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We polled dozens of stylish and savvy New Yorkers on their favorite acupuncturists (and one who works exclusively on cats, dogs, and horses), meditation classes, Pilates instructors, and more. For [...]

What Is Rain? As most relatively informed fourth-graders know, there's a fairly simple chain of events that leads to wet stuff intermittently falling out of the sky. When air rises, [...]

SAL MARKOWICZ 95, Former Plasterer Great blazer. Yes, I like to look good. Every day, you can see I wear nice shirts and jackets. This one or my even more [...]

Backstage, where we met an acrobatic rigger, an equestrian acrobat, and Pidge the clown. STORM MARRERO Ringmaster, first year with the circus How did ringmaster happen? I was singing with [...]

For Maintainable Results NEW YORK AT HOME newyorkathome.com Diane Lowy studied art installation at Bard College and went on to oversee day-to-day office operations at Google and Chanel. Then, while [...]

(1) Blanket Coat, $1,050: 'The first iterations of these were made from textiles that my mother had given me years ago, and they sold out almost immediately. We continue to [...]

The Silk Liners a Finnish Outdoor Guide Uses to Keep Her Breasts Warm 'When your breasts get cold in extreme weather, it's extremely painful. Ruskovilla, a Finnish company, has silk-lined [...]

Because It Makes Us Feel Like Connoisseurs Among Connoisseurs until very recently, people tended to think of the perpetual line as a feature of failed states, where 'state' is a [...]

Byline: Trupti Rami Perhaps inspired by Jay Z and Beyoncé's 22-day vegan diet or the recent outing of Al Gore as a 'newly turned vegan,' news outlets on both sides [...]

Byline: Trupti Rami who would have thought a square-inch piece of postage could inspire so much hostility? But last month, when the United States Postal Service released 100 million stamps [...]

TIME MAGAZINE'S '100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD' GALA LINCOLN CENTER'S FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL. APRIL 24. 'When I saw RuPaul in his suit walk past. me, I gasped [...]

2017 IFP GOTHAM AWARDS CIPRIANI WALL STREET, NOVEMBER 27. 'My advice for awards events: Eat a full dinner beforehand and bring those little blotting papers. There's always a part. of [...]

Kevin Isola, 47 'I said the line Agent Willis, look at this funny little finger.' Kind of a miracle that I got that out with a straight face. In the [...]

The article presents poll results of the survey conducted on the teens on topics including favorite style of jeans, piece of decor and the favorite range of backpacks. The article also evaluates teens favorite shopping options which includes Origins GinZing Energy-Boosting Gel Moisturizer from cosmetics company Origins, Glossier Lash Slick/mascara from cosmetics company Glossier and Scunci No Slip Crown Clip for Thick Hair from hair accessories company Scunci.

It took Dimastery,whom the couple heard about through their broker, less than two months to turn it into an inviting,handsome, and functional without feeling overfull space--Dimastery'sstrong suit. Dimastery owner Dima Rumiantcev managed to squeeze in a gas grill, refrigerator, bar cabinet,stone countertop, custom dining table, and cedar pergola anchored by grasses and limelight hydrangeas that bloom well into fall. BEST OF NEW YORK DIMASTERY, dimastery.com EVA AND MATTHEW SEMINARA'S400-square-foot terrace in Carroll Gardens was little more than a dreary stone slab when they moved in. [Extracted from the article]

She planted daffodils, tulips, firethornand a magnolia tree, andseveral climbers. She managed the placements formore than 1,000 plants so deftlythat she was asked to work on histownhouse gardens--front andback yards, plus a bedroomterrace filled with Christmas ferns,Solomon's seal, and toad lilies." BEST OF NEW YORK CHRISTYGARDENS,christygardens.co IN 2013, LANDSCAPE designerChristy Dailey was hired to overseethe installation of the Piet Oudolf--designedroof gardens at DavidZwirner's West 20th Street gallery. [Extracted from the article]

BEST OF NEW YORK BROOKLYN GRANGE,brooklyngrangefarm.com WHEN HAVEN'S KITCHENfounder Alison Cayne decided to addan edible garden to her West Villagetownhouse--she wanted quickeraccess to fresh produce--she immediatelycalled Brooklyn Grange, anoutfit she'd heard about while studyingfood policy at NYU. Brooklyn Grangequickly filled Cayne's top-floor terraceand backyard with garden bedsplanted with spring greens, strawberries,snap peas, Sungold tomatoes,baby eggplants, and some 30 differenttypes of herbs. The rooftop-farmingcompany is responsible forVice's Munchie's garden and the oneatop Rosemary's restaurant in theWest Village. [Extracted from the article]

Kerry Repaci, wholives in a Fort Greene duplex, hasentrusted her seven-foot-tall fiddle-leaf-figtree to Plant Specialists fornearly eight years. BEST OF NEW YORK PLANT SPECIALISTS,plantspecialists.com PLANT SPECIALISTS offer a relativelyrare service in the city: For anhourly fee (from $95), they'll look inon (water, fertilize, and just generallykeep alive) houseplants, whetherthat's a massive Monstera collectionor a single orchid. Since the fiddle-leaf isnow flourishing, she's recently beenable to confidently expand her collection--thecompany now cares for hersnake plant, pinstripe plant, silver-splashpothos, calathea medallion,and ZZ. [Extracted from the article]

