A comedy skit about cat allergies reignites GOP accusations of a secret nonaggression deal A Skit, a Cat, and a Political Firestorm When New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Republican Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa appeared together in a pre-taped comedy sketch at the Inner Circle dinner Saturday night, it looked, on the surface, like a lighthearted bit about cat allergies. In the skit, Sliwa played "Dr. Cliwa," administering shots to help the mayor with his feline affliction. The crowd at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Midtown laughed. Some prominent New York Republicans did not. What Was the Inner Circle, and What Happened There? The Inner Circle is a decades-old tradition in New York City, an annual roast put on by the city's press corps, where journalists lampoon the mayor and city officials in song-and-dance sketches, and the mayor fires back with a rebuttal show. This year, the show was…
New Jersey's former mayor steps in to lead NYC's biggest business group and faces the question of relevance in a socialist city A New Leader for the Partnership Faces a New Kind of Mayor Steven Fulop, the former 12-year mayor of Jersey City who mounted an unsuccessful run for New Jersey governor in 2025, took over as president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City in early 2026, replacing longtime leader Kathryn Wylde. In a lengthy interview with the New York Editorial Board published last week, Fulop offered a candid and wide-ranging assessment of what the Partnership needs to become under a democratic socialist mayor and a city facing real fiscal strain. Who Is Fulop and How Did He Get the Job? Fulop's path to the Partnership was neither direct nor expected. After losing the New Jersey gubernatorial primary to Rep. Mikie Sherrill in a race he had…
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MAMDANI: Complex Bureaucracy: The Customary Law of the Settler State – Designed Inefficiency as a Tool of Exclusion
MAMDANI: Loss of Small Businesses & “Character”: The Corporate Clearing of the “Native” Marketplace – From Community to Chain Store Alienation
MAMDANI: Public Housing (NYCHA) Crisis: The Deliberate Neglect of the “Native” Reserve – Deferred Maintenance as a Tool of Dispossession
MAMDANI: The Student Debt Crisis & The Indentured “Native” – Debt as a Mechanism of Control and Discipline
MAMDANI: The Childcare Crisis & The Patriarchy of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor of the Settler Economy
MAMDANI: The NYPD as a Colonial Police Force – Governing the “Natives” Through Force and Custom
MAMDANI: Plastic & Solid Waste Management: The Crisis of Capitalist Consumption – The “Native” as the Sink for Settler Waste
MAMDANI: Extreme Income Inequality: The Bifurcated City – The “Settler” and “Native” Economic Divide
MAMDANI: Migrant & Asylum Seeker Crisis: The Limits of “Sanctuary” in the Settler State – The Political Manufacture of a “Crisis”
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Social Reproduction – The Unpaid “Native” Labor that Fuels the “Settler” City
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Public Bank Branch Closures – The Financial Desertification of “Native” Neighborhoods
Air Pollution & Environmental Racism – The Somatic Violence of the Bifurcated State
The Climate Crisis & The Colonial Response – Green Capitalism as the New “Civilizing” Mission
MAMDANI: Lobbying Influence: The Legalized Bribery of the Settler Class – How Capital Writes the Laws of the Colony
MAMDANI: The Crisis of Mental Health Services – Pathologizing the “Native” Condition
Sliwa and Mamdani Share a Stage, and Republicans Boil Over – A comedy skit about cat allergies reignites GOP accusations of a secret nonaggression deal
Mamdani Moves on Child Care, Vows Universal Access for Youngest New Yorkers – After 1,000 new 3-K seats and a 2-K pilot, the mayor signals even bolder action is coming
Mamdani Brings Bracket-Style Competition to City Government – The mayor gamifies community input with a March Madness format for neighborhood improvements
New Yorkers Hope Free Child Care Will Make Having Kids Possible – Families and young adults say the mayor’s child care agenda is changing their calculations about starting and raising families in NYC
More Than 11,000 New Yorkers Vote in Mamdani’s Neighborhood Fix-It Competition – A March Madness bracket for city improvements draws tens of thousands of participants in its first round
Mamdani’s Mass Engagement Office Draws Fire Over Mission and Salaries – Critics see political infrastructure built with taxpayer money; supporters say democracy requires organizing
Greenwich Village Fights to Save Its Historic Rec Center – Residents and advocates rally to stop the demolition of the beloved Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
Mamdani Backtracks on Rental Voucher Pledge, Triggering a Housing Policy Dispute – The city appeals a court ruling that would expand CityFHEPS, reversing a key campaign promise on tenant protections
NYC Trims Its First Major Bond Deal Under Mamdani Amid Fiscal Pressure – Negative outlooks from three rating agencies and market volatility force the city to downsize a $2.6 billion offering
Mamdani Attends Passover Seder, Navigating a Delicate Relationship With Jewish New York – A downtown cultural tradition becomes a political touchstone as the mayor walks a fine line with Jewish communities
At the Inner Circle, Mamdani Lands His Jokes and Takes His Lumps – A horror movie trailer, a cat doctor, and a shirtless Jeff Coltin: the press corps roast had it all
Singham Family Ties Raise Questions About Influence Inside Mamdani’s Circle – A new report details how relatives of a China-aligned tech billionaire have gained roles in the mayor’s movement
Business Leaders Probe Mamdani’s New York: Fulop Outlines the Partnership’s Balancing Act – New Jersey’s former mayor steps in to lead NYC’s biggest business group and faces the question of relevance in a socialist city
NYC’s Estate Tax Proposal: A Bold Idea That Needs Better Calibration – Experts say Mamdani’s plan to tax inherited wealth is right in principle but risks hitting middle-class homeowners
