New York City

The former Montrealer and New Yorker writer recalls a time of “nascent corruption…when Donald Trump first emerged like a weed”

The story of the blind, homeless composer named Moondog is too weird not to be true

A block party at Brooklyn’s Clinton and President streets was supposed to celebrate the first female president. Instead, there was only silence.

In the city that’s home to both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, politics is thick in the air on the eve of the election

What did we learn from Justin Trudeau’s trip to the Big Apple?

The Editorial: Public criticism is not betrayal. And by ignoring that, U.S. police are highlighting a dangerous social divide.

A sordid spectacle of spousal support

Why New York’s mayoral race is proving to be the most colourful political contest in America

The next steps for New York City’s ambitious three-term mayor

20 holiday frames from New York City

New cutting-edge research says personality traits and social skills play a crucial role

It’s part of a journalist’s job description to be an unflinching, rational observer in the face of phenomena that tempt one to recoil or spew: a crime scene, a mass grave… in this spirit, and in the spirit of Bryan Caplan’s Ideological Turing Test, I asked myself, “What’s the best possible defence one could make of New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed Big Gulp Ban*?” Bloomberg, as you may have heard, intends to outlaw the serving of sugary beverages in bottles or cups larger than 16 ounces at city-regulated food establishments.