David Freedlander is a veteran New York City-based journalist. He writes long-form features about politics and the arts, people and ideas, and has appeared in New York Magazine, Bloomberg, Rolling Stone, ArtNews, The Daily Beast, Newsweek and a host of other publications.
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Everything about the apartment was great. They listed it at the broker-recommended price. Then no one showed up for the open house. There may be one reason why.
A group booked a Williamsburg gallery for a political art show. But when it turned out to be pro-Trump, the gallery canceled. Censorship? Well, it’s complicated.
The famous apartment complex entrance has been recreated in Chelsea as the gateway to an exhibition of the show’s covertly political art.
Bathers at the beach, a newspaper being swept along a city street, a puddle lying dark and inert on a sidewalk at night: A new exhibit reveals how the great photographer found inspiration in the Big Apple.
Now, they’re married, and she’s running for the congressional seat he’s giving up.
George Henry Longly’s new art show reimagines the lives of astronauts in Skylab, NASA’s first space station—who were watched every moment of their mission.
H.A. Goodman has all the time in the world to sing the Sanders’ praises, but none at all to talk to a creepy, weird reporter guy.
Defenders of Connecticut teacher David Olio say one mistake shouldn’t have cost him his job. But why is the work of a towering figure of 20th-century American poetry out of bounds?
Most expect Clinton to win, but the margin (10, eight, less?) will be a measure of how left New York is—and how much Cuomo should worry.
Forget the brokered convention: A cabal of establishment Republicans is working on the ultimate firewall that could keep Trump from the White House.
He’s paying attention to the concerns of black America now, as a presidential candidate. Back when he represented Vermont? Not so much, local activists say.
A militant gun-rights group calls out the Republican frontrunner for banning firearms on his own properties even as he calls for ending gun free zones.
With Jeb Bush dropping in the polls, the Clinton machine is starting to worry that Rubio could prove to be a formidable opponent in the general election.
Meet Dennis Cheng, the longtime Clinton aide in charge of raising hundreds of millions for Hillary’s presidential run.
The ultra-quotable, far-left Representative Alan Grayson is running for Senate—and that’s making Clinton supporters very, very nervous.
How Terry McAuliffe’s campaign for governor of Virginia was a dummy run for 2016.
After nearly five years in prison, the Prince of Providence, Rhode Island announced Wednesday he would run for mayor as an independent. If he wins, it wouldn’t be the first time voters rewarded his bad behavior.
Buddy Cianci is the poster boy of U.S. political scandals. But that may be ancient history in Providence, where the still-beloved figure may seek one more go of it in City Hall.
