Zohran Mamdani Speaking at a Democratic Socialists of America meeting at the Church of the Village in NYC in November 2024. ( Photo: Bingjiefu He/Wikimedia Commons) Opinion: Zohran Mamdani Being Unfairly Branded For those who’ve been on a media blackout, New York City’s Democrats last week overwhelmingly nominated a candidate who just... Voices 30 Jun 2025 | 01:19
After three days with no public appearances for undisclosed health reason, Mayor Eric Adams returned to the spotlight on Jan. 30 and delivered a defiant speech in which he shot down rumors he was about to resign and accept a plea deal in his federal corruption case. ( Photo: Mayor’s Photography Office) It’s Bizarro World for Mayor Eric Adams in Recent Days The laws of justice and politics have been swirling like a tornado recently in Washington, D.C., and the winds from this... Voices 03 Feb 2025 | 02:27
For local Democrats, it may feel like the circus is back in Washington D.C. with Donald Trump ready to ascend to the White House once again. ( Photo: KMJ/Wikimedia Commons) How the Political Landscape Shifts for NYC After Trump Win “It’s tough to make predictions–especially about the future.” – Yogi Berra For those Democrats looking for a silver lining... Voices 15 Nov 2024 | 02:50
Mayor Bill de Blasio at the Hometown Heroes Ticker-Tape Parade to honor essential workers in the Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday, July 7, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Passing the Torch You can scour the City Charter, but no where will you find the job of Mayor Presumptive. Yet, Eric Adams has taken up that... News 09 Jul 2021 | 03:06
A 5-Point Plan to Create NYC’s New Economy Countless stories in recent months, including from the Cassandras at the New York Post this weekend, lament the exodus of... News 18 Feb 2021 | 11:18
New York Stock Exchange, Dec. 16, 2020. Photo: Anthony Quintano, via Flickr Wall Street Can Spare a Nickel Right now, New York City and New York state are waiting for a federal bailout that may or may not happen in the first quarter... Voices 22 Dec 2020 | 01:05
David Dinkins and Rudolph Giuliani at the Mayoral debate in November 1989. | Photo by Sergio Flores/AP/Shutterstock via City & State A Tale of Two Mayors In the award-winning Broadway musical “Hamilton,” there is a haunting song performed by a few of the Founding Fathers: “Who... Voices 04 Dec 2020 | 10:18
Central Park. Photo by Rachel Kramer via Flickr. How to Bring New York City Back “Fall down seven times. Get up eight times.” ––Japanese Proverb New York City is dying – or, at least, so I’ve read in the... Voices 19 Aug 2020 | 11:27
Woman Assaults Cops in Times Square; Public Lewdness in Kips Bay