“Donald Trump has entered the fray of Republican Presidential candidates with all the grace of a bully doing cannonballs and belly flops at the local swimming pool,” said Barry Blitt about his cover for next week’s issue. “I'll certainly be watching the first televised debate, just around the corner, on August 6th. Trump never fails to provide hours of slack-jawed amazement.”
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What we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week, online, in N.Y.C., and beyond. Paid subscribers also receive book picks.
Annals of the City: The Department of Records
New York City's entire history is managed by the Department of Records, in downtown Manhattan. Eileen Flannelly, the deputy commissioner, and Kenneth Cobb, the assistant commissioner, show us around.