What New York City Apartment Hunters Can’t Live Without

A punishing housing market has conditioned some people to have low expectations, but others aren’t afraid to be demanding.

By Mihir Zaveri

Big CITY

The ’70s Performance Artist Who Became a Hero to ‘Garbage Men’

A new documentary explores the life and work of Mierle Laderman Ukeles, who compared the indignities suffered by women to those endured by sanitation workers, forced to clean up messes they didn’t make.

By Ginia Bellafante

Inside the Tumult That Led 4 Men to Escape from a Migrant Facility

Conditions had been deteriorating at Delaney Hall in Newark for days. Detainees complained about erratic meals and crowded conditions. Then their frustrations boiled over.

By Tracey Tully, Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Raúl Vilchis

Trump’s Threat to N.Y.C. Finances Dominates Comptroller’s Race

The Democratic primary for comptroller, to fill the seat now held by Brad Lander, will most likely boil down to Mark Levine or Justin Brannan.

By Benjamin Oreskes

How a Sneaker Designer Spends His Day Transforming Nikes

Andy Martinez, founder of the shoe brand &e, goes running with friends before scouring New York City thrift shops for the coolest cowboy boots.

By Devorah Lev-Tov

METROPOLITAN DIARY

‘I Had Only Gone a Few Blocks When It Started to Drizzle’

Betting against rain in Forest Hills, unusual pets in Central Park and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.