In the twinkling holiday markets and bonhomie of Midtown’s pedicab Santas, there is something of the summer of 2020 — when we picnicked in Central Park but knew we’d be missing friends come fall.

He was the most famous magician of the 20th century. Yet Harry Houdini’s peers were often scathing about him. His tricks were “awful stuff” and “a bunch of junk”, they sniffed. “Watching him play the ...

When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.

“I thought I was going to die soon,” he says. “I didn’t know it was going to be like this. It’s beautiful in here. Better ...