New York
If New Yorkers don’t like socialism or the establishment, Curtis Sliwa wants their vote
Curtis Sliwa became famous by stepping in where the government was falling short. As the New York mayoral candidate told Reason's Jesse Walker, the Guardian Angels—the anti-crime patrols that Sliwa launched in New York…
The socialist transit plan that could break NYC
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to make every city bus ride free. The democratic socialist assemblyman says the policy would cost about $700 million a year, which sounds like a lot until you compare it to…
Trump Open to Reopening Mental Institutions
President Donald Trump says he is open to the idea of bringing back insane asylums. During an interview in the Oval Office Friday with Daily Caller White House Correspondent Reagan Reese, Trump was asked if he would…
Jerry Nadler Retiring, Citing Need for Generational Change
New York Democrat Rep. Jerrold Nadler has announced that he will not be seeking reelection, passing on the torch to younger Democrats after over three decades in Congress. Nadler, a 78-year-old who previously chaired the…
Brickbat: Hard Time
In New York, former Mid-State Corrections Officer Brandon Montanari admitted he and two colleagues kicked and punched an inmate in a hallway at the prison in April 2023, and they later tried to lie about it during the…
Vance Questions Newsom’s Sincerity, Mamdani’s Gratitude
Vice President JD Vance took aim at likely 2028 Democrat presidential candidate California Gov. Gavin Newsom and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in an interview Thursday with Fox News host Will Cain. “You…
Mamdani Plans LGBTQIA+ ‘Educational Liaisons’ in Every School District
Avowed socialist and New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani garnered attention with his pledge to allocate tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to gender-affirming medical care, but far less publicized is his…
Photo: A Tiny Monument to Eminent Domain Resistance in New York City
This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. The Hess Triangle is the result of an eminent domain fight that began in 1910, when New York City seized and demolished a…
New Bill Targets Fentanyl Dealers With Severe Penalties
THE CENTER SQUARE—Fentanyl dealers would face tough new criminal penalties under a proposal filed by a Republican New York congressman that calls for charging those convicted of trafficking the drug with attempted murder. The…
New York court says Trump’s $464 million fine in civil fraud case violated the Eighth Amendment
In a civil fraud case last year, New York County Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron ruled that Donald Trump's habit of exaggerating his wealth justified "disgorgement" of nearly half a billion dollars in…
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