Cleopatra's lover brings article to New York (6)
I believe the answer is:
antony
'cleopatra's lover' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'article to new york' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'new york' becomes 'ny'.
'an'+'to'+'ny'='ANTONY'
'brings' is the link.
(Other definitions for antony that I've seen before include "Mark . . . . . . was Cleopatra's lover" , "Lover of Cleopatra (Shak.)" , "The Mark who loved Cleopatra" , "See 18" , "Mark ---, mourned Caesar" .)