In this issue of NYC24, we take a closer look at everything from whirling dervishes and friendly couches to chili-heads looking for that spicy high. Using everything from GPS tracking and bounty hunters to DNA sequencing, New Yorkers are out there searching for enlightenment, fulfillment—a connection.

Search issue editorial board: Dana Chivvis, Collin Crowell, Heather Grossmann and Michele Hoos

  
   
   
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Chile High by Greg Bocquet and Celina Canales
Bonded Association by Karn Dhingra and Matthew Hennessy
Travel by Couch by Catalina Lobo-Guererro and Lina Ejeilat
Baby Steps by Alex Lowther and Nicole Breskin
City Sufi by Chris Kieffer and Khalil Jetha
Animal Attraction by Mariel S. Clark and Alan Haburchak
Hide and Seek by Alexandra Cheney and Malia Politzer
Finding Family by Dana Chivvis, Collin Crowell, Heather Grossmann, Michele Hoos