A hundred days into Michael Bloomberg's administration, he's followed the toughest (Rudy was definitely tough) of acts with surprising skill, proving that a delegating, socializing billionaire CEO just might make a great mayor. Now comes the hard part.

The GOP is coming. If there are elephants on the streets, it must mean the circus is in town.

Now that Mrs. Clinton has doused any notion that she's not running, let's pray the media will finally stop taking cues from the hysterically anti-Hillary New York "Post."

Don't think of Fernando Ferrer as the Latino candidate for mayor. Think of him as the one who's overseen the rebirth of New York City's toughest borough.

If we can return Penn Station to greatness -- and here's your first look -- why not the waterfront? And how about the Second Avenue subway?

The state GOP is just feeling the true impact of John McCain's candidacy on the future of George Pataki, Rudy Giuliani, et al.

How are you going to keep Hillary down on the farm now that she's seen Elmira? The upstate city that's become a metaphor for the First Lady's foray into state politics.

Bill Clinton and Al Gore seized their moments in L.A.; Hillary all but squandered hers. Still, what a revelation, watching it all unfold without benefit of talking heads.

In the final weeks of the mayoral race, the Democratic leadership essentially declared Al Sharpton beyond rebuke -- a stand that's sure to haunt the party for years to come.

Dennis Rivera cultivated a lefty image as head of the health-care-workers union, but with a popular Republican governor headed for a second term, some changes were in order.