Our extensive Gift Issue is coming soon, just for subscribers.

Since the summer, the Strategist team has been hard at work, obsessively tracking down the most unusual, surprising, and delightful things to include in its annual Gift Issue. After much deliberation among the team, arguing about what just feels “too 2023” to include, and nearly stopping the presses to slot in late additions at the 11th hour, our finished work, a catalogue of over 300 meticulously selected items for the hardest-to-shop-fors on your list, is just about ready for New York subscribers. 

This year’s issue has an additional treat: a nostalgic look back at the New York department store during the holidays, featuring photos and interviews with the most legendary window dressers, the hardest-working Santas in the city, and one professional shopper’s experience finding a gift for one particularly frazzled celebrity … 

Subscribe now and the Strategist’s 2024 downloadable Gift Issue will be delivered to your inbox on November 18.

A group of women in santa costumes ride through the streets of New York in a red convertible, 1969.  (Photo by Ernst Haas/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

With your New York Magazine subscription, you don’t just get this exclusive holiday gift guide — you also get unlimited access to stories on all New York sites, the archives of Cinematrix games and crosswords, and more. Plus, you’ll receive subscriber-only newsletters, like our upcoming pop-up The Holiday Edit, launching on November 11 with six weeks of expert recommendations to guide you through the busiest time of year.

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After purchase, the Strategist Gift Issue will be sent to your inbox upon catalogue release on November 18.