environmentally responsible production, and waste reduction in mind.
  21. biography of a building
    What It Was Like at Twin Parks North West Before the FireNeighbors addressed each other in the hallway by “sister” or “brother” and told newcomers where to find the best halal lamb.
  22. decor
    The Best Halloween Decorations and Props, According to Haunted-House ProsAll the tricks to turn your home into a haunted one from haunted-house pros.
  23. kitchen
    The Best Reusable Grocery Bags, According to Park Slope Food Co-op Members“I regularly carry 35 to 40 pounds of groceries in this bag and know it won’t rip, which is security you can’t buy.”
  24. mental health
    The Expanding Therapy-App LandscapeA guide to the newest players, both earnest and cynical.
  25. this thing’s incredible
    My Family Eats This Actually Flavorful Matzah – Yes, Matzah — Year RoundWhereas most matzah is akin to cardboard, my mother says this “creamy and salty” version “melts in my mouth.”
  26. all the answers
    A New Yorker’s Guide to Cannabis Legalization in New JerseyWhen will you be able to smoke in New Jersey? Where, specifically? And what does this mean for legalization in New York?
  27. hiking and camping
    The Sleeping Bag That I’ve Been Wearing to Stay Warm Across New York CityIt’s a fully insulated bright-purple “wearable sleeping bag” that’s — dare I say — kind of stylish (in a gorpcore way).
  28. gifts they’ll want in a pandemic
    My Refurbished KitchenAid Mixer Works Like New — For Two-Thirds of the PriceYou would never guess it had once been returned.
  29. bedding
    This Portable Electric Blanket Keeps Me Warm on Cold Nights Without an OutletI biked it everywhere — from a friend’s fire escape in Bed-Stuy to another friend’s Upper East Side backyard.
  30. this thing’s incredible
    Once It Drops Below 60 Degrees, I Only Go Outside in These Men’s Hunting PantsCozy enough to wear while padding around the house, or while waiting in a two-plus-hour, cold and rainy line to vote.
  31. celebrity shopping
    What Podcaster Roman Mars Can’t Live Without“My brain is always on guard — What if there’s a fight? What if I have to run some place? — and these boots help me be alert.”
  32. organization
    I’ve Moved All My Furniture Across Brooklyn With This Folding Hand TruckIncluding a desk and side table that I transported almost two miles.
  33. celebrity shopping
    What Erin Brockovich Can’t Live Without“If I get on a run I can find myself out of my mind at noon, and then I realize I’ve had five cups of coffee.”
  34. don’t dillydally
    13 Things That’ll Almost Definitely Sell Out: From Dame to The Met 150 MerchIncluding a G-spot vibrator that’s sold out five times and Metropolitan Museum of Art–themed merch from Baggu, Allbirds, and more.
  35. home
    Women doing laundry
    10 Portable Washing Machines, Vetted 10 Different WaysIncluding the portable washing machine a New Yorker (without laundry in-unit) used during the pandemic, and a van lifer’s favorite clothing wand.
  36. recommended by experts
    Everything You Need to Bring to College During COVID-19, According to StudentsIncluding noise-canceling headphones and instant oatmeal.
  37. hobby and craft
    Everything You Need to Get Into Macramé, According to Artists“If you can tie it into a knot, you can tie it into your macramé piece.”
  38. celebrity shopping
    What the Creators of Black-Owned Brooklyn Can’t Live Without“We order them by the dozen — I would not order fewer than that because you’ll be disappointed when you eat them really quickly.”
  39. hobby and craft
    Everything You Need to Get Into Weaving, According to ArtistsIncluding fluffy fibers and easy-to-use looms.
  40. outdoor leisure
    1970s ROMANTIC AFRICAN...
    Everything You Need to Picnic, According to Picnic ProfessionalsIncluding a gingham-toned granny cart and set of trash bags.
  41. hiking and camping
    Backpacking in the High Sierra Mountains
    An Absolute Beginners’ Guide to Hiking, According to Hiking ExpertsFrom the best app for choosing a trail, down to the most supportive shoes.
  42. the urbanist
    The Urbanist’s Guide to the Beaches of New JerseyHow to best navigate everything from parking to beach tags.
  43. giving back
    39 Items That Give (Mostly All) Proceeds to Organizations Fighting RacismFrom a natural clay mask to a print of queer, Black model Enam Asiama, (mostly) all proceeds from these items go to organizations fighting racism.
  44. recommended by experts
    How to Protest Safely During a PandemicIf you plan to join a protest for the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, here’s everything you need to know.
  45. explainers
    How to Throw a Zoom Bat MitzvahTips for pulling off this important rite of passage remotely, from implementing virtual l’dor v’dors to tracking down Torahs from shuttered shtiebels.
  46. gifts
    Mother’s Day Gifts for Two-Mom Families (According to Moms Themselves)Gifts that celebrate their partnership and family structure this Mother’s — or Mothers’ — Day.
  47. recommended by experts
    Everything You Need to Feel Okay Right Now, According to Therapists“I like to let people know that it is completely normal right now to feel a full range of emotions in a single day.”
  48. productivity
    The youth volunteers are learning Micron
    How to Learn a New Language at Home, According to Language ExpertsIncluding conversational programs, grammar review videos, and worthwhile textbooks, recommended by language professors and polyglots alike.
  49. organization
    Everything I Used to Work From Home While Living With 4 RoommatesThe white noise machine, calendar, and headphones that help us stay accountable as co-workers and roommates.
  50. food
    The Park Slope Food Co-op Freezer Coat Has Been Spotted Outside the Co-opSo far at the Greenmarket, a Lower East Side gallery, and a Bushwick bar called Birdy’s.
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