New York has always thrived on disagreement. Debate is part of its oxygen. But lately, the arguments feel darker—less about policy, more about identity. A growing number of New Yorkers whisper the same fear: that a new kind of politics has…

New York has always thrived on disagreement. Debate is part of its oxygen. But lately, the arguments feel darker—less about policy, more about identity. A growing number of New Yorkers whisper the same fear: that a new kind of politics has…