New York City

HARSANYI: Hey, socialists, we’ve already figured out the supermarket

April 24, 2026 David Harsanyi

There are at least 76,000 supermarkets in the United States. Most of us probably have a dozen within 10 miles of home. Nevertheless, leftists are constantly trying to convince us that we need government-run grocery […]

New York City getting first 3 Las Vegas-style casinos

December 21, 2025 Philip Marcelo

NEW YORK — The New York Mets’ ballpark in Queens. A Bronx golf course once operated by President Donald Trump’s company. A slot parlor on a horse racing track near John F. Kennedy International Airport. […]

MATTHEWS: NYC voters poised to make big mistake with Zohran Mamdani

October 23, 2025 Stacey Matthews

It’s not uncommon for writers who occasionally share their thoughts about things going on in cities and states in which they don’t reside to get responses that go something along the lines of “mind your […]

Patti Smith apologizes for canceling show after collapsing onstage in Brazil

February 10, 2025 Gabriela Sá Pessoa and Hillel Italie

SAO PAULO — Veteran singer and poet Patti Smith has reassured fans that she is “fine” after collapsing during a presentation in Brazil and later returning to apologize to the audience for ending her show […]

Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating

August 12, 2022 Associated Press

NEW YORK — The polio virus has been found in New York City’s wastewater in another sign that the disease, which hadn’t been seen in the U.S. in a decade, is quietly spreading among unvaccinated […]

Ranked choice voting gets big test in NYC

June 21, 2021 David Caruso, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Ranked choice voting makes its debut in New York City’s mayoral primary Tuesday in one of the most high-profile tests yet for a system gaining use in pockets across the U.S. The […]

Ex-presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins NYC mayoral race

January 15, 2021 Karen Matthews, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang officially entered the race for mayor of New York City on Thursday, joining a crowded Democratic primary field that includes longtime elected officials and veterans of the […]

2 New York City officers shot, suspected shooter killed

November 29, 2020 Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Two New York City police officers shot and killed an off-duty college security officer on Tuesday after he opened fire and wounded them as they responded to a domestic violence call at […]

Jamaal Bowman topples US Rep. Engel in NY Democratic primary

July 18, 2020 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Former middle school principal Jamaal Bowman has toppled 16-term U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel in New York’s Democratic primary in another upset victory for the party’s insurgent wing. Many votes cast by mail […]

Tables turned, Ocasio-Cortez plays defense in primary fight

June 12, 2020 Alan Fram, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s turn to defend her record and battle accusations that she’s lost touch with her district. The out-of-nowhere winner of 2018’s most spectacular election upset, the New York Democrat […]