A Nail Art Neophyte Sits Down With a Manicurist

Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together. When I set out to write an article about the New York-based, Instagram-famous nail artist Mei Kawajiri, I had never gotten a professional manicure before. Or, really, any manicure at all. My mom — a … Read more

5 Train Stations Where You Can Get a Great Meal

With its copper bar and brass-rail-backed banquettes, Lazare evokes a traditional Parisian brasserie, but registers as modern with its exposed ductwork overhead and wall units filled with stacked white plates, pitchers, vases and other objects. Similarly, the stylish comfort-food menu includes Normandy oysters, onion soup and roasted sausage with buttery potato purée, as well as … Read more

Homes for Sale in Manhattan and Brooklyn

Manhattan | 100 Hudson Street, No. 4A TriBeCa Co-op $1.75 million A one-bedroom, one-bath, roughly 1,050-square-foot apartment with an entry foyer, formal dining and living rooms, built-ins, 11-foot ceilings, a basement storage cage and window unit air-conditioning. The unit is on the fourth floor of a 10-story prewar co-op that has a live-in super, shared … Read more

Six Things to Know About Permanent Supportive Housing

For Americans struggling with chronic homelessness and mental illness, there is a common answer: apartments with very low rents in a building that offers social services on site. Permanent supportive housing, as it is called, started in the late 1970s in New York City after two factors caused homelessness to spiral: the mass deinstitutionalization that … Read more

5 Train Stations Where You Can Get a Great Meal

With its copper bar and brass-rail-backed banquettes, Lazare evokes a traditional Parisian brasserie, but registers as modern with its exposed ductwork overhead and wall units filled with stacked white plates, pitchers, vases and other objects. Similarly, the stylish comfort-food menu includes Normandy oysters, onion soup and roasted sausage with buttery potato purée, as well as … Read more