Matthew Haag

New York

Reporter at The New York Times

I write about New York City at The New York Times. [email protected]

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Trump Golf Club in Bedminster Racks Up Health Violations

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Haag

The general manager at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., derided the annual health inspection, calling it "a politically motivated attack." Sliced lemons at room temperature. Expired milk still in the refrigerator. Salted butter left on the counter, and a sink without soap. This was the scene a health official in New Jersey walked into one morning last month during a routine inspection in the rural township of Bedminster, N.J., her third review of a food establishment that week.
How Inflation Is Hitting a New York City Breakfast Staple

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Matthew Haag

(Croissant, Not Casserole—And No, You Can’t Have That Latte at 2 PM) If you’ve ever wandered into a European café at 8:30 a.m. looking for eggs, …
How Inflation Is Hitting a New York City Breakfast Staple

4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Haag |Adrienne Grunwald

A bacon, egg and cheese sandwich is a classic New York City dish, served fast and nearly everywhere. At a bodega in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, the price of the breakfast staple (on a roll) recently rose to $5, up from $4.50. It was the first increase since 2019. Freddy and Yovanna Melo, the husband-and-wife owners of the bodega, El Vacilon Grocery, decided to raise the price after the cost of eggs soared during the first months of 2025.
Hudson Yards Drops Casino Bid in Face of Political Opposition

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Dana Rubinstein |Matthew Haag

Shortly after Wynn Resorts withdrew from a casino bid on Manhattan's Far West Side, Related Companies formally pulled the plug and announced a new housing plan. The developer of Hudson Yards has pulled out of the heated competition to bring a full-fledged casino to New York City.
What Could the NJ Transit Strike Cost Commuters and Businesses?

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Haag

The longer New Jersey Transit engineers are off the job, the more businesses that rely on commuters will suffer. The effects of New Jersey Transit's rail strike rippled across the region on Friday, disrupting travel plans for tens of thousands of commuters, hurting businesses that depend on riders' spending and creating an opening for at least one company hoping to capitalize on the chaos.
New York City Predicted Record Tourism. Then Came Trump. - The New York Times

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Matthew Haag

The city’s tourism agency revised its 2025 forecast, with an estimated decline primarily driven by fewer foreign travelers.
Trump Raged at Columbia Over $400 Million Decades Ago. Sound Familiar?

Mar 21, 2025 | nytimes.com | Matthew Haag |Katherine Rosman

Donald Trump was demanding $400 million from Columbia University. When he did not get his way, he stormed out of a meeting with university trustees and later publicly castigated the university president as "a dummy" and "a total moron."That drama dates back 25 years. Today, these two New York City institutions - the ostentatious billionaire president of the United States and the 270-year-old Ivy League university that has cultivated 87 Nobel laureates - are locked in an extraordinary clash.
How Trump’s Hostility to Canada Is Inflicting Pain on N.Y.C. Tourism

Mar 19, 2025 | businessandamerica.com | Matthew Haag |David Andreatta

More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. School groups have called off end-of-semester trips. So have busloads of retirees, as well as newlyweds planning honeymoons, friends celebrating birthdays and a family from Quebec that had planned to visit twice this year.
How Trump's Hostility to Canada Is Inflicting Pain on N.Y.C. Tourism

Mar 19, 2025 | nytimes.com | Matthew Haag |David Andreatta

More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. School groups have called off end-of-semester trips. So have busloads of retirees, as well as newlyweds planning honeymoons, friends celebrating birthdays and a family from Quebec that had planned to visit twice this year.
How NYC Has Changed Since the Covid Pandemic

Mar 13, 2025 | nytimes.com | Stefanos Chen |Matthew Haag |Alex Lemonides

Five years ago, the coronavirus pandemic tore through New York before any other large city in America, paralyzing the biggest municipal economy in the world and killing more than 46,800 residents. Offices closed, businesses shuttered and restaurants folded. Streets and sidewalks were bare while dire predictions spread. As soon as the pandemic subsided and life in the city began to approach normalcy, residents began asking the big question: Is New York City back?