New York Observer

observer.com — When the smoke cleared from the rubble of the World Trade Center, the image that emerged was of a brave new neighborhood that was supposed to behave, if not look, like the West Village that Jane Jacobs used to write about. The 16-acre raised plaza, which created a deadly dull superblock disengaged from the surrounding...

observer.com — The New York Times Book Review is modernizing under the editorship of Pamela Paul, who was appointed to the positon in early April. The section announced three changes in a new column in this Sunday's issue (it was posted online today). Starting this weekend, the e-book bestseller list, which first joined the printed list in early...