Journalism

Margot is the Summer in the City columnist at the New York Times. She also writes features about the intersections of art, life, and consumerism.

Photo: Gregg Vigliotti

Photo: Gregg Vigliotti

New York Times - Summer in the City

For the New York Times, Margot writes a seasonal, weekly column on the best things to do in New York City. She’s covered a Harlem Renaissance holdover in Sugar Hill; a film fest about leading ladies; biking the length of Manhattan and, yes, even some stuff in Staten Island. Here’s a little piece on how it’s made.


New York Magazine - Welcome to the Bold and Blocky Instagram Era of Book Covers

Thanks to Amazon’s virtual monopoly on bookselling, book covers are now made to sell online. In a surprise twist, it’s not all bad.


Curbed - Bronx By Appointment

A gallery called The Compound has opened in the South Bronx to celebrate the arts of hip hop culture. But like many of the emerging neighborhood businesses, it’s funded by the developers working to re-brand #SoBro. Who gets to shape the future of the borough?