BEST OF NEW YORK DANA BEE PLANTSdanabeeplants.com FOR THE PAST six years, Dana Boyd has worked a cityniche: installing front-step planters and window boxes todramatic effect. The holiday decorations"--garland twisted aroundhandrails, sprigs of eucalyptus, and branches of cedarand juniper berries along the front stairs and in windowboxes--"take a few more hours but are still always asame-day situation." For one Cobble Hill resident, she plantstulips and daffodils for the spring and mums in the falland uses magnolia leaves, evergreen, eucalyptus, and redberries for the winter. [Extracted from the article]

Attwood had done Roberta's frontyard (per Adelman, "a beautiful,natural, and unmanicured" assortmentof Venus dogwood, boxwoods,and lilyturf and daffodilbulbs) and decided to go to her forher own 90-foot-deep Brooklynbackyard. BEST OF NEW YORK EDIBLE PETALS, edible-petals.com LIGHTING DESIGNER LindseyAdelman discovered Marie-HeleneAttwood through her friend thearchitect Elizabeth Roberts. There, Attwood plantednative ferns, hydrangeas, anOrange Dream maple, Japanesegrass, blueberry, red-currantbushes, and enough peonies thatAdelman can now cut her ownbouquets. [Extracted from the article]

For more obsessively sourcedrecommendations, including the best homeware stores,karaoke spots, and colorists, visit curbed.com. BEST OF NEW YORK TO FIND THE SPOTS on this list, we polled dozens ofstylish and savvy New Yorkers--gallerists, restaurateurs,and architects among them. [Extracted from the article]

The article evaluates various recycled products including Worn stool from Thislexik, Plumen 003 lightbulb, and Awair smart air-quality monitor by Primo Orpilla and Verda Alexander.

BEST of NEW YORK 2021 FOR TIGHT HANDIWORK AT HALF THE PRICE ESTILO UPHOLSTERY,612 Grand St.,212-473-1735 -> THIS 25-YEAR-OLD(2016 "Best of New York")upholsterer is a "cult figureamong interior designers,"we wrote, for its lowprices--the "high volumethat owner Hector Diazbangs out, from firming upold pillows to grafting entiresix-piece sectionals, allowshim to charge around $475for a job that might cost$800 elsewhere--and theattention is to detail. For Unusual Shapes ECUA INTERIORUPHOLSTERY,784 Woodward Ave.,Ridgewood;ecuainteriors.com -> CARLOS ASMAL, OWNER ofEcua Interior Upholstery,is an ideal collaborator forupholstery projects withtricky fabrics and unusualcurves. Asmal willget it done, says artistSophie Parker; she and herboyfriend, the furnituredesigner Micah Rosenblatt,always work with Ecua fortheir custom pieces, like acurved, shimmering two-tonedvelvet sofa Rosenblattrecently designed fora Brooklyn client. [Extracted from the article]

The article features wedding gown designer Christy Rilling. Topics include the five fittings they did for the custom gown of actress Kate Upton, the time and cost of a typical gown, her services in repurposing vintage dresses and the common request of her clients in adding sleeves to make the dress appropriate for a religious ceremony. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Writer Zibby Owens told us Uriu painted herchildhood bedroom in a light-blue sponge design she wasso obsessed with that years later, she hired him to painther entire Upper East Side apartment. Satu andCeleste Greenberg, the siblingowners of Tuleste Factory,say Jarvis is "our firstrecommendation when anyoneneeds interior or exteriorpainting or finish work. BEST of NEW YORK 2021 FOR DOWNTOWNERS TONY JARVIS, JarvisPainting & Interiors;917-283-2383;jarvisinteriorsnyc@gmail.com -> MUSICIAN, PAINTER,and contractor Tony Jarvishas typically met his clientsduring downtown gigs. [Extracted from the article]

Online videos from YouTube for wedding workouts are presented, including the Half-Cobra Grasshopper at Blogilates channel by Cassey Ho, Triceps Kickback at Michelle Lewin channel, and the Burpee Switch Lunge at Body Rock channel by Frederick Light. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article presents views of actors including Kevin Isola, Kohl Sudduth and Zack Robidas regarding their experience of audition for the "House of Cards" role.

Photographs of several actors in their horror-movie deaths are presented which include Piper Laurie in the film "Carrie," Rose McGowan in the movie "Scream," and Mpho Koaho in the film "Saw III."

The article evaluates reverse-osmosis systems, faucet-mounted filters, and filtration pitchers, including PUR's Advanced faucet filter, the six-cup Clear2O pitcher, and Ecomo water bottle.

The article features stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that became subjects of controversy. It reports that philatelists were furious when the USPS released in November 2013 100 million stamps based on the literary character Harry Potter. It also elaborates on other controversial stamps, including the 2009 animation character Homer Simpson stamp, the 2001 Hispanic artist Farida Khalo stamp, the 1993 American singer Elvis Presly stamp, and the 1999 painter Jackson Pollock stamp.

An index is presented of nonprofit organizations, societies and charities that people can consider for giving back to the community during the Christmas holidays, including the Animal Care & Control of New York City, The Bowery Mission, and the Children's Aid Society.

The article presents the results of a survey on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) enrollment among the youth in the U.S. It offers details on the annual income and health condition of survey respondents and reasons they cited for not signing up which include its high cost and frustration over the PPACA enrollment process. It also offers insights into factors that could change their PPACA perception which include the availability of a web site that is easier to understand.