Cover story – The best New York magazine covers designed by artists and illustrators

Over the course of five years, W42ST has published 63 magazines (the 64th was halted in March because of COVID-19). Each cover celebrates the creativity of an individual artist – and more than once the ingenuity of the W42ST team – as well as the evolution of the magazine. Earlier this week, we brought you the first 20 – with Issue 1 available to buy as a poster. Here’s the next 20, from September 2016 to April 2018 – with the Pride cover for sale.

Issue 21 (September 2016): The Style Issue.

Cover art: Alvaro.

Issue 22 (October 2016): The Comic Con Issue.

Cover art: Rich Bernatovech.

Issue 23 (November 2016): We’re Two!

Cover art: Darius Woo.

Inside: Shakina Nayfack interview.

Issue 24 (December 2016): Happy Holidays, Hell’s Kitchen.

Cover art: Jason Witcher.

Issue 25 (January 2017): Happy, Healthy HK.

Cover art: Paulo Stocker.

Issue 26 (February 2017): Love You, Mean It.

Cover art: Marc Tetro.

Issue 27 (March 2017): The March Issue.

Cover art: Sadi Tekin.

Inside: Tyler Wallach, and Randy Rainbow interviews.

Issue 28 (April 2017): Escape from Hell’s Kitchen.

Cover art: Alexander Lansang.

Issue 29 (May 2017): The Big, Fat Food Issue.

Cover art: Victoria Black

Inside: Amy’s Bread interview.

Issue 30 (June 2017): The Pride Issue.

Cover art: Tyler Wallach.

Inside: Paige Turner interview, coming out stories, the history of the Pride flag, and Monet X Change on the making of a drag queen.

Issue 31 (July 2017): Let’s Go Outside.

Cover art: Christina Chung.

Issue 32 (August 2017): Meet the Family.

Cover art: Team W42ST.

Issue 33 (September 2017): The September Issue.

Cover art: Maria Lavigina.

Inside: Interview with interior designer Patrick J Hamilton.

Issue 34 (October 2017): West Side = Best Side.

Cover art: Omar Mirza.

Inside: Interview with Broadway leading man Telly Leung.

Issue 35 (November 2017): The Kindness Issue.

Cover art: Team W42ST.

Inside: Interview with drag queen and activist Marti Gould Cummings.

Issue 36 (December 2017): The Ho-Ho-Holiday Issue.

Cover art: Neuzeit NYC.

Issue 37 (January 2018): The Change Issue.

Cover art: Billy Woodward.

Issue 38 (February 2018): Free Love.

Cover art: Eugenia Mello.

Inside: Make-up artist Kasey Adam Spickard.

Issue 39 (March 2018): The Art & Design Issue.

Cover art: Alvaro.

Issue 40 (April 2018): Commuterheroes – How New York Commutes.

Cover art: Kai Tsang.