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Presents confidential papers obtained at the New York City Hall under Mayor John V. Lindsay. Plans of Lindsay to run for the U.S. presidency; Memo sent by Lindsay to New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller regarding his campaign contributions; Criticisms on the administration of Lindsay.

The article comments on the chances of survival of the New York conservative paper New York Post, as of 1993. Alexander Hamilton founded the newspaper 192 years ago. Then it was bought by Rupert Murdoch in 1977 and a racier tabloid style was introduced. Furthermore, the paper was moved to the right and circulation was boosted to nearly a million. Yet the populist conservatism of Murdoch's Post was hated by the liberal establishment. Due to a conflict with Senator Teddy Kennedy, Murdoch was forced to sell the Post, passing it on to developer Peter Kalikow. After this, the staff of the Post suffered through cut backs and salary cuts. When Kalikow's fortunes sagged, lost readers and advertisers, he passed the Post off to financier Steven Hoffenberg. Then it was wrested from Hoffenberg by aging parking-garage magnate Abe Hirschfield. Hirschfield fired editor-in-chief Peter Hamill and then announced 75 more firings. Hirschfield then was a rebellion from practically everyone from the Post.

Focuses on the current strike of the New York city newspaper "Guild" against the newly-merged World Journal Tribune, a venture composed of the old Herald Tribune, the World-Telegram and Sun and the Journal-American. Annoyance of Guild's newsmen at management, which they feel has treated them shabbily; Resignation of newsmen from the union; Reports that World-Telegram management was far more reluctant to negotiate than was the Guild.

This article focuses on the newspaper "Daily News," the largest-circulation newspaper in New York City. The "Daily News" is the biggest newspaper in the biggest city in the U.S. The newspaper has a manner of unmistakable intimacy and a sense of humor. It expresses boldness and resignation all at once, as they are expressed every day in the city. It is not wrong to say that on many occasions, the newspaper speaks for the residents of New York City, especially when the city has dealings with the outside world.

Claims that many American writers and journalists do not regularly read the "New York Times" and other supposedly influential newspapers and periodicals. Report that many conservatives feel liberated when they stop reading the "Times;" Reasons given by journalists for no longer reading the "Times," including the paper's liberal slant and alleged inaccuracies; Claim that radio commentator Rush Limbaugh no longer reads the "Times;" Other reasons why some readers have rejected the "Times."

The article presents photographs of the highlights of the 20th anniversary of the periodical "National Review" on November 17, 1975 at Hunter College in New York City. Speaker Michael Oakeshott delivered his paper "Talking Politics" at Hunter College. Periodical staff Bill Buckley presides at the lectern. The audience listens as Oakshott unfolds his theory of the modern state.

Presents letters to the publisher of the journal "National Review." Struggles with the concept of mortality; Unemployment in New York City; Liability potential of distributing condoms along with the school paper at Mansfield University; Implications of the gross negligence ruling of a Texas jury against "Soldier of Fortune".

The article focuses on the year-long master's program of Columbia University's School of Journalism in New York City in 1993 and reflects on the decline in U.S. journalism. The first day of the program, the students filled the World Room. During orientation week, the students received lectures on sexual harassment and what offensive speech means. On the first day of classes, the students are again gathered in the World Room, for the Background to Race Relations lecture of the Reverend Calvin Butts.

The article reviews three New York City exhibitions including Whitney Museum's Biennial, "Artists: Emergent Americans," at the Guggenheim and "New Works on Paper," at the Museum of Modern Art in February 1981.

Presents an article on being forcibly detained from the American Newspaper Guild. Protests against the control exerted by the Guild; Considerations regarding the Guild contract; Loyalty to his employer, the "Daily News" of New York City.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences of going to New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The article comments on the plan announced by U.S. President Gerald R. Ford to address the fiscal troubles of New York City. It suggests that the Ford's plan for one-year loan is consistent with his earlier refusal to sign legislation which designed to prevent default. It discusses the challenges facing the plan even if it survives court challenges to the indefinite moratorium and to stuffing municipal pension funds with dubious paper.

