New York
Ian Krietzberg
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July 8, 2025
The A.I. Moratorium War Is Just Beginning…
Yes, the state regulatory ban was suddenly stripped out of Trump’s signature bill, but the A.I. industry and its army of lobbyists won’t let the hallmark technology of our time be regulated without their perspective. Which is why everyone is paying attention to a bill currently sitting on Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk.
Abby Livingston
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June 30, 2025
Mamdani Dearest
Democratic strategists and operatives are processing Zohran Mamdani’s shocking victory in New York in real time: the implications for incumbents, lessons for candidate recruitment, the challenge of managing the far left, and why the Israel issue isn’t going away. Herewith, some of their early takeaways.
William D. Cohan
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June 25, 2025
How Wall Street Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the Bomb
In an informal survey of the lords of high finance, executives praised Trump’s strike on Iran, admitted to getting a little verklempt over Israel, and said they won’t worry about the market until there are American boots on the ground. It’s the New York mayor’s race that keeps them up at night.
Julie Brener Davich
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June 8, 2025
Design of the Times
This week’s design auctions in New York are a mix of masterpieces by Lalanne, Giacometti, and Tiffany, and interesting works by up-and-coming designers, reflecting a desire for the unique among today’s discerning collectors.
Sarah Shapiro
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June 6, 2025
The Week in Shopping: New York State of Mind
A flâneur’s guide to Madison Avenue’s luxury retail fiefdoms, Broadway’s stretch of tween outfitters, SoHo’s arcadian boutiques, and Printemps’ shoe-and-beauty perfection in FiDi.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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June 4, 2025
Bally’s Vanishing Act & Condé Strike Threats
News and notes from the fashion frontlines: a regrettable coda to the Simone Bellotti era at Bally; strike threats from the Condé Nast Italia art department; and the Wall Street beatdowns for Gap and Abercrombie after their latest earnings reports.
Lauren Sherman & Sarah Shapiro
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May 30, 2025
Saks’ New Money & Tuckernuck’s Madison Avenue Play
News and notes on the “unexpected” payments to Saks vendors this week, the MAGA-coded Beltway brand Tuckernuck’s Madison Avenue gamble, the rise of the “Boatkin” bag, and the latest openings and collabs worth tracking.
William D. Cohan
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May 28, 2025
Trump’s Wall Street Tax Glitch
While everyone’s focused on the fate of the SALT deduction in Trump’s tax bill, a similar but lesser-known provision could punish a range of businesses, from high-powered law firms and hedge funds to even your local chiropractor, while leaving corporations unscathed.
Marion Maneker
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May 27, 2025
La Dasha Vita
Dasha Zhukova, the collector, philanthropist, and former society It Girl, has redefined herself by reimagining the role that art can play in working-class residential life. After a successful development in Philly, she just erected a new building in Harlem—with more to come in Phoenix and Nashville.