John Crudele is a columnist and business journalist in the United States. He writes syndicated political columns for the New York Post. Earlier in his career he worked for Reuters, The New York Times,[1] and as a columnist for New York Magazine. He was also a Financial News Network host.[2]
Crudele grew up in Brooklyn and graduated with a B.A. from Syracuse University and an M.A. from New York University.
Crudele covered Wall Street for Reuters in the 1980s.[1] He joined the New York Times in 1985 and covered business and finance.[1] He also wrote for New York Magazine.[3]
In 1991 he wrote about the PATCO strike in 1981 and union issues.[4]
In November 2013, the Columbia Journalism Review and Washington Post criticized a column he did alleging manipulation of employment data.[5] [6] In March 2017, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted a column by Crudele criticizing the New York Times.[7]