“This was what made me walk 100 miles. Over and over again, Gorton found ways to make itself interesting.”
New York City
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The Tickling of the Bulls: A Rodeo at Madison Square Garden
“It’s an especially American paradox: a ruthlessly meritocratic system where men nonetheless live to pull each other up by their bootstraps.”
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What I Learned From Destroying Myself at the NYC Marathon
“It is best experienced with open ears, open eyes, and, yeah, I’ll say it: an open heart.”
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Daylighting a Brook in the Bronx
“An ode to an underground waterway and the restorative effort to unbury it.”
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Manhattan Burning
Before the Jan. 6 insurrection, there was the Nov. 25 arson campaign, when violent anti-government conspirators sowed chaos in the heart of New York City.
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Everyone Knew About the A-Team
“How did the Alexander brothers become real-estate elites while allegedly raping or assaulting more than a dozen women?”
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Why You Can’t Get a Restaurant Reservation
“How bots, mercenaries, and table scalpers have turned the restaurant reservation system inside out.”
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The Hotel Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave
“Mickey Barreto’s five-year stay cost him only $200.57. Now it might cost him his freedom.”