Op-Ed News | amNewYork

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Law

Op-ed | New York’s courts are in a crisis, and this simple fix will help

Posted on March 23, 2025

Students on cell phones in schools

Op-Ed

Op-ed | We need a true ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban in schools—with no exceptions

Posted on March 22, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The alternatives to PAIN Act offers a blueprint for change in favor of non-addictive pain medications at parity with opioids

Posted on March 21, 2025

Young mother filing documents for adoption during her visit to social service

Opinion

Op-Ed | Why we must help New York’s human service workers

Posted on March 21, 2025

New York City Hall.

Opinion

Op-Ed | As newly appointed senior leaders in the Adams administration, here’s what we plan to deliver

Posted on March 19, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | As hospitals close, New York must encourage investment in healthcare

Posted on March 19, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams responds to Cuomo campaign

Opinion

Op-Ed | Healthy minds equal a healthy New York City

Posted on March 18, 2025

Girl and a boy enjoy a game of blocks together in the living room.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Fighting for 2-Care: Why we can’t wait for free child care for two-year-olds

Posted on March 17, 2025

MTA NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow speaks about buses in winter

Op-ed | Keeping the NYC subway system in a ‘state of good repair’

Posted on March 15, 2025

Mayor Adams at press conference

Opinion

Op-Ed | Eric Adams’ case shows the court of opinion overrules the court of law

Posted on March 14, 2025

Diagram-Resilient Commutes

Opinion

Op-Ed | The next mayor’s no-brainer: Go all in on buses

Posted on March 13, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Breaking the mental health crisis cycle

Posted on March 12, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Making our streets safer with more than 1,000 illegal guns taken off NYC streets since beginning of 2025

Posted on March 11, 2025

Happy senior woman with her adult daughter at home

Opinion

Op-Ed | Mayor Adams’ budget cuts abandon older New Yorkers: An ageist betrayal of those who built this city

Posted on March 10, 2025

Midtown NYC subway rider has filthy mental breakdown

Op-Ed

Op-ed | If they were bleeding, we would stop. Why shouldn’t we help the severely mentally ill now?

Posted on March 9, 2025

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber

Op-ed | Stopping repeat offenders makes the subways safer, MTA chair says

Posted on March 8, 2025

Precious broadway.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Arts and culture are under threat. New York should step up and support them.

Posted on March 6, 2025

Apartment buildings in NYC amid Section 8 housing voucher waitlist

Opinion

Op-Ed | Governor Hochul must pass the Housing Access Voucher Program

Posted on March 5, 2025

2 female scientist researching

Opinion

Op-Ed | CUNY research success brings big public benefit

Posted on March 5, 2025

Mayor Adams at podium

Opinion

Op-Ed | Meeting crisis with compassion: Helping migrants on the path to their American Dream

Posted on March 4, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Why the Hudson Yards casino will hurt local small businesses

Posted on February 28, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Expand prevailing wage in New York, amend 224-a

Posted on February 27, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A green approach to addressing NYC’s cost of living

Posted on February 26, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | New York City values, New York City strong

Posted on February 25, 2025

Victim of drunk driving crash who helped support call for Grieving Families Act

Op-Ed

Op-ed: A father’s message to Governor Hochul – Please support grieving families like mine, in my son’s memory

Posted on February 23, 2025

New York City Hall.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Why I left the NY City Council Women’s Caucus

Posted on February 21, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Investing in public health benefits us all

Posted on February 19, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Breaking housing records and giving New Yorkers a key to their future

Posted on February 18, 2025

MTA NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow speaks about buses in winter

Op-Ed

Op-ed | The people who keep NYC’s buses running all winter long

Posted on February 15, 2025

A LinkNYC kiosk in Manhattan.

Opinion

Op-Ed | LinkNYC kiosks are a trusted lifeline connecting New Yorkers to services

Posted on February 14, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Our commitment to families seeking early childhood education

Posted on February 13, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Taking the case to Albany for a stronger NYC

Posted on February 11, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | New York’s mental health crisis is personal: we must invest in proven solutions, not short-sighted fixes

Posted on February 10, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A fairer way to resolve property tax debt

Posted on February 10, 2025

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber

Op-ed | Increased efficiency at MTA should make for sound investment from Albany

Posted on February 8, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | New apprenticeships for a new economy

Posted on February 7, 2025

Mother holds her son while he rides on a green metal seesaw in a sunny park. They both smile. He grips the handles tightly.

Opinion

Op-Ed | The power of family in foster care

Posted on February 7, 2025

Gov. Kathy Hochul announces stimulus check plan

Opinion

Op-Ed | How we win the war for our children’s attention

Posted on February 5, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Drowning out the noise — we’re bringing more jobs to every borough, block, and neighborhood

Posted on February 4, 2025

Students

Opinion

Op-Ed | Our work goes on to ensure inclusivity and respect for all

Posted on February 4, 2025

OMNY vending machines

Ask the MTA | OMNY vending machines and Lunar New Year travel

Posted on February 1, 2025

Landon Dais on Bronx bench and election

Law

Op-ed | Election expanded diversity on the Bronx bench

Posted on January 31, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Gov Hochul must stand up for trans rights, expand NY’s Trans Wellness and Equity Fund

Posted on January 31, 2025

A Willa

Opinion

Op-Ed | As trial lawyers cheer for RFK Jr. at HHS, Albany shouldn’t fuel junk science lawsuits

Posted on January 29, 2025

Mayor Adam

Opinion

Op-Ed | Getting 20,000 illegal guns off our streets for a safer city

Posted on January 28, 2025

transgender bathroom

Op-Ed

Op-ed | New York will defend transgender and non-binary bathroom rights – unlike Congress

Posted on January 26, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A home for all: Addressing the housing crisis for New Yorkers with disabilities

Posted on January 22, 2025

Three little children with your hands up in a class.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | NYC has tens of thousands of ECE seats for families – let’s make sure we fill every single one

Posted on January 22, 2025

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