New York
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The View from Here The Olympic Village by the Seine provided city planners with a chance to create a new, socially equitable, and eco-friendly neighborhood
Restaurant Life
Le Coucou Confidential From a New York City maître d’, an inside look into what critics mean for restaurants—and how owners steel themselves for the dreaded reviews
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En Passant
Paper Trail
The Longest Day In an exclusive excerpt from an upcoming history of The New York Times: how 9/11 tested the paper’s newsroom—and fueled a wildly successful transition online
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Hidden Valley Ranch
Design for Living
Something to Talk About With ample places to lounge and no screens, conversation pits have become the hottest trend in interior design
The Closer Look