The city has not elected a Democratic mayor in twenty years, and this year’s candidates have an uphill fight. Why can’t the party rise again?

When Governor Spitzer resigned a year ago, he left a bloated budget—and, worse, a successor who hasn’t proved he’s up to the job.

Suddenly, it seems possible that David Paterson will pass the torch to a new generation of Kennedys. But is this really a good idea?

The city’s mayors inevitably tend toward the imperial and autocratic. Why did we think this one would be different?

If the mayor wants to change the term-limits law—and go for a three-peat—the Wall Street crisis provides the perfect opportunity.

Aides like Darren Dopp would have walked through fire for Eliot Spitzer. And in a sense, Dopp has.

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Eliot Spitzer and Joe Bruno are fighting each other. But they’re beating up everyone else.

Memo to Rudy: Get a strategist and handler before you start talking about ferrets again.

On issues like homeless families and school busing, the mayor’s vaunted CEO expertise hasn’t been much use. Can he turn around his second term?