http://nymag.com Daily coverage of New York's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, politics, and culture. en Copyright 2006, New York Magazine Holdings, LLC Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:30:34 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/56782/ 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?]]> HASH(0xf41f128) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/56782/ Wed, 27 May 2009 16:48:08 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/55006/ 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.]]> HASH(0xf5f4518) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/55006/ Sun, 1 Mar 2009 23:02:10 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/52917/ Suddenly, it seems possible that David Paterson will pass the torch to a new generation of Kennedys. But is this really a good idea?]]> HASH(0xf3e1734) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/52917/ Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:31:38 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/51820/ The city’s mayors inevitably tend toward the imperial and autocratic. Why did we think this one would be different?]]> HASH(0xf88419c) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/51820/ Sun, 2 Nov 2008 21:25:35 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/50501/ If the mayor wants to change the term-limits law—and go for a three-peat—the Wall Street crisis provides the perfect opportunity.]]> HASH(0xf3f30ec) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/50501/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:21:22 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/45987/ Aides like Darren Dopp would have walked through fire for Eliot Spitzer. And in a sense, Dopp has.]]> HASH(0xf5d0d98) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/45987/ Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:20:53 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/156xxx/ DEKXXX HASH(0xf3dcfd0) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/156xxx/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:18:59 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/39591/ Eliot Spitzer and Joe Bruno are fighting each other. But they’re beating up everyone else.]]> HASH(0xf3db6fc) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/39591/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:05:08 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/30336/ Memo to Rudy: Get a strategist and handler before you start talking about ferrets again.]]> HASH(0xf3111bc) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/30336/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:47:15 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/29725/ 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?]]> HASH(0xf3db6a8) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/29725/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:46:09 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/28156/ The governor’s tactics are more improvised than premeditated, but he has state legislators right where he wants them—running for cover.]]> HASH(0xf304cb4) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/28156/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:43:55 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/26567/ This city is behind several others—even Chicago!—in its efforts to combat global warming. Mayor Bloomberg can do much better.]]> HASH(0xf3d3f7c) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/26567/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:39:50 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/25011/ His predecessor didn’t do him any favors. And the new governor will need all his wiles to defeat the two-headed monster currently ruling Albany.]]> HASH(0xf664bb8) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/25011/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:35:51 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/24076/ How Chuck Schumer and Eliot Spitzer, both grating, obsessive perfectionists who don’t much like each other, finally gave Dems a victory.]]> HASH(0xcb40358) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/24076/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:33:30 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/21349/ There’s power in the huge majority Eliot Spitzer is liable to run up in November. But riding it to greatness is far from simple. HASH(0xf3ccba4) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/21349/ Sun, 16 Dec 2007 22:28:24 -0400