Your pocketsize handbook to New York: a mixture of mini-mag and personal shoppers’ diary. Recommendations are jotted down by the locals in-the-know themselves, including boutiques, restaurants, bars, cafés, clubs, theatres, spas and much more. Cover On the cover: Ana Matronic - vocalist Scissor Sisters; dress Heatherette, brooch courtesy Juanity Moore, bracelet Future Perfect Williamsburg, shoes Sacco Photo: Faubel Christensen Features Ana Matronic - vocalist Scissor Sisters Alex Galan - communications director/designer Sarah Maher - stylist/fashion editor Lisa Levine - jewellery designer Rebecca Godfrey - author Riccardo Veccio - artist Sabrina Buell - associate director, Matthew Marks David Goodman - painter Ana Copacabana - performer Thomas Meus - visuals, Mulberry Katrin Wiens - graphic designer Anette Gallo - creative services, style.com Daria Birang - artist Sarah Katherine Bleibtreu - designer Helena Fredriksson - fashion designer Joie Polaroid - artist Coydogs - musicians Seth Kirby - video director/dj Ethan Brown - author Photography: Faubel/Christensen, Sarah Shatz, James Frank Tribble & Tracey Frances Mancenido, Emmanuel Duprat, Brigitte Lacombe, Kristopher Dan Bergmann Editor: Simon Kristoph, Editorial Team: Sarah Shatz, Anna Lopriore, Mia Enell, Sarah Broach, Alex Butt Production: Pre-press Digizone NY, Offset IMP-Blanchard, Le Plessis-Robinson, France, Film Partner Fuji Special Thanks: Station Digital, Digizone, Lara Suarez, Andy Salzer, Thomas Leus, Sarah Maher, Brigitte Lacombe All VERY Publications are edited and published by founder/owner Uscha Pohl and emerged from her New York / London art enterprise UP & CO. VERY UP & CO NEW YORK: 257 Church Street, New York NY 10013 T 212 966 7847 LONDON: 67B Queen’s Gardens, London W2 3AH T +44 (0)20 7262 0612 PARIS: 11 rue de Braque 75003 Paris T 01 42 71 80 59 Ana Matronic, photographed by Faubel Christensen NEW YORK Ecological CITY | Back