Presents a general framework on the headway made by the journal since the year 1960. Highlights of the dinner party that was held at New York City's Plaza Hotel on October 28, 1960 to mark the fifth anniversary of the journal; Prominent activities of the journal in the year 1961; Observation on the political entities for whom the journal had become an irritant in the year 1962; Achievements of the journal since 1960.

Editorial. Discusses the purchase of the `New York Daily News' by British citizen Robert Maxwell. Role played by the newspaper; Reflection on the question of whether a newspaper owned by a non-national can absolutely adapt to the local cultural scene; Troubles faced by the much-reviled Tribune Company of Chicago.

The article describes how progressive theories of education are dominating New York City's public schools. Topics covered include the small number of public school students who could pass the statewide math and English exams in grades 3 to 8, the School Diversity Advisory Group's (SDAG) recommendation to end programs for gifted students in New York City public schools, and teachers' reliance on the differentiated instruction model rather than on grade inflation.

The article offers U.S. political news briefs and commentary as of March 28, 2016. Politician Mitt Romney gave a speech criticizing 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. U.S. Senator Ben Sasse committed not to support Trump if he should win the Republican Party presidential nomination. New York City police and prosecutors have aimed to focus on serious crimes rather than quality-of-life offenses.

The article focuses on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his tension with some members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) over his criticism of the NYPD activities. Topics include discretion in police work, the assassination of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu in 2015, and the leadership of NYPD Commissioner William Bratton.

Comments on the activities of the Guardian Angels in New York City in the 1980s. Examination of whether the group can be considered vigilantes or heroes; Opposition by pro-civil rights groups against the Guardian Angels' use of violence in curbing the illegal drug trade in New York City; Implications on crime prevention and law enforcement.

The article reviews a concert by singer Elton John at the Madison Square Garden, New York.

Seeks to understand the sandbox-style being used by New York City Mayor John Lindsay in running his city. Discussion of the concept of sandbox; Information on where the billions of dollars that are being spent on the urban poor by all levels of government go; Factors involved in running a successful sandbox.

Focuses on the discrimination against non-African American residents of Manhattan, New York in the selection of a Borough President. Comment on a complaint filed by the Association for the Preservation of Freedom of Choice (APFC) with the New York State Commission against Discrimination; Information that former Borough President Hulan Jack, a African-American resigned after being convicted of improper conduct in office; Support of Mayor Robert F. Wagner to choose Robert C. Weaver for this job; Information that the APFC seeks to repeal New York laws forbidding certain sorts of discrimination in the rental or sale of certain types of housing.

The article discusses the stance of the Democratic Party in New York on minimum wage. A defeat of a proposal for a shopping mall in the Bronx borough of New York City, which would have created retail jobs and would have created construction jobs, is mentioned. The issues of minimum wage and unemployment are discussed. The view of economist Milton Freidman that a minimum wage law is anti-black is also discussed.

The article discusses the coronavirus crisis confronting New York City, New York as of April 2020. Also cited are some historical events in New York like the Declaration of Independence by George Washington in 1776, the cholera pandemic in the 1830s that affected former Mayor Philip Hone, the 1977 blackout, and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The article discusses the changes in New York City based on the author's experiences as a native and lifelong resident. The influx of immigrants changed many communities in the cities. A good example of the impact of immigration on community is the Brownsville section of Brooklyn. Race relations remained tense among the children of immigrants during the 1970s. Crime was almost unheard of in Brooklyn during the 1950s. Today crime is widespread and prevalent in New York City. Today New Yorkers are wary of going out at night which was unknown during the 1950s. It is quite difficult to accurately pin point the cause or causes of the disappearance of civil disorder in New York. Black communities in New York City have been convulsed by riots and other acts of violence beginning with the assassination of Martin Luther King.

Presents an editorial criticizing John Cardinal O'Connor's support for the striking union members against the New York Daily News. Absurdity of his claims that losing unionism would be to go back to worse than slavery; Moral flaws in his support for the union.

The article reflects on the Evening for Peace event hosted by the Riverside Church in New York City on December 7, 1980. It criticizes the hostility of senior minister William Sloane Coffin toward the U.S. It comments on the message delivered by the church's disarmament program director Cora Weiss on nuclear disarmament. It describes the highlights of the event which ended with the statement that the church is not rich and it needs funds for its disarmament program. It also contends that not all members of the church support its programs.

