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New York’s Last Socialite Isn’t Going Down Without a Fight
Julie Macklowe’s public support of the pied-à-terre tax has gotten her ‘dirty looks at parties in the Hamptons,’ but the millionaire is nonplussed…
Suzy Weiss
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
Why Mamdani Thinks a Millionaire Is Working Class
The socialist mayor says anyone earning less than $1 million a year is working class. In reality, the label has little to do with how much money you…
Rob Henderson
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
I Was in the DSA. Here’s What They Really Believe.
The socialist candidates being swept into power want to dismantle American life. It’s all right there in their new platform.
Jake Altman
Tom Suozzi’s Fight to Save the Democratic Party from the DSA
The New York lawmaker tells Peter Savodnik that his party has been ‘asleep at the switch’ as the far right has surged.
Peter Savodnik
How the Democratic Socialists Conquered New York City
Journalist Harry Siegel joins Eli Lake to trace how how the DSA’s far-left hard-liners and barista sociology majors took over the Democratic Party in…
Eli Lake
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‘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
WATCH: Mamdani’s Allies Just Swept New York. What Comes Next?
Douglas Murray, Mark Halperin, and Reihan Salam unpack the socialist sweep in New York City’s primary elections last night—and what comes next.
Rafaela Siewert
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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
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