Umm...yes

"Is New York Magazine doing PR for Developers?"

Absolutely, positively, yes! Actually, I think most of our New York-based media has pumped up editorial outlook to be more in line with garnering pricey ads from developers, no? Case in point: NYTimes Sunday Real Estate section, which gets more watered down by the week (though it grows thick from increasing ad sales) and the recently minted "Special Edition: Real Estate" for the NYTimes Magazine. There's little to no critique on behalf of the greater good of the city.