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best films of 2020

2020’s Best Films Testify to the Shared Joy and Delirium of Cinema

In a year that already forced us into stillness, it was as if the movies we watched were asking for even more.
By Oliver Jones

NYC’s Corruption Watchdog Could Be Saved From Politically-Motivated Firings

City Council is debating a law that would prohibit de Blasio from firing the DOI commissioner.
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio at ceremony unveiling plans and breaking ground for a new Statue of Liberty Museum.

Bill de Blasio Needs to Find His Big-Boy Pants

You know something has gone seriously off the rails when even The New York Times criticizes Mayor Bill de Blasio for his behavior toward the media.
By The Editors
Mayor de Blasio marches during the Columbus Day Parade on Fifth Avenue.

Bill de Blasio’s Bad Press Strategy

By Madina Toure
Comptroller Scott Stringer speaks at the Association for a Better New York breakfast in Midtown.

Stringer Offers Scathing Assessment of de Blasio Record of Helping City’s Vulnerable

By Madina Toure
From left: Jillian Jorgensen of the Observer, Matthew Chayes of Newsday and Anna Sanders of the Staten Island Advance.

Inside the Storied City Hall Headquarters of New York’s Press Corps

By Elizabeth Williams
Mayor of London Boris Johnson (L) watches during the unveiling of a replica of Palmyra's Arch of Triumph in Trafalgar Square, central London, on April 19, 2016. The original arch was destroyed by the Islamic State (IS) and the replica has been crafted using the latest 3D printing and carving technologies by the Institute for Digital Archaeology.

ISIS-Destroyed Syrian Landmark To Be Resurrected in City Hall Park

By Alanna Martinez
Rikers Island

Afternoon Bulletin: $300 Million to Move Teen Inmates, Suspicious Fire and More

By Josh Keefe
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Lancman: DOI Should Take City Hall to Court Over Rivington House Documents

By Madina Toure
David Bowie by Mick Rock.

David Bowie’s Art Collection Revealed, Ai Weiwei Exhibits Refugee Life Vests

By Alanna Martinez
Peter J. Powers

Former First Deputy Mayor Peter J. Powers Has Died

By Cristyne L. Nicholas
Chipotle Mark Crumpacker

Afternoon Bulletin: Chipotle Exec Embroiled in Cocaine Bust, Naked Model Arrested

By Josh Keefe
Zephyr Teachout, a Democratic candidate in today's Congressional primary. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: Primary Day, Hamilton Gaffes and Cowboy Commutes

By Dani Blum
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference in Times Square March 22, 2016 in New York City.

Outgoing Press Secretary Encourages de Blasio to Develop ‘Tougher Skin’

By Jillian Jorgensen
Congresswoman Laurie Cumbo speaking at Denim Day

Hundreds Wear Denim Outside City Hall to Protest Sexual Assaults

By Jas Chana
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks about Hillary Clinton this afternoon. (Photo: Jillian Jorgensen/New York Observer)

City Hall Confrontation Shows Transparency Problems in Mayor’s Office

By John Bonazzo
Confetti is loosed on City Hall. (Photo: Ross Barkan/New York Observer)

Mayor Says U.S. Women’s Soccer Players Showed the ‘Power of Women’

By Ross Barkan
Uber drivers and supporters stood on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, protesting a proposed bill that could severely limit the number of Uber cars on the road over the next year. (Giulia Olsson/The New York Observer)

Uber Protests Loudly Outside City Hall

By Giulia Olsson
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officiates the marriages of Denise Niewinski and Cindy Jackson, Terrence McNally and Thomas Kirdahy and Sarah Joseph and Katrina Council on the steps of City Hall (Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images)

De Blasio Officiates Weddings to Celebrate Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Ruling

By Jillian Jorgensen
Jon Rafman's virtual "Miro Alien Chest-Burster." Photo: Courtesy of Business Wire

The Public Art Fund Gives You Digital Art IRL

By Ryan Steadman
The High Bridge over the Harlem River, New York. Designed by American engineer John B Jervis as part of the Croton Aqueduct carrying water to New York City. (Photo by William England/Getty Images)

How the High Bridge Rose From Ruin

By Adrian Benepe
The view from the 40th floor. (Arman Dzidzovic/New York Observer.)

What’s in a Name? Quite a Lot, If That Name Is Woolworth

By Kim Velsey
Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The Mayor’s Budget

By The Editors
Screen-grab of Greenfield's speech. (Photo: Youtube)

‘Shame on Them’

By The Editors
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