obsession New Yorker documents every pizza slice he's eaten for past nine years, shares hard data Rusty Blazenhoff

gourd helmet Louis Vuitton unveils realistic audio-animatronic Yayoi Kusama display in NYC storefront Rusty Blazenhoff

confetti The inspiring story of the man behind the Times Square New Year's Eve 'confetti blizzard': Treb Heining Rusty Blazenhoff

spineless weasels The people of New York welcome Ted Cruz to Yankee Stadium Gareth Branwyn

socialism Map shows how socialist New York City already was 127 years ago Elías Villoro

gangs Video: gang of green extraterrestrials attack two women on NYC subway David Pescovitz

rubber stamps Casey Rubber Stamps is an iconic stamp shop in NYC Popkin

Never forget? 9/11 Tribute Museum in NYC shutters for good Rusty Blazenhoff

cable fires Three exploding manholes sent crowds running in Times Square Carla Sinclair

311 Hundreds of NYC residents calling city to complain about noisy "sex mayhem" David Pescovitz

performance art The band Pinc Louds personifies the busking heart of New York City Devin Nealy

construction Why is New York City replete with scaffolding? Devin Nealy

the 1% The strange reality of billionaire's row Devin Nealy

Key to the City Patti Smith awarded key to New York City Rusty Blazenhoff

taxis NYC taxi medallion holders end hunger strike Mark Frauenfelder

poverty Check out the flophouses and destitution of New York City's Bowery in 1956 Mark Frauenfelder

Fillmore East Book "Fillmore East" reminisces about legendary lost NYC rock venue in interviews and photos Rusty Blazenhoff

bathtubs with menacing auras In New York City, "1 bath" means a half-bathtub in your apartment's entryway and a toilet in a closet Rob Beschizza

blue heron Watch: Heron eats Central Park rat Kevin Reome

poverty This 1970 documentary shows dirty old New York at its meanest and most decrepit Mark Frauenfelder