New York Magazine Names a New Editor as Adam Moss Departs

A protégé of Mr. Moss, Mr. Haskell is the sort of professionally omnivorous, type-A New Yorker who might merit a feature in his magazine’s pages.

He is a ceramist and sculptor, with gallery representation in TriBeCa. (His gallerist calls his work “an exploration of the natural world via wheel-thrown forms.”) He is a part-time whiskey maker who hosts barbecues at the distillery he co-founded in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. He studied architectural history at Cambridge University after college at Yale, where he sang in the a cappella group the Whiffenpoofs.

Oh, and he works in magazines, too.

After cofounding Topic, a cult favorite print publication, in his early 20s, Mr. Haskell joined New York magazine in 2007. He edits much of the political coverage and later worked closely with Ms. Wasserstein on podcasts, book projects and a new shopping site, The Strategist.

In his new role, Mr. Haskell faces some uncertainty. Ms. Wasserstein, whose family owns New York Media, the magazine’s parent company, has spoken with potential financial partners, though no deal appears imminent. Recently, the staff formed a union and an online paywall was introduced.

“I don’t really know a time in magazine journalism that hasn’t been terrifying,” Mr. Haskell said. “That’s all I know. And in the midst of all of it, we have continued to put out work that has made me so proud.”

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