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June 2023

The "Laws Apply When I Want Them To" Edition
The mayor is willing to suspend laws via executive order when it means treating migrants poorly but not when it might help.
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Rob Blatt
The "Working Cats of Breweries" Edition
The police commissioner quit her job after rumors of being micromanaged. The police commissioner being over-policed is tasty irony.
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Rob Blatt
The "Worst Air Quality on Earth" Edition
At least we can use our pandemic masks to protect us from the toxic air, right? Also, a dessert burger.
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Rob Blatt
The "New York City Destroyed" Edition
It's everyone's fault except the mayor and another 99 cent pizza spot goes $1.50.
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Rob Blatt
The "$2,350/Month, No Kitchen, No Bathroom" Edition
There will be a bidding war for the 77 square foot apartment in Greenwich Village.
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Rob Blatt

May 2023

The "Constantly in Panic Mode" Edition
Maybe the mayor wasn't ready for the responsibility of being the mayor?
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Rob Blatt
The "Arresting a Small Dog" Edition
The NYPD arrested a nine-year-old Yorkie.
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Rob Blatt
The "With Friends Like These..." Edition
Daniel Penny's supporter list is a who's who of awful people.
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Rob Blatt
The "Moving the Strike Zone" Edition
Eric Adams can't violate a law that he suspended, right?
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Rob Blatt
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The "One More Day" Edition
See something, say something.
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Rob Blatt
The "A Decade of Cronuts" Edition
$700 million for film and television tax credits is more than the MTA's budget gap.
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Rob Blatt
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