UES

Great magazine, that is if you are rich and live on the Upper East Side.

Mixed bag...

Some plusses and minuses with this magazine.. First I just LOVE the crossword puzzle. Its alot of fun, usually has a twist of irony but still makes you think but is do-able for most people... unlike say the Times..which I have alot of difficulty with. I love that it is a weekly magazine..When so many magazines have gone to 10, or even 6 issues a year...its just plain nice to get one this often... The topics are current and timly. Some are downright fun in an escapist way... I enjoy the resturant reviews quite a bit.

That said... The products are petty much out of my reach. It is definately for an upscale audience with a high income. I like reading about these things sometimes but I do get a bit weary of reading about a new designer renovating a brownstone, yet again... or what a socailite serves for lunch. I don't feel this is the general focus of the magazine (say like town&country) so I do keep reading it on a semi-regular basis.

Interestingly the times I have subscribed on a more regular basis generally were times I lived away from the area. Nostalgia, I guess. I can't really see the appeal for this magazine to an audience outside the metropolitan are. It seems to me that its a more local, albeit not small, magazine...

Highly Recommended Reading

New York magazine has some of the most timely, best written articles that I have read in a long time. I have been very impressed with the
topic choices and have gotten so much from this well-done magazine that I am renewing my subscription. I highly recommend this magazine to anyone who wants to stay current with timely topics, regardless of where one might live.