http://nymag.com Daily coverage of New York's restaurants, nightlife, shopping, politics, and culture. en Copyright 2006, New York Magazine Holdings, LLC Tue, 29 May 2012 00:51:23 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/occupy-wall-street-bloomberg-2011-11/ For the mayor, grappling with Occupy Wall Street is confoundingly personal.]]> HASH(0xc930a7c) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/occupy-wall-street-bloomberg-2011-11/ Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:40:45 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/ray-kelly-2011-11/ Ray Kelly has had a remarkable run as NYPD commissioner—but now the problems are piling up.]]> HASH(0xc92c3e8) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/ray-kelly-2011-11/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:23:43 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/cuomo-gay-marriage-strategy-2011-6/ Cuomo ’s strategy involves unlikely partners like Dean Skelos. Can he get everyone to the altar?]]> HASH(0xc80b900) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/cuomo-gay-marriage-strategy-2011-6/ Fri, 27 May 2011 16:35:22 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/69657/ For now it’s a buddy movie—till the budget cuts come.]]> HASH(0xcd31fb4) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/69657/ Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:35:34 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/68984/ He’s going to be governor—but by playing it safe, he gave up a chance to start leading.]]> HASH(0xc913df8) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/68984/ Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:24:25 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/65744/ Why are Chuck Schumer and Mike Bloomberg so heated over financial regulation? It’s hard to get from Wall Street to Main Street.]]> HASH(0xc917e1c) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/65744/ Mon, 3 May 2010 10:34:58 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/62255/ Why putting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on trial downtown is the right thing for the U.S.—and the city. (And if Rudy were still U.S. prosecutor, he’d agree.)]]> HASH(0xc836d14) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/62255/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:26:28 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/61860/ Bloomberg may have squeaked back in as king—but now he has two ambitious princes to contend with.]]> HASH(0xc932358) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/61860/ Sun, 8 Nov 2009 22:04:10 -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(0xc93e108) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/56782/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:52:40 -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(0xc936a64) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/55006/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:24:13 -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(0xc8b3564) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/52917/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:40:35 -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(0xc940640) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/51820/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:21:52 -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(0xc942478) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/50501/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:57:42 -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(0xc946374) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/45987/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:35:41 -0400 http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/156xxx/ DEKXXX HASH(0xca83778) http://nymag.com/news/politics/citypolitic/156xxx/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:04:08 -0400