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Issue #17: Caps, Gowns, and a Handbag at the Guggenheim

Jun 26, 2026

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14 min read

Issue #17: Caps, Gowns, and a Handbag at the Guggenheim

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who knows which of the five Greenmarkets has the best peaches, passed the tissues to the graduates, read your Citi Bike receipts, and pre-ordered the championship handbag, obviously. Gowns off, summer on! Let's go!

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

Community

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Issue #16: A Title, a Tribute, and a Woman in a Brown Dress

Jun 19, 2026

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14 min read

Issue #16: A Title, a Tribute, and a Woman in a Brown Dress

Good evening, West Siders. We're the neighbor who likes a weekend with some weight to it: a little history, a lot of sun, and more free things to do than any reasonable person can get to. We already toured the new Aldi, have feelings about a $12 bike ride, and read every last comment on that Trader Joe's missed connection, so you don't have to. Plus a championship fifty-three years in the making, and the World Cup, three ways. Let's go. (Sunscreen first; the UV's been showing off all week.)

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

District-3

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Issue #15: The Buzzer, the Bracket, and the Branch

Jun 12, 2026

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14 min read

Issue #15: The Buzzer, the Bracket, and the Branch

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who found the World Cup playing under a blue whale, knows Sunday's parade is coming for your crosstown bus, and started hoarding pennies the day they killed them. Always Knicks! Let's go.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

District-3

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Issue #13: The Sun, the Sweep, and the Zingone Bros Cat

May 29, 2026

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13 min read

Issue #13: The Sun, the Sweep, and the Zingone Bros Cat

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who mapped every sports bar on the west side, got you a private Raphael viewing before the museum opens, and reminds you the World Cup lottery closes tomorrow. Manhattanhenge, tonight, 8:13 PM. After that, we've got ballerinas, bobbleheads, and a $10,000 lightbulb the city still hasn't screwed in. Let's go. (Westward.)

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

District-3

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Issue #2: Don't Say Nobody Told You.

Mar 13, 2026

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8 min read

Issue #2: Don't Say Nobody Told You.

Good morning, West Siders. We're the neighbor who saves you a spot on the St. Patrick's Day Parade route and tells you to stand between 70th and 79th.Welcome back to Issue #2. If you're new here, someone forwarded this to you and they were right to. We land every Friday with everything worth knowing between the parks. Let's go. P.S. Scroll to the bottom — the 2026 Summer Camps Guide just dropped. Your summer, planned.

Michelle Holt
Michelle Holt

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