An Information-Age DonkeyIf he were chair of the Democratic National Committee, Simon Rosenberg would work on modernizing the party’s politics of persuasion.
The Outer-Borough CrusaderStop ticketing all those businesses in Queens! Anthony Weiner gets ready to take on
Mike Bloomberg (whom he compares to Ricardo Montalban) for […]
Intelligencer: November 15-22, 2004Hillary’s quiet partners, the woman behind Desperate Housewives tries to save Martha Stewart, Tina Brown flees a dinner party, and more.
The Clinton FactorCan Bill and Hillary’s former media guru help
Gifford Miller beat Bloomberg?
Must-See TV?An opinionated preview of the Republican roster.
Speaker and YapperWhy are the mayor and the tabloids beating up on Gifford Miller? Because they can.
Husband HuntingWhen Robert Maharam disappeared, stiffing his ex-wife, Jane, on a $4 million divorce judgment, she and their daughter embarked on an obsessive, […]
Go, Jets Stadium!In the fight over the ever-more-contentious West Side plan, one side unveils a TV ad campaign.
Sand StormNew Bush administration rules could force Michael Bloomberg to close Coney Island and other city beaches this summer. Just in time for election […]
Will Bill?Bill Thompson is mild-mannered, relatively unknown, and not sure he wants to run. So how is it that the city comptroller may be the next mayor?
Deaniacs, Take TwoDean may have lost, but mayoral candidates hope to emulate his online success.
Bye, Mr. Nice MikeThe mayor came into office promising to rid City Hall of Giuliani-era political brawling. So why is he suddenly putting the screws to his opponents?
The Line That Time ForgotThey call the Second Avenue subway the greatest New York project never built. They may have to think of a new name.
New Yorkers for KerryLocal pols have been jumping on the
front-runner’s bandwagon faster than you can say “double-digit lead.” So what if they onc […]
Cash and KerryThe city’s wealthy Kerry backers have a message for undecided donors: Fund the
front-runner—now—or lose to Bush later.
Under the GunWill the NRA be the Republicans’ next cruise ship?
Outer PainMayor Mike has launched a fresh political offensive (boccie, anyone?) to win back the hearts and minds of angry outer-borough voters. So why are […]
Cash MachineQuietly, Eliot Spitzer has been doling out money to Dems across the state. Sure, he’s got his eye on Pataki’s job. Saving the party […]
Primary ImportanceForget Iowa and New Hampshire. Team Dean plans to use
New York to stop whoever—Clark? Kerry?
Edwards?—breaks out in the early primaries.
The U.S.S. TroubleTom DeLay’s ship sank—but the GOP convention is still an albatross for Bloomberg.
The ConventioneerThe Republican National Convention comes to town in just nine months. Meet Bill Harris, the Alabama conservative, Civil War buff, and dove hunte […]
E Pluribus DemsThe party has its best shot in a decade at winning City Hall and the governor’s chair—if they can get it together. But where’s […]
Money Tries to TalkPoliticians come to Manhattan when it’s time to raise money, then don’t give the city its due. Bloomberg’s new Fifth Avenue ra […]
Zero for HeroesMany of the people who spent months in the pit at ground zero have respiratory ailments. And no health insurance. And no aid from the government. Why?
Bloomy’s New EnemyThomas Ognibene could give the mayor a run for his money in the GOP primary.
My Ex-Friend GeorgeTo get reelected, Bloomberg desperately
needs Pataki’s help. Why is Pataki going
to leave him hanging?
