People want to live in Manhattan as much as they ever have. The problem is that not enough people want to work there.

And for Midtown Manhattan, a neighborhood built on the five-day-a-week commuter, that is a problem so momentous that after decades as the dominant office district in the country, real-estate developers and city planners are trying to imagine what else it can offer.

On the residential side, Manhattan apartment rentals are booming and sales are reaching record levels. But offices in Midtown are attracting barely one-third of their pre-pandemic workforces.

“There’s no question that Midtown is going to have to reinvent itself,” said Chris Jones, senior research fellow at the Regional Plan Association, an urban-planning group.

The supply-chain bottlenecks that have hobbled big retailers are proving to be a boon for off-price apparel sellers.

Executives at discount stores, including Burlington Stores Inc. and Ross Stores Inc., say their buyers have been snapping up late-arriving clothing and other goods as their full-price counterparts cope with backlogs at congested U.S. ports.

Ross Stores has been “able to capitalize on the volatility in the supply chain,” including stocks of apparel held for specific selling seasons, said Ross Stores Chief Executive Barbara Rentler during the company’s March 1 earnings call.

“We see more potential opportunities in front of us from closeouts,” Ms. Rentler said. “There’s a lot of that merchandise that vendors are still moving [that] is not necessarily even in the country.”

The supply-chain bottlenecks that have hobbled big retailers are proving to be a boon for off-price apparel sellers.

Executives at discount stores, including Burlington Stores Inc. and Ross Stores Inc., say their buyers have been snapping up late-arriving clothing and other goods as their full-price counterparts cope with backlogs at congested U.S. ports.

Ross Stores has been “able to capitalize on the volatility in the supply chain,” including stocks of apparel held for specific selling seasons, said Ross Stores Chief Executive Barbara Rentler during the company’s March 1 earnings call.

“We see more potential opportunities in front of us from closeouts,” Ms. Rentler said. “There’s a lot of that merchandise that vendors are still moving [that] is not necessarily even in the country.”

The closure of late-night taco spots in York, Pa., has left Christian Williamson and his co-workers at a local hospital without a place to unwind after night shifts.

Mr. Williamson used to order the Chicken Chalupas or Doritos Locos Tacos from Taco Bell. He said he now says goodbye to his co-workers after clocking out after 11 p.m., goes home, plays videogames and orders from DoorDash —if he can find any restaurants still open.

“Definitely I am nostalgic for those days,” said Mr. Williamson, a nursing assistant in the hospital emergency department.

A classic American part of life—cramming into booths for burgers or eggs and bacon with friends in the middle of the night—went dark during the pandemic and hasn’t fully returned.

Many bars and restaurants were required to halt indoor dining or limit hours after Covid-19 began spreading in early 2020. While daytime hours are mostly back to normal, some restaurants never fully resumed their late-night hours, saying it’s been hard to coax back both workers and customers.

The closure of late-night taco spots in York, Pa., has left Christian Williamson and his co-workers at a local hospital without a place to unwind after night shifts.

Mr. Williamson used to order the Chicken Chalupas or Doritos Locos Tacos from Taco Bell. He said he now says goodbye to his co-workers after clocking out after 11 p.m., goes home, plays videogames and orders from DoorDash —if he can find any restaurants still open.

“Definitely I am nostalgic for those days,” said Mr. Williamson, a nursing assistant in the hospital emergency department.

A classic American part of life—cramming into booths for burgers or eggs and bacon with friends in the middle of the night—went dark during the pandemic and hasn’t fully returned.

Many bars and restaurants were required to halt indoor dining or limit hours after Covid-19 began spreading in early 2020. While daytime hours are mostly back to normal, some restaurants never fully resumed their late-night hours, saying it’s been hard to coax back both workers and customers.

Apparel retailers and department stores are bumping up against pockets of price resistance, a sign that consumers are curtailing spending as inflation remains at the highest level in four decades.

Macy’s Inc. M +0.34% tried to raise prices on some mattresses and sofas by $100, but shoppers pushed back, Chief Executive Jeff Gennette said. Clothing brand Bella Dahl raised prices on its T-shirts by about $20, then sales fell and the company rolled back the price increase. “There was a revolt,” said Steven Millman, its chief brand officer. “If we go any higher, we’ll do half the sales.”

Apparel retailers and department stores are bumping up against pockets of price resistance, a sign that consumers are curtailing spending as inflation remains at the highest level in four decades.

Macy’s Inc. M +0.34% tried to raise prices on some mattresses and sofas by $100, but shoppers pushed back, Chief Executive Jeff Gennette said. Clothing brand Bella Dahl raised prices on its T-shirts by about $20, then sales fell and the company rolled back the price increase. “There was a revolt,” said Steven Millman, its chief brand officer. “If we go any higher, we’ll do half the sales.”

Lydia Cohen was picking classes for her last semester at New York University when she saw it: an entire class about Taylor Swift.

“I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I need to get into this class,’ ” said Ms. Cohen, a devoted fan of the musician who listens to her songs as soon as she wakes up. “How does this exist?”

For nearly two months, the 22-year-old media-culture-and-communication major joined 19 other NYU students for 2.5 hours every Wednesday night to study the superstar. They discussed her impact on the music industry, her songwriting style, her feud with rapper Kanye West and whether Jake Gyllenhaal has her scarf.

Lydia Cohen was picking classes for her last semester at New York University when she saw it: an entire class about Taylor Swift.

“I was like, ‘Oh, my God, I need to get into this class,’ ” said Ms. Cohen, a devoted fan of the musician who listens to her songs as soon as she wakes up. “How does this exist?”

For nearly two months, the 22-year-old media-culture-and-communication major joined 19 other NYU students for 2.5 hours every Wednesday night to study the superstar. They discussed her impact on the music industry, her songwriting style, her feud with rapper Kanye West and whether Jake Gyllenhaal has her scarf.

What if the key to managing your stress is…more stress?

That is the finding of a growing body of biological research that indicates that short intermittent bouts of stress such as heat, exercise and dietary restriction can strengthen your ability to withstand chronic stress. 

Dosing yourself with bursts of pressure, called hormetic stress, can help your body and mind weather tough periods at work and home and help counter some of the unhealthy chronic stress caused by two years of pandemic.  

High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, which cranks your heart rate up and down, is the most familiar hormetic stressor. Other hormetic stress-inducing activities include cold showers or ice baths, and hot saunas.