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Netanyahu Can Sue Mamdani for His Smears
The mayor’s lies about Israel’s war in Gaza expose him to a libel suit. Here’s the case Netanyahu could make.
Jed Rubenfeld
Why Mamdani Is Asking My Mom to Pay His Pied-à-Terre Tax
My 81-year-old mother has lived in New York for 30 years, but the city presumes she owes a $55,048 fee for out-of-towners.
Alex Berenson
Douglas Murray: Why Mamdani Is Targeting Netanyahu
The mayor accused Israel’s leader of genocide and the maiming of children. And he wants to make an enemy of America’s closest ally.
Douglas Murray
New York’s Ban on the Future
Governor Kathy Hochul’s data-center ban will hurt New Yorkers and help foreign adversaries—while stifling progress in AI.
Josh Wolfe
Meet NYC’s New Socialist Leaders
Abolish ICE. Free Palestine. Organize your union.
Olivia Reingold
‘Freeze the Rent’ Is Really About Rage and Revolution
Thursday’s decision on rent-stabilized apartments in New York City will prove that what is supposed to be a deliberative, analytical process has been…
Matt Miller
It’s Not the Poor Fueling Socialism’s Rise. It’s the Rich.
Darializa Avila Chevalier’s victory in New York’s 13th district exposes a national paradox: Candidates running on working-class politics are powered by…
Rafael A. Mangual
Mamdani’s Socialist Sweep in New York
On Tuesday, radical House candidates won big in the city. ‘It doesn’t feel safe to be Jewish anymore.’
Olivia Reingold and Peter Savodnik
How the Knicks Saved New York—and Me
Uri Berliner was a teenager the last time the Knicks won the NBA championship. Now, having just turned 70, he reflects on what the team means to New…
Uri Berliner
Knocking on Doors for Mamdani’s Rent-Freeze Brigade
A volunteer’s ‘SOCIALISM’ bracelet was a hint that New York City’s public turnout campaign for rent-control hearings might not live up to its own rules…
Josh Code
Meet the Mangione Press Corps
They include a ‘Hot Girls for Zohran’ influencer and a Fulbright scholar turned sex video game creator.
Olivia Reingold
Rama Duwaji Wants the Spotlight, Just Not the Scrutiny
Zohran Mamdani says his wife is a private person. Is he right?
Olivia Reingold
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