Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first episode of Sex and the City, so get ready to be flooded with nostalgia about an awful TV show.

Members of the Asian community says the plan to change high school admissions in the city unfairly targets them. The fight over how to integrate and create a fair environment for students is not getting easier.

Known creep Harvey Weinstein plead not guilty at his arraignment.

The city unveiled a plan to create a new zoning rule in the Garment District to preserve 300,000 square feet of, you know, garment businesses. The city is spending $20 million to acquire a building that will be operated by a non-profit and will give a maximum cost per square foot for that space. Of the current 9 million square feet in the district, 700,000-900,000 are used for garment manufacturing.

For the last two and a half years Riley Arthur has documented the city's diners, having photographed 250 in the last two and a half years. Untapped Cities focuses on ten diners the city lost.

A room surviving from the city's Gilded Age. Created by Stanford White less than a year before he was murdered, this 1906 gem shines from inside the French Embassy. Atlas Obscura has photos and a short writeup.

StreetEast has a short writeup about how to get an apartment without a credit check.

RIP Kate Spade

6sqft has a list of 20 underground and secret city attractions you should check out.

While The Fast Forward plan to fix the subways has an unknown cost with estimates coming between $19 and $43 billion over time, Gothamist makes the argument that there isn't much choice at all if we want to continue having a subway system.

Expect City Councilmember Mark Treyger to introduce a bill on Thursday that will ban gun raffles. The state already bans alcohol as a prize for raffles or lotteries.

Lord & Taylor's Fifth Avenue flagship location is closing after selling the building to, of course, WeWork.

An argument for decriminalizing marijuana in Queens from Councilmembers Adrienne Adams, Rory Lancman, Daneek Miller and Donovan Richards.

Turns out listicles of why people love New York haven't changed in 40 years.

This Harry Potter-themed "potions" class seems like a great way to accidentally cause a fire or explosion.

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