This byline will, as of Monday, be gone from Metro Matters.

Metro Matters, Page 23.

Metro Matters, page B3.

Metro Matters, page B1.

That will hardly solve it's problems, which were cited in Metro Matters in January.

Metro Matters, page B6.

With Metro Matters about to take a vacation, an update on a few columns.

I've been writing Metro Matters for years and I still haven't figured out how or why New York City works.

Metro Matters by Joyce Purnick gives an update on the columns of 1996 that drew the strongest reactions.

Metro Matters promised to examine the question, and the short answer is yes, though their chances of success raise another question altogether.