Product Description

New York Magazine covers, analyzes, comments on and defines the news, culture, entertainment, lifestyle, fashion and personalities that drive New York City.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #189 in Magazine Subscriptions
• Formats: Magazine Subscription, Print

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Who Reads New York Magazine?
New York is eagerly awaited each week by readers seeking the energy and excitement of the city itself in a magazine with smart writing, beautiful photography and sophisticated design. New York's audience of more than 1.7 million readers each week reaches far beyond its namesake city. Readers come to the magazine for the latest news and social trends, to explore the city’s cultural happenings, and for a navigational tool for all aspects of city life.

What You Can Expect in Each Issue:

• Intelligencer: Packed with news, gossip, and commentary, the magazine's Intelligencer section provides a snapshot of what New Yorkers are talking about this week. Look for everything from sharp Q&A's with newsmakers, 100-person polls, and essays from opinion leaders, anchored by the magazine's “Party Lines” page where celebrities weigh in on the questions of the day.
• Columns: Kurt Andersen on the political and cultural landscape, James J. Cramer on finance, John Heilemann on national politics, and Will Leitch on sports--New York's regular columnists offer original “thought scoops” on the antics of the players that matter in the city.
• Strategist: The magazine's Strategist section is devoted to telling the reader what to know in order to enjoy urban life to the fullest with the latest in shopping, dining, real estate, travel, and more. Strategist constantly provides fresh information and thoughtful, useful direction on how to live in New York, whether you’re a local or simply an enthusiastic fan.
• The Culture Pages: The goal of New York’s “Culture Pages” section is to report on, reflect, and critique culture in a city that is bursting at the seams with it. At the section’s core are some of the best critics in the business—from Jerry Saltz on art to David Edelstein on the movies to Sam Anderson on books to Justin Davidson on classical music and architecture—who bring pointed, impassioned, and extremely knowing voices to bear on their respective fields.
• Agenda: Definitive and authoritative, the magazine's Agenda listings on Movies, Theater, Art, Music, Nightlife, Readings, Restaurants, and Kids activities provide the ultimate guide to the week in New York.
• Features:New York's feature stories cover the broadest range of topics--from politics to social trends, fashion to finance, the magazine's features find the city's story line. Recent stories have looked at the secret lives of married men, identified a new trend in plastic surgery, chronicled a custody battle in the Hasidic community, and profiled New York icon Sarah Jessica Parker.

Magazine Layout:
New York’s visuals—its stunning photography, ingenious infographics and illustration, and a design that manages to be both fresh and familiar—are equal partners with its words. The magazine insists that it is possible to be brainy and beautiful, serious and playful, at the same time.

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Contributors:
Under editor-in-chief Adam Moss, New York's contributors include both magazine veterans and rising talent: Steve Fishman, Mark Jacobson, Jennifer Senior, Vanessa Grigoriadis, Robert Kolker, Amy Larocca, Joe Hagan, Geoffrey Gray, Duff McDonald, and Gabriel Sherman are among the magazine's regular contributors.

Customer Reviews

Not easy being nice
An email appeared in my inbox for a special subscription offer on New York magazine. As I already am a subscriber, I decided to send one to my sister. It turned out to be nothing but a hassle. The site did not allow for gift subscriptions and would not accept the promotional code. It had whisked me away and the deal was done before I knew it. It took at least 8 phone calls: Amazon said they could not help--that it was the vendor's responsibily; NY magazine said it was Amazon's responsibilty; the promotional discount which I had to demand did not appear on the credit card bill. I think everything is in place now but I will definitely think twice before attempting this again.

Keeps me in touch with this crazy (wonderful) city
It's weird that most of these other reviews are concerned with subscription problems. I just moved to the city last year, and subscribed to both Time Out New York and New York magazine. After about a month, I found myself tossing out TONY, which with its papery material feels more like a TV guide to me, and instead carrying my copy of New York everywhere I go.

While TONY is more comprehensive about local events (i.e. readings, concerts, theatre, movies, etc.), New York magazine focuses more on New York culture and news, and especially emphasizing the media's current focus. For instance, last week's issue had Caroline Kennedy on the cover.

I've learned to trust NYMag's restaurant selections, and the reviews tend to be detailed and useful. Every week, it lists new openings or reopenings of restaurants, along with general critic's picks, which I've found very useful.

The layout of the magazine is also very friendly and endearing. There's the approval matrix of people and things that are currently in or out of favor, the culture pages, and even events for kids, not to mention the least, my favorite -- the weekly crossword puzzle, which I actually like more than the NYtimes's.

If anything else, be sure to get the copy of 'Best of New York' when it comes out, for a great guide to the best of what the city has to offer.

Why doesn't LA have a mag like this?!
I absolutely love New York magazine. I have never lived in NYC and might not make it there, but the magazine still seems relevant to me. Being a weekly, the articles are always timely, interesting and important. Not only does New York provide a sense of what is going on in NYC, it also takes on national and international issues - politics to pop culture. I always read mine cover to cover and desperately wish L.A. had a magazine like this (Los Angeles magazine SUCKS). Funny, to the point, interesting.