Nicholas Fandos

@npfandos

NY political correspondent for @nytmetro. Former congressional reporter. Tips and other emails to nicholas.fandos@nytimes.com

New York, NY nytimes.com/by/nicholas-fa… Joined August 2012

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Nicholas Fandos @npfandos Aug 4

“Can anyone replace him in New York financially? The simple answer is no.”

Inside the retrenchment of one of New York's best known billionaires, and what it might mean for the Republican causes he's championed here >>
nytimes.com/2026/08/04/nyr…

www.nytimes.com Ronald Lauder, a Billionaire G.O.P. Backer, Closes His Wallet Ronald S. Lauder, a major funder of conservative political causes, has not given a single dollar this year to Republicans in his home state, and his super PAC has gone idle.

Nicholas Fandos @npfandos Jul 29

NEW w/@elizashapiro: They are wonky, conservative and obsessed with New York City. Can they stop the Mamdani agenda?

“I vehemently believe that we are defenders of the beautiful mosaic. But it means that you need to not be an idiot.”

nytimes.com/2026/07/29/nyr…

www.nytimes.com Can This Man Stop the Mamdani Agenda? Reihan Salam loves New York. He loves the free market. And he’s very worried.

Nicholas Fandos @npfandos Jul 10

"Since the fall of the Soviet Union, govt files have been declassified, grand-jury testimony unsealed; key players have made confessions. Robby & Michael, the old men who were once such young boys, have had to make sense of these revelations. Not all have been easy to accept."

The Atlantic Verified account @TheAtlantic Jul 10

When Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, they left behind two young sons, ages 6 and 10, @AmyWeissMeyer writes. Seventy-three years later, they’re still trying to make sense of what happened. theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/…
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Nicholas Fandos @npfandos Jun 25

“The lesson of 2025 is not going to be learned until you lose and you lose and you lose,” Steve Cohen, who led an anti-Mamdani super PAC last year

“I’d like to believe that this will wake people up, but I fear it will be dismissed again as an aberration”
nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyr…

www.nytimes.com Why New York’s Democratic Establishment Fell to Team Mamdani Democratic leaders found that their traditional tools, from rallies to phone banks to big-name campaign events, were no match for the left’s ground game and messaging.

Nicholas Fandos @npfandos Jun 24

“This is a wake-up call,” Letitia James told me.

“Obviously, there’s some hurt feelings tonight, particular in communities of color,” she said. “What we have to do is sit down ... and see if we can come to some sort of understanding”

nytimes.com/2026/06/24/nyr…

www.nytimes.com Mamdani Emerges as Kingmaker, Pushing His Slate to a Primary Sweep Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory.