Tess McClureTess McClure

Tess McClure is an editor and writer based in New York. She has reported for The Guardian, Vice, RNZ and Stuff.

‘Thank God, right?’: New York erupts in joy and relief over Joe Biden’s win

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Yesterday’s celebrations over Donald Trump’s election loss were a rare moment of unalloyed joy in what has been a miserable year. But the happiness was tempered with fear for a bitterly divided nation, writes New York-based New Zealander Tess McClure. It is 11.31am when Harlem erupts. Down the street, I hear a woman scream. A … Read more

The unbearable anxiety of waiting for America’s election

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In the days leading up to election day, fear and uncertainty ripple through America. Tess McClure, a US-based New Zealand journalist, reports on the mood from Pennsylvania and New York. When I walk through my neighbourhood in Harlem, the leaves are off the trees. They congeal, yellowing in the gutter. I am walking to the … Read more

The quiet city: A month in a transformed New York

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The greatest of cities is rapidly becoming the most afflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Tess McClure, a New Zealand journalist based in New York, writes.  March 12 – 95 cases in NYC At the start of today – Thursday – we still thought we’d be going to work. The first emails had come through that … Read more