Clap Your Hands Say…Huh?

Adam Moss’s New York magazine looks great, gives good service, and just won lots of magazine-world Oscar nominations, so why is Mediaweek looking askance at its declining newstand sales and advertising pages and asking how come “business-side achievements are not keeping pace with editorial plaudits”? Here’s a hint: Courtney Sale Ross, widow of Time-Warner founder Steve Ross and owner of a double duplex apartment at 740 Park, gets the write-around treatment from Phoebe Eaton in this week’s issue. But why on earth is this quintessential New York Magazine feature not the cover story? In fact, it’s not even mentioned on the cover. Talk about hiding your light under a bushel!