The article focuses on a meeting organized by representatives of American Jewish organizations in New York City to decry the government-sponsored antisemitism in the Soviet Union. Burton Joseph, the moderator of the National Conference on Soviet Anti-Semitism, in his opening remarks said that the representatives consider the Soviet Union to be the most dangerous source of antisemitism in the world.

The article narrates the author's experience in visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The museum is characterized as encyclopedic by its director Philippe de Montebello. It is encyclopedic in the sense that the museum is oriented toward research in addition to its role of displaying artistic works. There are millions of works of arts deposited in the museum. The museum has its preservation, restoration and research facility called the Antonio Ratti Textile Center. This facility occupies 25,000 square feet beneath the main floor of the museum's building.

Reports on bias crimes by examining the murder of Yusuf Hawkins, a black New Yorker who was killed by locals after straying into the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn. Efforts to convict his killers; Details of the case; Racial aspects of the case; Details of the trials of the killers; Social reaction to the verdicts; Press coverage of the case.

Reports on public apathy to the corruption scandals in New York City. Trial for bribery of Lester Shafran, former director of the Parking Violations Bureau; Bribery made by four officers of Wedtech Corp. to help the company win no-bid public contracts; Corruption in the city's anti-poverty programs.

Relates the author's insights on squatting in New York City. Blocks of abandoned buildings in the Lower East Side claimed by squatters; Squatter's claiming of the buildings for their own; Tendency of squatters toward ideology or inverted class snobbery; Possible factors that contribute to the problem of squatting.

Presents an analysis of minority hatreds liberalism has cultivated and catered to. Case of New York City's "subway gunman" Bernhard Goetz; Revelation of ordinary New Yorkers' hostility toward the liberal regime; Liberals' avoidance of scrutiny of their own motives.

The article comments on global political and social issues as of March 6, 1981. According to Amnesty International, the Guatemalan government has been guilty of massive human-rights violation. The school board of Rosedale, Queens, New York decided to integrate Rosedale children into an African American school in Springfield Gardens. Speculations of investigative reporters and senators are revealed concerning the involvement of Edward M. Korry, U.S. Ambassador to Chile in 1970, in a scheme to prevent the installation of Salvador Allende as president of Chile.

Presents information on the the activities one can enjoy before and after the 20th anniversary celebration of this periodical in New York. Information on cultural performances and art shows that one can attend; Information on restaurants in the city, where one can enjoy various kinds of food; Information on the green Michelin New York guide, by far the best guide to the city.

This article predicts the possible reelection of New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1997. In order to prove the prediction of the author regarding the reelection of Giuliani he cited the achievements and the factors that might contribute to his political chances in the upcoming election. Giuliani's political career started in the 1970s. However, he became popular in 1983 when he was appointed as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York state. At the present time, he has a great political chance to be reelected mainly because the Republicans are supporting his candidacy.

The article reflects on New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's decision on January 11, 1996 to remove child-protection services from the aegis of the Human Resources Administration. It highlights the death of six-year-old Elisa Izquierdo from the abuse of her mother. It traces the history of New York's welfare policy. It argues that changing the culture of the agency and its private-sector allies would not be easy.

Focuses on a controversy involving New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Information that the controversy is about the exhibition "Harlem on My Mind," a multimedia hodge-podge purporting, in the words of its creator, Allon Schoener, to document the struggle to establish an urban black culture in the midst of the twentieth-century industrial society; Question as to whether such a project has any place in an institution primarily devoted to the preservation and exhibition of works of art?; Charge by Negroes that the exhibition represents a "white man's image" of Harlem--as if the skin color of the exhibition's creators rather than the veracity and value of what they have done were at stake; Claim that the show itself fails to achieve its aim, namely, to present a documentary history of Harlem.

The article looks at gentrification of urban neighborhoods as of 2014, focusing on New York City. The author outlines the concerns about gentrification expressed by filmmaker Spike Lee in a recent lecture and offers a response, arguing that gentrification can benefit the existing residents of a neighborhood. Topics include the relationship between race, class, and crime; the social and economic impact of immigrants; and housing supply.

