There is something deeply absurd about watching FIFA World Cup 2026 approach, knowing full well that one of its marquee matches is going to be played at MetLife Stadium, and then hearing that New York City is considering limiting train service and shutting down public events as if the entire thing is happening in TimesContinue reading “When the World Cup Comes to Jersey but NYC Wants to Shut Itself Down”
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The Most NYC Thing Possible… Except You’re Not Allowed to Be There
There is something almost poetic about the idea of a ball drop in New York City. It carries weight. It carries symbolism. It carries that very specific kind of chaotic, electric energy that only NYC can produce. You think of crowds packed shoulder to shoulder, people yelling, laughing, counting down together, strangers becoming temporary neighborsContinue reading “The Most NYC Thing Possible… Except You’re Not Allowed to Be There”