Harry Siegel

Editor

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.

Photo illustration of Kathy Hochul on a New York City subway circle map with an armed soldier

BAD VIBES

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Batsh*t Subway Psy-Op Is Backfiring

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

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TALE OF TWO CITIES

Why Eric Adams’ Most Popular Policies Are His Most Hated

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.

Harry Siegel

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STRAP IN

Elections Will Be Apocalyptic Thunderdomes for a While

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.

Harry Siegel

BOB THE BUILDER

Robert Moses Changed NYC. Ralph Fiennes Makes Him Boring.

“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.

Harry Siegel

‘THE BANNER OF THE FREE’

What the Insecure Insurrectionists Don’t Get About America

American greatness isn’t about unlimited individual freedom. It’s about a pursuit of happiness the government won’t interfere with unless it interferes with that of other people.

Evan Thies

Harry Siegel

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Batsh*t Subway Psy-Op Is Backfiring

Why Eric Adams’ Most Popular Policies Are His Most Hated

Elections Will Be Apocalyptic Thunderdomes for a While

Robert Moses Changed NYC. Ralph Fiennes Makes Him Boring.

What the Insecure Insurrectionists Don’t Get About America

Louisville Mayor Punched at Saturday Evening Event

Republican on Jan. 6 Panel Sees ‘Violence in the Future’

Brazilian Cops Identify Five More Suspects in Journo’s Death

Director Paul Haggis Arrested in Italy for Sexual Assault

Some U.K. Soldiers Booted from NATO Trip After On-Base Orgy