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Opinion

Op-Ed | AARP is for ADU’s in Mayor’s City of Yes

Posted on September 29, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Congestion pricing ‘pause’ wreaked havoc on the last MTA Capital Plan and threatens the newest

Posted on September 27, 2024

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Op-Ed | Let’s Ensure We Get it Right on SAFE for Kids Act

Posted on September 25, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Helping our city’s older adults

Posted on September 24, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Another year of ‘Getting Stuff Done’ for New Yorkers

Posted on September 24, 2024

FILE PHOTO: A delivery person for Doordash rides his bike in the rain in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Opinion

Op-Ed | New Yorkers can’t afford to foot the bill for council’s new proposals

Posted on September 23, 2024

MTA Chair Janno Lieber

Op-Ed

Op-ed | MTA Capital Plan sets course for a future of public transit that must be fully funded

Posted on September 22, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Start spreading the news: New York must do more to combat negative stereotypes

Posted on September 22, 2024

Rikers Island corrections officers plead guilty to smuggling contraband

Opinion

Op-Ed | Breaking cycles of violence at Rikers Island

Posted on September 21, 2024

The United Nations Headquarters is pictured as it will be temporarily closed for tours due to the spread of coronavirus in the Manhattan borough of New York City

Opinion

Op-Ed | It’s more than traffic: The United Nations brings economic benefits to New York City

Posted on September 20, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | City bounty hunter program is a load of hot air

Posted on September 20, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Broken Promises: How New York’s ‘moderate’ Republicans surrendered to MAGA extremism and betrayed bipartisanship

Posted on September 19, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Keeping New York City safe for everyone

Posted on September 17, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Why we must pass the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act

Posted on September 16, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Correcting the pay disparity for NYPD sergeants invests in future of public safety

Posted on September 15, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The solution to New York City’s animal shelter crisis

Posted on September 13, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | City should embrace ‘Safe Hotels Act’ and a better standard of living for hotel workers

Posted on September 11, 2024

Students welcomed during new school year

Op-Ed

Op-ed | NYC starting the school year on right foot by extending funding for programs in jeopardy

Posted on September 11, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Mayor Adams wants a ‘City of Yes.’ But it should be a ‘yes’ for equality.

Posted on September 10, 2024

New schools welcome students on first day of school year

Opinion

Op-ed | Starting the new school year with new buildings, new curricula and more

Posted on September 10, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | New York Apartment Association’s pledge to New Yorkers

Posted on September 9, 2024

Randy Mastro testifying before the City Council

Op-Ed

Op-ed | City Council has made mockery of ‘advice and consent’ in Mastro nomination

Posted on September 8, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A case for the Safe Hotels Act

Posted on September 4, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Mayor Adams’ nomination of Randy Mastro ignored advice-and-consent process

Posted on September 3, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Your city wants to help put money in your pocket

Posted on September 3, 2024

NYCT Interim President Demetrius Crichlow with MTA New York City Transit Special Inspectors from the EAGLE Team enforce bus fare payment along the M96 route at East 96th St. & 5th Av. on Thursday, Aug 29, 2024.

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Op-Ed | Bus fare evasion is not a victimless crime

Posted on September 1, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | NY needs offshore wind to get back on track for clean energy goals

Posted on August 31, 2024

Skyline of Manhattan New York City during the night.View of Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridge over East River.

Opinion

Op-Ed | The ‘Safe Hotels Act’ will be harmful for newcomers

Posted on August 30, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Time for CUNY to settle deal with faculty-staff union

Posted on August 29, 2024

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Opinion

Op-ed | Diversity defines CUNY

Posted on August 29, 2024

Randy Mastro at City Council

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Op-Ed | As NYC’s top lawyer, Randy Mastro would serve the powerful, not the public

Posted on August 28, 2024

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Op-Ed | The Bronx is buying a ticket to the future with historic Metro-North plan

Posted on August 27, 2024

Queens Public Library, elected officials, and P.S. 171 students bury time capsule at Astoria branch

Opinion

Op-Ed | To protect workers and consumers, New York City must pass the Safe Hotels Act

Posted on August 24, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | How the 2025-2029 Capital Program can help the MTA achieve its goals

Posted on August 24, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Safeguarding Our Children via the SAFE for Kids Act in the Digital Age

Posted on August 22, 2024

Voter at Congressional district election

Editorial | Let New Yorkers have every reasonable option to vote!

Posted on August 21, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | For CUNY dreamers, Mexico visit is about much more than education

Posted on August 21, 2024

Vijay Dandapani

Opinion

Op-Ed | Don’t let red tape strangle the New York hotel industry

Posted on August 21, 2024

Randy Mastro

Opinion

Op-Ed | Randy Mastro would be easily confirmed if tensions didn’t exist between the Mayor and the Council

Posted on August 21, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The EITC: Helping working families afford to live in the greatest city in the world

Posted on August 20, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Healing through therapy for a mother and her daughter

Posted on August 18, 2024

Recreation is located inside the Moxy hotel in the Financial District.

Op-Ed

Editorial | ‘Safe Hotels Act’ needs clearer details before City Council votes on it

Posted on August 15, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Hire local musicians for our schools

Posted on August 14, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Community partnerships for quality of life

Posted on August 13, 2024

Randy Mastro, Mayor Adams pick for Corporation Counsel

Editorial | The case for Randy Mastro as NYC’s top lawyer

Posted on August 11, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Curbside EV chargers can solve energy scarcity problems – if done right

Posted on August 11, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Protecting our children and our streets from illegal smoke shops

Posted on August 6, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Primary care needs significant investment to break the cycle of underfunding

Posted on August 5, 2024

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