A few years before I was born, NYC had a truly popular, even loved, mayor— Fiorello La Guardia. Then a few years after I was born, New...

Will Trump Be Impeached For A Third Time? Dan Goldman isn’t my idea of a good Democrat. A centrist Dem, he represents one of the most...

If he does retire, it's essential he be replaced with another strong progressive, unlike Dan Goldman or Ritchie Torres I’m hearing from a...

Meet Zohran Mamdani -by Saif Iqbal In a city as dynamic and diverse as New York, our leadership should embody the values of fairness,...

Wisconsin state Senator Chris Larson let his followers know yesterday that despite Kamala’s loss in his state, down-ballot Dems “achieved...

Yes, most American voters— albeit perhaps not most Americans — since only about 60% of those eligible even voted— preferred Trump. Too...

NYC’s Progressive Mayors Since the 1930s: La Guardia, Wagner, Lindsay, de Blasio Yesterday morning, I went down a philosophical rabbit...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption has been breathtaking— the worst of the New York City anti-reformist bad old days. And last night he was...

I always dodge jury duty. I’m too busy. I tried it once and hated everything about it; I don’t want anything to do with it. But, given a...

So Trump is encouraging MAGAt truck drivers to boycott his hometown. I wonder if the boycott includes Staten Island, which voted  57%...

-by Noah Just in case you are so naive that you don't think the GOP's Nazi moves represent a serious threat, this past Friday, the...

I was in New York last week— 7 days in the city I hadn’t seen since a couple years before the pandemic. One thing I was especially...

Remember When Giuliani Almost Ran For President? Just over a week ago, as a way of noting his indictment in Georgia for his role in...

Politico’s superficial coverage talks about Cohen running for Congress to represent NY-12. That’s true. Where they went wrong was when...

Tax Dollars Shouldn't Be Spent On ANY Religionist Institutions I have a recollection from when I was in elementary and high school in...

by Noah You know how Republicans always say how much they hate "New York Libs" and our liberal or, more accurately, progressive ways?...

I don’t know anything about Hasidics other than what I’ve read— or watched on shows like Shtisel and Unorthodox. “Insular” doesn’t come...

In Florida, only tiny Gadsden County is bluer than mammoth Broward County. Broward gave Biden 618,752 votes last year-- 64.6%... more...

One of the big pandemic television hits was Showtime's Billions, which stars Paul Giamatti as crusading U.S. Attorney-- based loosely on...

The last time we looked at the race for mayor of NYC it was still 2020 and my biggest worry was that reactionary ex-Congressman Max Rose...