As a judge allowed the Grinch into his theater, it was beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the city last week.

Facing unholy approval ratings last week, Governor Spitzer stopped pontificating about his driver’s-license plan and dumped it.

It Happened Last Week in New York: November 5-11, 2007

It was a week for struggling to maintain control.

In a week filled with political trickery, Hillary Clinton lugged home a goody bag stuffed with treats.

Before there was Tony Soprano, there was Joe Piscopo, the original "Joisey" guy. Then came the Hollywood flameout and ten years in the wilderness. Now he's tied his comeback hopes to Newark's revival: If he can make it there, he'll make it anywhere.

It was a spring week in which green was bursting out all over.

It was a good week to consider one’s legacy, as the world’s most beautiful women descended on the Met to honor a long-dead French designer.

There was something inspiring in New Jersey governor Jon Corzine’s insouciance last week.

Just in time for sudden-onset spring, Mayor Bloomberg unveiled his ambitious 2030 plan, which called for a greener Apple.