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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.

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

Posted on September 1, 2024

Windmill park in the ocean, drone aerial view of windmill turbines generating green energy electrically, windmills isolated at sea in the Netherlands with a blue sky at summer

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

Op-Ed

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

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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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

Young Caucasian female music teacher working with middle school orchestra helping boy to practice trumpet

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

A electric car parked at a curbside EV charger

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

Doctor consulting patient with digital tablet, giving diagnosis and medical checkup in a hospital. Healthcare worker and trusted physician in appointment with medicine advice, wellness and feedback

Opinion

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

Posted on August 5, 2024

Opinion

Op-Ed | Welcoming safe haven neighbors is key to addressing homelessness in NYC

Posted on August 4, 2024

MTA New York City Transit Interim President Demetrius Crichlow

Op-ed | Expanding OMNY Cards to NYC’s students

Posted on August 4, 2024

former calhoun school, which is positioned to become a homeless shelter on the upper west side, in the daytime with cars parked in front

Opinion

Op-Ed | Turning the former Calhoun School into a shelter is not the best use for the space

Posted on August 1, 2024

Row of Old Apartment Buildings with Fire Escapes on the Lower East Side of New York City

Opinion

Op-Ed | Embracing the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity

Posted on July 31, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Back-to-back years of building more housing and making our city more affordable

Posted on July 30, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | The MTA remains committed to accessibility

Posted on July 29, 2024

City Council blasts Charter Revision Commission ballot proposals

Editorial | The City Council, and voters, suffer a power loss over ballot questions

Posted on July 28, 2024

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber

Op-Ed

Op-ed | MTA and NYPD making big strides in keeping subway safe

Posted on July 27, 2024

New York City

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | How to make New York City work for working-class New Yorkers

Posted on July 26, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A model for getting to yes on affordable and supportive housing

Posted on July 26, 2024

Another Rikers Island suicide draws outrage

Editorial | Latest Rikers Island demands investigation, and possibly more accountability

Posted on July 24, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Online ‘safety’ legislation threatens LGBTQIA+ youth, reproductive health resources

Posted on July 24, 2024

This is an emergency scene including both a fire engine and an ambulance.

Opinion

Op-Ed | EMS deserves equal recognition for their sacrifice through their pay

Posted on July 24, 2024

Editorial | How to stop traffic deaths? Try congestion pricing

Posted on July 23, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Strengthening support for students with disabilities

Posted on July 23, 2024

Congestion pricing will apply to riders, not drivers, of taxis, Ubers, and Lyfts.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Busting 6 congestion pricing myths

Posted on July 23, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Protecting New Yorkers from unsafe batteries

Posted on July 23, 2024

Scene of Brooklyn shooting

Editorial | Outburst of gun violence in Brooklyn shows need for more help to stop shootings

Posted on July 22, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Mayor’s Charter Commission must not weaken democracy and block voters’ rights

Posted on July 22, 2024

Cannabis

Editorial | City’s war on illegal cannabis shops finally bearing major fruit

Posted on July 21, 2024

Opinion

Op-Ed | Board of Elections must simplify Equal Rights Amendment ballot language

Posted on July 21, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Celebrate National Night Out and help create stronger bonds between the police and the community for a safer future

Posted on July 18, 2024

More from around NYC

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Year-in-Review: Bronx takes bold steps toward future with housing reforms and Metro-North expansion

This Verizon telephone exchange building on Fairview Avenue in Ridgewood has been connecting callers around the community for generations.

Ringing up some Queens telephone history: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Frequent flare-up: Firefighters battle blaze at Gobbler Auto Parts in East Flatbush

Outside of the US Supreme Court on Dec. 4.

Year in review: What changed for LGBTQ rights in 2024