jackpot master What Are the Freakiest Corners of New York?
The people we gathered for T’s freak extravaganza first arrived in New York from places as varied as Austin, Texas, and Chengdu, China, but all are deeply connected to the city. It’s where they established their careers and continue to showcase their work, whether on fashion runways or gallery walls. As Mark Harris writes in the feature’s introduction, freaks have long “proudly populated, redefined and expanded the shadowlands of New York City — a metropolis that, for a century or morejackpot master, has in turn reshaped and reimagined itself to accommodate them.” Still, that begs a question: What’s the freakiest place in all of the city? When asked, our interviewees (unsurprisingly) had their own singular ideas.
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“Listen, any queer bar that has a dark room or anything of that nature.” — MissMa’amShe, drag artist
“Marshalls and T.J. Maxx and HomeGoods. That’s where my true freak flag flies. I don’t want to be at the club. I want to be at Marshalls on Tuesday morning when their inventory is freshly stocked.” — Princess Nokia, rapper and actress
Freak CityNew York has always attracted the most out-there artists. Here, T looks at the singularly strange talents who’ve built a metropolis unlike any other. Plus:
- Why New York has long been the freakiest place to be.
- Julia Fox’s advice on how to be a freak today.
- Cole Escola, Princess Nokia and more share their favorite freaky artworks and city spots.
- How New York Fashion Week came to outfreak Paris and Milan.
ImageA scene in Manhattan’s garment district.Credit...Chris Protopapas“The garment district. It’s visually become such a source of inspiration for ‘Fantasmas,’ my [recent] HBO show, and [my 2024 film] ‘Problemista.’ They’re very much tributes to New York people and New York characters.” — Julio Torres, writer, performer and filmmaker
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