Harry Siegel
senior editor, The City
Harry Siegel is a senior editor at the newsroom The City, a columnist for the New York Daily News and the producer and a co-host of the “FAQ NYC” podcast.
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Eric Adams’ rise and fall is a cautionary tale for Zohran Mamdani
Adams did so much damage to the sensible center he claimed to represent that the city is now poised to replace him with an avowed socialist.
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The humbling of Andrew Cuomo
New Yorkers rejected the former governor’s fear-based tactics — and brought down a Democratic dynasty.
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New York City’s mayoral primary is a microcosm of the Democratic Party’s chaos
The next mayor of America’s biggest city will most likely be either a moderate ex-governor who left office in disgrace or a socialist with little experience.
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New York City and its institutions are targets in Trump’s retribution rampage
The president is flagrantly going after New York’s city and state governments, as well as top law firms and universities.
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New York’s congestion pricing plan is working great — Trump wants to destroy it
The $9 toll is bringing in millions in much-needed revenue and making life more livable in the most congested parts of Manhattan. The president hates it.
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Eric Adams owes Donald Trump now — and New Yorkers know it
The president ordered the Department of Justice to drop its prosecution of the embattled mayor — but that’s just the beginning of the arrangement.
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The NYPD smeared me on social media. A new report proves me right.
“We are the police, and you are a gadfly,” one deputy commissioner posted on his official account.
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Eric Adams’ political career is a walking tragedy
New York’s mayor has long been surrounded by a cloud of corruption — and it’s getting worse by the day.