Author: Walter Wuthmann
Walter Wuthmann
has 13.1% among authors.
BS Score: 1.6%.
Articles analyzed: 11.
Words analyzed: 25,442.
Analyzed articles
Gothamist
- By Jon Campbell, Walter Wuthmann
- 6/24/2026, 2:15 AM
Framing Effect 25.9% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.9% - Fundamental Attribution Error 10.3%
Micah Lasher won the eight-way Democratic primary to represent New York’s 12th Congressional District on Tuesday, outpacing the crowded field in a race that saw the giants of the artificial intelligence industry spend tens of millions of dollars trying to influence the outcome. Lasher’s victory over Assemblymember Alex Bores, Kennedy... more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann
- 6/23/2026, 10:01 AM
Biased Writer Voice 15.9% - Framing Effect 15.5% - Politically Left Leaning Bias 12.2%
It’s primary Election Day, where New Yorkers will vote in an unusually competitive slate of congressional races with big implications for the future of the Democratic Party. Primary voters will also cast ballots in the first contested Democratic primary for state comptroller in decades, as well as some state legislative, judicial and... more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann, Brigid Bergin
- 6/20/2026, 12:00 PM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 14.9% - Appeal to Emotion 11.5% - Optimism Bias 11%
Eight New York City democratic socialists are looking to maintain momentum from Mayor Zohran Mamdani's election and shift the balance of political power in Albany. The candidates include a public defender, a union organizer and a former PTA president, and all are running on a shared platform of fighting “against ICE, war and genocide,... more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann, Brigid Bergin
- 6/16/2026, 10:30 AM
Anecdotal 15.8% - Framing Effect 14.6% - Availability Heuristic 12.4%
In the primary race for the Congressional seat representing the deep blue heart of Manhattan, Alex Bores is everywhere: on TV, in the mail, plastered across the front page of the community newspaper. The full-page ad on the front of the latest edition of the Upper East Side’s "Our Town" opposes the state lawmaker. An ad on the back... more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann
- 5/25/2026, 12:01 PM
Biased Writer Voice 18.2% - Hasty Generalization 17.4% - Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 14%
About 80 people waited outside L’Industrie Pizzeria’s West Village location before the shop even opened on a recent weekday morning. The doors opened at noon, and the aroma of fresh-baked pizza wafted out onto the street. The line moved quickly. Before eating, many people snapped pictures of their slices, which featured big, cold scoops... more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann
- 5/21/2026, 8:26 PM
Framing Effect 27% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.7% - Confirmation Bias 19.5%
Wear and tear from a rough winter caused chunks of concrete and sheet metal to fall onto the Trans-Manhattan Expressway in two frightening episodes earlier this month, the head of the Port Authority said Thursday. Port Authority Executive Director Kathryn Garcia said water and salt leaked into the joints of a decked area above the... more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann, Elizabeth Kim
- 5/18/2026, 7:00 PM
Biased Writer Voice 21.3% - Optimism Bias 15.6% - Appeal to Authority 12%
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has marched with striking nurses and Starbucks baristas — but he won't be joining Long Island Rail Road workers on the picket line. Mamdani told reporters Monday he would not visit the picket line, but remains “hopeful that both sides will be able to reach a fair deal for the workers that ensure that... more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann
- 5/14/2026, 10:31 AM
Biased Writer Voice 20.1% - Negativity Bias 17.1% - Optimism Bias 13.6%
Well, isn’t that just peachy? New Jersey farmers and agriculture officials are despondent this spring, saying last month’s historic warming and freezing cycle devastated much of the Garden State’s iconic peach crop. The stone fruits, known for their sweet taste and yellow flesh, are a summertime staple at markets throughout the area. more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann
- 5/8/2026, 4:50 PM
Negativity Bias 10.2% - Representativeness Heuristic 7.4% - Availability Heuristic 6.3%
For the next two months, an old warehouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard will be the site of a Radiohead fever dream. The British band’s newest venture is “Motion Picture House,” an installation comprising an animated film, sculptures and paintings that are accompanied by unreleased material from the recording sessions for its genre-breaking... more
Gothamist
- By Walter Wuthmann
- 3/31/2026, 10:01 AM
Unattributed Quote 18.3% - Appeal to Emotion 12.1% - Availability Heuristic 11%
Mer-folk of New York City, rejoice: It appears the 44th annual Mermaid Parade will return to Coney Island this summer after all. In early March, the beloved neighborhood parade looked like it might be canceled. Coney Island USA, the nonprofit that produces the event, announced it was facing an “urgent financial crisis” and needed... more