Focuses on the selection of Father Daniel Berrigan, SJ to become the chaplain at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Effect of Berrigan on younger as well as the older clergy; Highlights of his stay at Cornell; End of his Cornell stay in April 1969.

The article focuses on the trial of Communist leader Paul Hughes at Foley Square in New York City. Having been refused a job with U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy's (R-Wis.) investigating committee, Hughes, posing as a secret McCarthy investigator, was cordially received by Clayton Fritchey--representing, in effect, the Democratic Party--by Joseph L. Rauh, Jr.--representing, in effect, Americans for Democratic Action--and by Alfred Friendly, representing the Washington Post. In the case of the U.S. v. Paul Hughes, the government proposes to set the record straight--by proving that Hughes was guilty, and the Liberals were witless. The court was also interested in learning why, if Hughes' employers were exclusively interested in McCarthy's illegalities, they had not turned the whole thing over to the U.S. Justice Department, rather than keep it within the bosom of the Democratic Party, the ADA, and the Washington Post. On the witness stand, Joseph L. Rauh, Jr. He is being cross-examined, and has revealed that Hughes informed him that McCarthy's spy on the New York Post was the Post's cooking editor.

Reports on the failure of New York City Mayor John Lindsay's administration. Physical description of Lindsay; Promises made by him; Views of columnists on the conditions of New York City under Lindsay; Supporters of Lindsay; Increase in crime in New York; Lindsay's approach to crime-fighting; Demoralization of the New York police force.

Presents information on sculptures designed by Pablo Picasso, a sculptor, which are being displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. View that no twentieth-century artist has generated more public controversy than Picasso; Opinion that from the moment he began exhibiting, his paintings were revolutionary; Report that each stage of Picasso's career shocked the public and challenged the critics; Analysis of Picasso's artistry; Interest of Picasso in African primitive sculpture.

Focuses on speech of politician William F. Buckley on his candidacy for Mayor of New York. Statement that Buckley seek the honorable designation of the Conservative Party, because the Republican designation is not, in New York, available nowadays to anyone in the mainstream of Republican opinion; Report that the Mayor of New York has considerable power still left to him to improve conditions in the City; Comment that the existence of ill-feeling between races in New York is due in part to a legacy of discrimination and injustice committed by the dominant ethnic groups; Report that five hundred thousand New Yorkers receive welfare payments.

Reports on a dinner party that was organized to celebrate the fifth anniversary of this journal's first publication, at Hotel Plaza in New York City, on October 27, 1960. Rise in circulation of the journal in comparison to other secular journals of opinion in the U.S.; Characteristics of the journal which resulted in an increase in its popularity; Domestic policy of the journal; Description of guests who attended the party.

The article discusses how the usual office workplace has become an anachronism with the emergence of a work from home setting during the pandemic. It describes the construction of office skyscrapers in New York City which indicates building for the future with the expectation that things will come back. It poses the question of whether such projects will be able to bring the people back given the option of working from home which employers can give.

The article looks at politics, government, and social conditions in New York City as of September 2013, focusing on crime and crime control. The author lauds New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his predecessor, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, for implementing policies he says brought about a sharp decrease in the city's crime rate. He expresses concern that the city's next mayor may be a liberal Democrat who would reverse those policies, which have been criticized as racist.

The author criticizes the media portrayal of crime in New York City. In the author's view media outlets such as the "New York Times" newspaper are quick to cover stories involving alleged instances of police misbehavior toward minorities, while generally ignoring crimes in which blacks are both perpetrator and victim. Details are presented about the case of Ramarley Graham, who was fatally shot by a New York City police officer in February 2012.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of living in New York City, New York amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

This article profiles African American leader and activist Al Sharpton. During the beginning of his career, Sharpton was known as a demagogue, a race-biter and a menace, working day and night to make New York City a difficult city to live in. As of 2000, he is revered, with politicians seeking his support and his past is ignored by everyone. Not everyone is pleased with Sharpton though, assistant district attorney Steven Pagones sued Sharpton for damages when Sharpton accused him of a crime that did not happen. Pagones won his case and was awarded $65,000 but has yet received the money from Sharpton.

This article reviews the opera "The Great Gatsby," composed by John Harbison, at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.