Harry Siegel
Contributing Writer
Harry Siegel is a contributing writer for Vital City, a senior editor at the newsroom The City, a columnist at the New York Daily News and the executive producer and co-host of the FAQ NYC podcast.
Contributions
Hot Food, Burning Buildings, Greedy Companies, Weak Government
Behind e-bike battery fires is a city administration unwilling to attack the problem.
Jimmy Breslin and the Lost Rhythm of New York
What newspaper columnists gave the city is painfully missing today.
Postcards from the Past
A great new book bridges the uncanny valley separating us from the real and imagined New Yorks gone by.
New York Times to New York: Drop Dead
The New York Times abdicates its responsibility to New York City
Hellscapes, Real and Imagined
What’s behind the remarkable staying power of ‘The Warriors’?
Running for NYC Mayor Through a Fog
Progressive opponents to Eric Adams are searching for a message in a race dominated by the off-stage presences of Andrew Cuomo and Donald Trump.
Eric Adams’ Trials Are a Trial for All New Yorkers
He’s about to face a judgment that counts at the ballot box from a jury of “his” citizens and an array of new challengers.
Andrew Cuomo Sees a City in Crisis. Do Voters?
The former governor paints a grim vision as he enters the New York City mayoral race.
New York City Isn’t Ready for the Trump Stress Test
Our would-be mayors aren’t doing much to show they’re up to the challenge.
Donald Trump vs. the Rule of Law, and New York City
His second term is marked by seemingly bottomless hostility to the Constitution and to his hometown — but local leaders aren’t meeting the moment.