What a Fire in the Bronx Says About Immigrant Life in New York

Plus: the case against the Oath Keepers, Meat Loaf’s ascent to Rock Heaven, and new fiction by Arthur Krystal. View in browser | Update your preferences Saturday, January 22, 2022 Daily Comment What a Fire in the Bronx Says About Immigrant Life in New York The death of seventeen people, most of them from the Gambia, evoked the city’s long history of failing to provide safe and affordable housing for migrants. By Alexis Okeowo Daily Comment The Case Against the Oath Keepers Members of the group face seditious-conspiracy charges for their roles in the January 6th insurrection. Can a sincere belief that the election was stolen protect them? By Jeannie Suk Gersen San Francisco Postcard Keeping the Streets of San Francisco Dealer-Free by Day A group called Urban Alchemy recruits former Crips and dealers to shoo away people using and selling fentanyl, which killed more residents last year than COVID did. By Antonia Hitchens The New Yorker Radio Hour The Trials of a Whistle-Blower A nurse exposed mistreatment of immigration detainees in the facility where she worked. Why is she suffering consequences? Plus, the state of the Olympics in China. With David Remnick Culture and More Postscript Meat Loaf Ascends to Rock Heaven The songwriter made records that were loud, infectious, theatrical, rebellious, dorky, sex-crazed, and beloved. By Amanda Petrusich Culture Desk Losing a Father to the Mountains In a new documentary, “Torn,” Max Lowe grapples with the death of his dad, and the presence of the man who replaced him. By Nick Paumgarten Fiction “What’s the Deal, Hummingbird?” “How do you know what you’ve forgotten? He knew only that he was a case of nerves between two eternities.” By Arthur Krystal This Week in Fiction Arthur Krystal on Why Writers Lie The author discusses “What’s the Deal, Hummingbird?,” his story from the latest issue of the magazine. By Deborah Treisman Humor and Games Name Drop Play the Quiz Can you guess the notable person in six clues or fewer? By Matt Jackson Daily Shouts If People Talked to Others the Way They Talk to Writers Would I have seen any of the fires you’ve put out anywhere? Local news, maybe? By Ginny Hogan and Julia Edelman Crossword The Weekend Puzzle Unit that becomes a Norse god if you swap its syllables: four letters. By Erik Agard You’re receiving this e-mail because you signed up for The Daily from The New Yorker. Manage your preferences | View our Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe Copyright © Condé Nast 2022. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.