opinion
BAD VIBES
Putting heavily armed soldiers in subway stations won’t do much to make people “feel safe,” but it’s already helping Republicans paint large cities as dystopian hellscapes.
Harry Siegel is a senior editor at The City, the co-host of its FAQ.NYC podcast, and a columnist at the New York Daily News. He was a senior editor at The Daily Beast from 2011 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2022.
opinion
TALE OF TWO CITIES
Somehow, it’s become a scandal among activists and media that New York City’s mayor wants more severely mentally ill people living on the street to get evaluated for care.
opinion
STRAP IN
But Donald Trump, of all people, could help save the Democrats from themselves yet again — and maybe even break America’s long fever dream in the process.
BOB THE BUILDER
“Straight Line Crazy,” a didactic play about Robert Moses, has a lot to say about New York City’s legendary planner—but its airless sermonizing makes for a stodgy piece of theater.
CRY HER A RIVER
An unnamed inmate in her Brooklyn lockup allegedly told Maxwell that the extra years she’d get for murdering her would be “worth the money,” according to a new court filing.
opinion
‘CAN’T STOP NO CRIME’
Radicals in both parties who don't believe the state should have a monopoly on physical force are ascendant—and they’re echoing things Frank James said in unhinged YouTube videos.
opinion
STFU
The man whose policies as governor created nursing home deaths he took pains to hide is up in arms about the “social death penalty.”
DAMN
The board cited the inclusion of the words “God Damn” and drawings of “naked pictures” in “Maus,” though the pictures are of mice.
opinion
PROMISES, PROMISES
The new mayor has a brief window to fulfill a big promise. If he falls short, expect Republicans to amplify his claim to be the face of the Democratic Party.
NY VS. DJT
“The Trump Organization used fraudulent and misleading asset valuations on multiple properties to obtain economic benefits,” wrote Letitia James.