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Harry Siegel is a senior editor at The City, the co-host of its FAQ.NYC podcast, and a columnist at the New York Daily News. He was a senior editor at The Daily Beast from 2011 to 2013 and again from 2016 to 2022.

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opinion

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Batsh*t Subway Psy-Op Is Backfiring

BAD VIBES

Putting heavily armed soldiers in subway stations won’t do much to make people “feel safe,” but it’s already helping Republicans paint large cities as dystopian hellscapes.

Harry Siegel | Published Mar 08, 2024
opinion

Why Eric Adams’ Most Popular Policies Are His Most Hated

TALE OF TWO CITIES

Somehow, it’s become a scandal among activists and media that New York City’s mayor wants more severely mentally ill people living on the street to get evaluated for care.

Harry Siegel | Published Dec 21, 2022
opinion

Elections Will Be Apocalyptic Thunderdomes for a While

STRAP IN

But Donald Trump, of all people, could help save the Democrats from themselves yet again — and maybe even break America’s long fever dream in the process.

Harry Siegel | Published Nov 09, 2022

Robert Moses Changed NYC. Ralph Fiennes Makes Him Boring.

BOB THE BUILDER

“Straight Line Crazy,” a didactic play about Robert Moses, has a lot to say about New York City’s legendary planner—but its airless sermonizing makes for a stodgy piece of theater.

Harry Siegel | Published Oct 26, 2022
opinion

What the Insecure Insurrectionists Don’t Get About America

‘THE BANNER OF THE FREE’

American greatness isn’t about unlimited individual freedom. It’s about a pursuit of happiness the government won’t interfere with unless it interferes with that of other people.

Evan Thies | Published Jun 20, 2022

Louisville Mayor Punched at Saturday Evening Event

OUCH

Police and a spokesperson for the mayor said that he “is doing fine.”

Alice Tecotzky | Published Jun 19, 2022

Republican on Jan. 6 Panel Sees ‘Violence in the Future’

‘WAKE UP, AMERICA’

Rep. Adam Kinzinger said that he had received a mailed note threatening to “execute” him, his wife, and their 5-month-old child.

AJ McDougall | Published Jun 19, 2022

Brazilian Cops Identify Five More Suspects in Journo’s Death

EXPANDING WEB

The total suspect count grew to eight on Sunday.

Corbin Bolies | Published Jun 19, 2022

Director Paul Haggis Arrested in Italy for Sexual Assault

MORE ALLEGATIONS

Haggis had been accused of rape in 2018, with the resulting lawsuit prompting three other women to come forward with their own allegations of misconduct.

Barbie Latza Nadeau, AJ McDougall, Alice Tecotzky | Published Jun 19, 2022

Some U.K. Soldiers Booted from NATO Trip After On-Base Orgy

DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED

While the soldiers did not commit a crime, the head of the U.K. army did not want to risk ruining its reputation.

Corbin Bolies | Published Jun 19, 2022

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