Table of Contents

August 19, 2019

Cover Story

City of Islands

More than 30 islands lie beyond the familiar borders of New York’s five boroughs. Here, an exploration of the archipelago next door. By Robert Sullivan and Portfolio by Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao

On the Cover: U Thant (Belmont) Island. Photograph by Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao for New York Magazine.

INTELLIGENCER

DEPARTMENTS

‘New York’ Crossword

Matt Gaffney’s latest puzzle.
Comments: Week of August 19, 2019

Readers sound off on Ivanka Trump, Elizabeth Warren, and more.
The Approval Matrix: Week of August 19, 2019

Our deliberately oversimplified guide to who falls where on our taste hierarchies.

STRATEGIST

THE CULTURE PAGES

The Cut: A Special Issue

The Feed

The Unfluencers

Notes on the people ruining vacations, golden lattes, and wide-leg pants everywhere.
The Filthy Rich

A dry cleaner spills everything.
Night Stars

Shine on, you large diamonds.

Dressing for a Wound

What do you wear when your body no longer resembles itself?
Food for Clothes?

Smoothie ingredients transformed into designer clothing.
A Breath of Fresh Air

The season’s most dramatic pieces, shot alfresco in California.