Something's in the air. And no, that's not because we're exactly one day away from the autumnal equinox. I can't quite explain all the feelings, but something is changing. If you're a New Yorker like me—native or not—you'd know that we enjoyed probably one of the best summers we've had in decades. Knicks in 5, the World Cup; successful block parties "for us by us" (that didn't get shut down), JAŸ-Z's 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt, a new mayor who secured a rent freeze