Table of Contents

June 29, 2015

Cover Story

Rikers Island, Population 9,790

What everyday life is really like inside the troubled jail, in the words of inmates, correction officers, and the man tasked with fixing it.

On the Cover: A holding cell at Rikers Island’s George Motchan Detention Center, June 25. Photograph by Ashley Gilbertson/VII. Photo for New York Magazine.

Features

Fears of a Clown

Boswick the Clown is sick of everyone being afraid of him.

By Benjamin Wallace
We’re No. 2!

Lyft used to be recognized as the anti-Uber. Now the boundaries aren’t so clear.

By Annie Lowrey
A Genius in Bed

Jean Nouvel, the architect who can’t stand one of his new buildings.

By Justin Davidson

Intelligencer

Culture

The Cut

Summer: My Favorite Suit

Swimmers and sunbathers on how they feel about that most intimate of public garments.

Departments

Strategist

`; // integrate Sub(x) scripts and elements if (hostname !== 'subs.nymag.com') { // do not integrate on this subdomain document.head.appendChild(trackingScript); document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', subXAnimationElements); }