Week of Dec 3, 2012

Dearly Devoted

Photo by Brad Horrigan
12/03

Loving the Bony Lady

A transsexual Mexican immigrant living in Queens is perhaps the city's most fervent follower of a forbidden—and increasingly beloved—occult saint.
12/04

Under Wraps

Bored with baseball cards and baubles, Jason Liebig turned to collecting vintage candy wrappers—and his Astoria apartment now houses some 10,000 of them.
12/05

Boy from the Bronx

Equal parts walking-encyclopedia and old-time jokester, historian Lloyd Ultan is on a mission to change your perceptions of his beloved borough.
12/06

Just Like Clock Work

Master horologist John Metcalfe takes us inside his "hospital for clocks," a precisely-tuned world where time never stops.
12/07

The Park Bench

Hobbies. Pastimes. Religious Beliefs. Fixations. New Yorkers are known to take them to a new level. On this week's Park Bench, go behind the scenes with our contributors and subjects, and share your own fascinations.
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