New York Magazine: October 26, 2009 Issue

Table of Contents

October 26, 2009

Cover Story

Mike Bloomberg Owns This Town

With shrewdness and luck, and plenty of money, the mayor has made himself the only political player in New York who really matters. By Chris Smith

On the Cover: Mayor Bloomberg. Photograph by Dan Winters.

Features

Never Mind the Pity

How a dying teenager’s dream turned into the making of a miraculous album.
Where the News Comes From

Walking back a single day’s top stories.

Strategist

Departments

Intelligencer

Culture

Columns

Hillary Reborn

At State, as in the Senate, she often talks softly—but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t carry a big stick.

Agenda

Early Birds

This year, book a locally raised gobbler for your Thanksgiving table.