The City Awakens: Our New York Issue

Chronicling the month it surged back to life.

View in browser|nytimes.com Continue reading the main story June 11, 2021 This year, our New York Issue is dedicated to the reawakening of the city as it recovers from the pandemic. The masks are coming off. The subways are becoming crowded. People are eating indoors. Uber prices are surging. New York is returning to normal. But is normal what we want? The pandemic brought out New York's long-term failures, but there may finally be an opportunity to make it a better, fairer place. The writer Jonathan Mahler spent the last six months traveling around the city, talking to people who are trying to shape its post-pandemic future and tried to answer the question: What will New York do with this moment? We also documented the city's reawakening through the eyes of 15 photographers, all of them age 25 or younger. From the opening of a new public park to a block party on Tompkins Avenue, from Eid celebrations in Queens to a graduation ceremony — for all 31 days in May, our photographers captured the hope, excitement, anxiety and energy of a city surging back to life. Victor LLorente Victor Llorente for The New York Times The New York Issue The Month New York Woke Up May 2021 was the turning point, and we chronicled it, moment by moment, through the eyes of 15 photographers 25 and under. By The New York Times Magazine Illustration by Jorge Colombo The New York Issue New York Is Back. Now It Has a Second Chance. America's greatest city is beating the pandemic. Can it also recover from decades of division and neglect? By Jonathan Mahler Continue reading the main story ADVERTISEMENT SUBSCRIBE TODAY If you've found this newsletter helpful, please consider subscribing to The New York Times — with this special offer. Your support makes our work possible. Stay in touch: Follow us on Twitter (@NYTmag) or check us out on Instagram. Appreciated this email? Forward it to a friend and help us grow. Loved a story? Hated it? Write us a letter at magazine@nytimes.com. Did a friend forward this to you? Sign up here to get the magazine newsletter. Listen to narrated versions of our articles every week. Download Audm for iPhone or Android. Continue reading the main story Need help? Review our newsletter help page or contact us for assistance. You received this email because you signed up for The New York Times Magazine from The New York Times. To stop receiving these emails, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Subscribe to The TimesGet The New York Times app Connect with us on: Change Your EmailPrivacy PolicyContact UsCalifornia Notices The New York Times Company. 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018