[1] He was named editor-in-chief of New York in 2019, replacing longtime editor Adam Moss[2] At the time of Haskell's appointment the New York Times noted that he is: “the sort of professionally omnivorous, type-A New Yorker who might merit a feature in his magazine’s pages.” In his first year as editor-in-chief he published advice columnist E. Jean Carroll's account of being sexually assaulted by President Donald Trump [3] and a cover on Donald Trump's potential impeachment that won the American Society of Magazine Editors Cover of the Year contest.
Victor Navasky, then publisher of The Nation and a professor at Columbia Journalism School, told the New York Times: “I see hundreds of little magazines, and Topic struck me as one of the smartest and most interesting combinations of literary aspiration and accessibility, with a very striking design.” [9] Haskell edited Topic from 2002 to 2007, when he joined New York (magazine), initially to edit a special London issue.
[18][19] In January 2019 it was announced that Haskell would succeed Adam Moss as editor-in-chief of New York, officially taking the helm in April of that year.
But I think – I hope – we'll be your favorite.”[22] In April 2019, Haskell published “The Stolen Kids of Sarah Lawrence”,[23] which documented how Larry Ray coerced and abused students through cult-leader tactics.
[24] In June 2019 Haskell published writer E. Jean Carroll's headline-making account of being sexually assaulted by the sitting president as a cover story.
[30] Under Haskell’s tenure, he has brought notable journalists to New York including Hanna Rosin, Scott Galloway, Lindsay Peoples Wagner, Kerry Howley, Choire Sicha, Errol Louis, Andrea Long Chu, and Sam Sanders.
[47][48][49] At the height of the 2009 recession, Haskell co-founded Kings County Distillery in Bushwick, Brooklyn, with his former Yale roommate Colin Spoelman.
Among other accolades, Kings County Distillery was named 2016 Distillery of the Year by Distilling Magazine, its bourbon received three stars from the New York Times and was named best small batch bourbon in the 2020 San Francisco World Spirits Competition; and its whiskey received a 2020 Craft Spirit Award.