Nicole Gelinas
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Hochul's new subway-safety gimmick isn't a fix for violence
Kathy Hochul's pledge to put cops on every overnight train — her third enforcement surge in three years — doesn't deal with the system’s real problems.
Adams' $650M mental-illness plan reflects his unkept promises
On broad policy and plans for NYC, Mayor Eric Adams is often right. It’s just that he consistently bumbles the execution.
New Orleans attack means NYC must get serious about vehicle terror
New York should be hardening vulnerable public spaces. Instead, the city relies on temporary measures and good luck — leaving us little better prepared than New Orleans.
Hochul's subway-safety claim a cruel joke — as violence hit deadly high in 2024
Daniel Penny's prosecution is causing reasonable people to think twice before helping a fellow straphanger, making the subways even more dangerous — despite Hochul’s absurd rhetoric.
New film on '72 Munich Olympics captures the truth about terror
A movie about the 1972 massacre of Israeli Olympians has a refreshingly simple — but not simplistic — take: Kidnapping and murdering civilians is bad, and there is no context in which...
Bragg's antics told Daniel Penny jury the trial was a sham
Tossing the top manslaughter charge may have backfired on prosecutors — and confirmed the defense's case for its baselessness.
The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a bad sign for New York City
The sidewalk murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Thompson’s in the heart of Midtown punctuates nearly five years of rising crime and disorder in New York City.
That $6.2 million banana is a perfect symbol for our bloated economy
The $6.2 price tag for that banana "art" shows how a price can have no relation to value. Justin Sun's purchase of it is more proof that our we are...
New NYPD Commish Jessica Tisch's top job: Be honest about NYC crime
New NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch can serve the mayor and the city well, if she uses her independence to level with the public about this fact, and explain the problems...
Hochul's congestion-toll failures: incompetence — or a long con
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s botch of the toll to drive into core Manhattan is so epic, you must wonder: Is she this bad at politics, or is she doing it on purpose?
Hochul, Adams offer Trump a bogus olive branch — seeking not peace, just cash
Top New York Democrats cozied up to president-elect Donald Trump to get his help with their big-budget needs — but a reddening Empire State voted for not dollars, but change.
NYC's migrant chaos exposed voters to Democrats' failures
When migrants swamped NYC in 2023, voters began to believe that Democrats are incapable of setting and executing responsible immigration policy.
Daniel Penny needs a subway-riding jury — but may not get it
Lawyers parse potential jurors by race, age and gender. But in the Daniel Penny trial, the real divide in the jury pool is transit: who takes the subway every day,...
NY ballot measure's flaws reflect Gov. Hochul's failures
Because they're so ideologically confused, state Democrats and Kathy Hochul must hide behind something that’s popular to pass all sorts of other things that aren’t even practicable.
Why public safety is the key to functioning NYC subways — crime hot spots for over 50 years
We’ve compressed a generation’s worth of killing into four years — and with nine murders on the subway this year, this danger is not abating.
Trump's secret fanbase: NY Dems distracting from their failures
Former President Donald Trump is gaining in swing-state polls — and you can bet one group is secretly pleased: New York’s elected officials. The city’s Democrats use big, bad Trump as a...
Mayor Adams puts taxpayers on the hook for $1.6 billion a year on migrants — maybe through 2029!
Mayor Eric Adams is trying to ensure that one big feature of his mayoralty stays in office, even if he doesn’t: billions of dollars in taxpayer money to put migrants...
Biden's forced end to port strike is a bad deal for us all
Biden strong-armed the ports into a bad deal that in the long run will push up prices — and harm organized labor.
Mayor Hochul to the rescue? Guv can help NYC amid Adams mess
Gotham needs a strong governor to fill the power vacuum Hizzoner’s scandals have created — and Hochul has powers she can wield to the city’s benefit.
MTA's $68.4B capital plan: pure fiction and 'a cry for help'
Unless and until Gov. Hochul becomes a firmer leader, the MTA's massive infrastructure plan will remain unfunded — a lot of ideas, and no way to pay for them.