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Congestion pricing traffic on Manhattan street

Op-Ed | Unpausing congestion pricing will bring improvements for years to come

Posted on November 23, 2024

Family with two children at the train station

Opinion

Op-Ed | As Trump vows to target immigrants, NYC must take action now to protect families

Posted on November 23, 2024

Brownstone houses in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, USA

Opinion

Op-Ed | A model for Brooklyn’s housing future

Posted on November 22, 2024

Illuminated Manhattan Financial District skyscrapers seen from Chinatown, New York City, USA

Opinion

Op-Ed | The Climate Change Superfund Act is crucial to the affordability crisis in New York

Posted on November 22, 2024

Rear view of young couple looking at Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn

Opinion

Op-Ed | Raising the bar: How New York City can lead the way on the cost of living

Posted on November 20, 2024

Low angle view of woman throwing beer bottle into glass recycling bin at home

Opinion

Op-Ed | War on trash has unintended casualty, business improvement districts

Posted on November 19, 2024

Mayor Adams

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Supporting small business and working-class people through M/‌WBEs

Posted on November 19, 2024

Shama’s building, 253 West 139th St.

Opinion

Op-Ed | The FARE Act is wrong for New York City

Posted on November 18, 2024

Man Pays Bill at Restaurant With Credit Card on Wireless Device

Opinion

Op-Ed | A tip from restaurants to Democrats

Posted on November 18, 2024

MTA Chair Janno Lieber

Op-ed | Transit improvements start now with congestion pricing back on track

Posted on November 17, 2024

Business people walking at work in a city

Opinion

Op-Ed | Clean Slate benefits economy, public safety

Posted on November 17, 2024

Vegan plate lunch with organic vegetables

Opinion

Op-Ed | Eating vegan benefits ourselves and our planet

Posted on November 16, 2024

Horizontal photo with copy space of a transgender person wrapping with a transgender flag

Opinion

Op-Ed | Standing up for trans health care in a politicized America

Posted on November 15, 2024

Traffic congestion in Manhattan in June 2023.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | New York’s poorest are the only ones paying congestion tax

Posted on November 13, 2024

Flatiron Building

Opinion

Op-Ed | Why cities matter: Leading the way in a divided world

Posted on November 12, 2024

Mayor Adams speaks about subway shooting

Opinion

Op-Ed | Drought management in NYC

Posted on November 11, 2024

Methadone - a substance that acts on opioid receptors and is primarily used for pain relief and anesthesia.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | It’s time to destigmatize methadone and recognize its uses

Posted on November 8, 2024

Closeup of red, white for rent sign attached, hanging on wooden apartment, house, home, building door with glass windows

Opinion

Op-Ed | Far left politics will hurt renters

Posted on November 7, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Riding on top of trains takes lives

Posted on November 7, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Healing America’s divide on immigration must go beyond election

Posted on November 5, 2024

Wooden judge gavel hammer on wooden table background. Dramatic light.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Order in NY’s court: Why adding judges alone isn’t enough

Posted on November 4, 2024

Girl carrying lunch tray at school

Opinion

Op-Ed | A recipe for change: NYC’s journey to healthy, delicious school meals

Posted on November 3, 2024

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QNS

Guest column: A season of gratitude and community from NYC’s beloved Forest Hills Stadium

New Yorkers vote in the Aug. 23 primary on the Upper East Side.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Protecting our city’s checks and balances

Posted on October 30, 2024

a court ordered the state to redraw the congressional map

Opinion

Op-Ed | Why New Yorkers must pass Prop 1

Posted on October 30, 2024

Primary voter with dog

Opinion

Op-Ed | Polls are open!

Posted on October 29, 2024

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Op-Ed | The humanities are vital to a CUNY education

Posted on October 28, 2024

Statue of Liberty on National Immigrants Day

Op-Ed

Op-ed | On National Immigrants Day, remember those who built New York

Posted on October 28, 2024

MTA NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow

Op-ed | NYC Transit president reaffirms commitment to better service

Posted on October 27, 2024

Daughter assisting father on how to use the computer

Opinion

Op-Ed | Feeling squeezed as a caregiver? Help is available for the ‘sandwich generation’

Posted on October 26, 2024

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PoliticsNY

Op-ed | Getting universal child care back on track

Students relaxing in dorm room

Opinion

Op-Ed | Cut the red tape stopping new college dorms

Posted on October 25, 2024

Sidewalk sheds are often left in place for extended periods of time, such as the structures around the Brooklyn Supreme Court Building on Adams Street (pictured), which have stood since 2007.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Shed the sheds: Reforming sidewalk scaffolding in New York City

Posted on October 25, 2024

Close-up of a woman patient holding breast cancer ribbon at hospital

Opinion

Op-Ed | Emancipation from cancer: My breast cancer journey: Taking control, breaking silence, and empowering women

Posted on October 24, 2024

rain

QNS

Op-ed: Time for a rain ready New York

The High Line at sunset

Opinion

Op-Ed | Shadows, views, and now wind? Special interests are blocking New York’s future

Posted on October 23, 2024

Happy woman embracing friend in backyard during a visit. Male and female hipsters enjoying weekend together. They are wearing casuals.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Reinforcing community after post-COVID loneliness in New York City

Posted on October 23, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Improving New Yorkers’ quality of life block by block

Posted on October 22, 2024

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber speaks at press conference

Op-Ed | MTA breaking post-pandemic ridership records this postseason

Posted on October 19, 2024

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Everyday New Yorkers must step up and say ‘yes’ to City of Yes

Posted on October 18, 2024

Voter on an Israel flag background. 3d illustration

QNS

Op-ed: The most important vote US Jews will ever cast

Unrecognizable male putting fuel dispenser in tank while refueling vehicle on self service gas station

Opinion

Op-Ed | Renewable diesel is key to advancing NYC’s clean energy transition

Posted on October 16, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Nine straight months of crime reduction

Posted on October 15, 2024

Expensive rates to park cars and vehicles any time of day

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Eliminating ‘parking minimums’ in NYC can help ease the housing crisis

Posted on October 13, 2024

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Vanderbilt University is the new neighbor NYC needs

Posted on October 12, 2024

a gavel

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | It’s time for New York to uncap access to justice

Posted on October 11, 2024

people, including DOE deputy chancellor of family and community engagement Melissa Aviles-Ramos around a table of flashcards

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | A letter to the incoming New York City Public Schools Chancellor

Posted on October 9, 2024

Empty classroom

QNS

Op-Ed: School size, not just class size, makes a difference

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.

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