Bill De Blasio
Finally America is realizing that Andrew Cuomo is a putz
In a sane world, Andrew Cuomo would be America’s least popular politician, a welcome target for a primary campaign or…
Why New Yorkers are fleeing the city in droves
New York Back when people used to read newspapers, they called it a ‘human interest’ story. Now it appears as…
Bright lights, abandoned city
Joan Didion wrote that New York is a city only for the very rich, the very poor and the very…
Teddy Roosevelt saw this mob coming
So now they have come for Teddy Roosevelt. The large bronze statue of TR on horseback, flanked by a black…
Cuomo and de Blasio’s unearned lap of honor
After weeks of state-mandated lockdown, thousands of preventable nursing home deaths and days of angry protests and looting, New York…
Bill de Blasio unites cops and protesters — in disgust
New York City is crumbling into shambolic lawlessness and its citizens are growing more afraid and frustrated by the day.…
Children of the revolution
Some steal their luxury leisure goods, but others take their leisure by the luxury of right, and all of it…
Mayhem in Manhattan
It’s important — and easy — to tell the difference between protesters and looters. Just as New York should have…
New York has mismanaged COVID-19 from top to bottom
Andrew Cuomo is having the time of his life. His approval ratings are through the roof and he’s being talked…
Bill de Blasio isn’t an anti-Semite but…
Bumbling Bill de Blasio is all thumbs, and not just on Twitter. Slow to respond when Orthodox Jews suffered an…
Life and death in New York City
No matter where in the apartment I am, if I sit very still, I hear a siren. Over the 18…
Panic among the pigeons
Life is a risky business. Danger is everywhere. In New York, even the pigeons are a threat. A friend recalled…
The cops are impotent in lawless New York
New York Things are heating up, in both London and Nueva York, as this place should correctly be called.…
Farewell to Bill de Blasio, 2020’s least consequential candidate
Friday news drops are often saved for surprising or important stories. What NYC mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Morning…
Take it from Taki — Hillary Clinton will be the next US president
The last week in Gotham was exceptional fun. I saw a Broadway play, Finding Neverland, compliments of the producer, my…
Left-wing populism is on the rise - and may take Ed Miliband to No10
Would-be leaders of the left are harnessing the mood of angry populism
When Taki met Al Sharpton
New York This is a tale of two escape artists in one city. Let’s start with my old friend the…
Dear Bill de Blasio: there are better reasons to boycott the St Patrick's Day parade
The new mayor of New York, who despite his name (Bill de Blasio) claims Irish ancestry, is boycotting this month’s…
