Creating the cover
image involved
chartering two
airplanes—one
towing a customized
banner and the
other carrying
photographer Alexei
Hay—to fly up and
down the Hudson
River on the evening
of October 6.
october 12–25, 2020
PHOTOGRAPH: ALEXEI HAY FOR NEW YORK MAGAZINE; SKYBANNER BY AERIAL MESSAGES
october 12–25, 2020 | new york 7
features
NEW YORK
ON THE BRINK
OF SOMETHING
26
Photo portfolio
by Alexei Hay
The Panic Attack
of the Power Brokers
The future of real
estate when the city’s office
buildings are empty.
By Andrew Rice
28
Governor COVID
Andrew Cuomo tries
to make sense of the last
seven months.
By David Wallace-Wells
36
When NIMBY Met MAGA
Inside the crusade
to rid the Upper West Side
of homeless men.
By Miriam Elder
44
The Next Mayor’s
Next City
The pitfalls and
possibilities that New York’s
future leaders will inherit.
By Justin Davidson
50
