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Op-Ed | An ‘essential’ budget priority: Pay New York’s social safety net workers a living wage

Posted on March 1, 2022

The legacy of Willowbrook State School hangs heavy over advocates who fear the system built to serve the developmentally disabled may be backsliding amid stagnant funding from the state.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | The lessons of Willowbrook State School

Posted on February 28, 2022

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Cannabis is failing minorities, New York has an opportunity to get it right

Posted on February 23, 2022

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Improving health outcomes in Black communities

Posted on February 23, 2022

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Op-Ed | To fully recover from COVID-19, we must focus on preventative care

Posted on February 22, 2022

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Op-ed | New York City Transit ready to spring ahead

Posted on February 20, 2022

Close Up Of Hand Attaching Power Cable To Environmentally Friendly Zero Emission Electric Car

Opinion

Op-Ed | New York must bolster direct sale of zero-emission vehicles to address climate change

Posted on February 11, 2022

African Americans college students e-leaning with their teacher during a class.

Op-Ed | Black students are disproportionately burdened by debt — reimagining education can bring equity

Posted on February 9, 2022

People eat at a restaurant in Manhattan, New York

Opinion

Op-Ed | Extending opportunities for NYC restaurants

Posted on February 8, 2022

A jail on Rikers Island

Opinion

Op-Ed | Follow the facts – bail reform is working

Posted on February 7, 2022

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Op-ed | Promoting ‘transit equity’ for all New Yorkers

Posted on February 6, 2022

Republican congressional candidate for New York’s 11th district, Nicole Malliotakis looks on during a speech at the Staten Island Republican Party Headquarters election night watch party

Opinion

Op-ed | New York’s redistricting plan a step backward for democracy

Posted on February 3, 2022

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Protect the Medicaid program for vulnerable New Yorkers

Posted on February 2, 2022

The relationship between retired NYPD Chief of Department Phil Banks, above in 2013, and the president of the correction officers union, is being probed, said a person interviewed by investigators.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Phil Banks must forge public safety collaboration at City Hall and locally

Posted on February 1, 2022

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Op-Ed | Faculty boost will be students’ great gain!

Posted on January 28, 2022

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Full-scale gaming should come to Queens

Posted on January 26, 2022

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Health

Op-Ed | The Food and Drug Administration must act now to combat sickle cell anemia

Posted on January 25, 2022

ABLE

Op-ed | Keeping the NYC Transit system moving despite Omicron challenges

Posted on January 23, 2022

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., leaves the press room at Kennedy International Airport on Dec. 16, 1964. King had just arrived from Sweden after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. Behind King is a spokesman, Cleveland Robinson.

Editorial | On MLK’s legacy, and democracy on the brink

Posted on January 17, 2022

Diverse Group of People Playing Blackjack In a Casino

Business

Editorial | Place your bets on table games in NYC

Posted on January 12, 2022

Rent due reminder on calendar

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | With end of eviction moratorium, New Yorkers are at risk for losing their homes

Posted on January 12, 2022

Broadway’s Back

Op-ed | Safety, reliability, efficiency: The MTA’s New Year’s resolutions

Posted on January 9, 2022

Skyscrapers of New York City

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Don’t give up on Build Back Better: An Op-Ed for New York communities

Posted on January 5, 2022

Court of Law and Justice Trial Proceedings: Law Offender in Orange Jumpsuit is Questioned and Giving Testimony to Judge, Jury. Criminal Denying Charges, Pleading, Inmate Denied Parole.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Parole and probation — the difference is important

Posted on January 4, 2022

C bar and restaurant owners and workers struggle to come back from the pandemic

Op-ed | Bring back ‘alcohol-to-go’ to keep more NYC businesses alive

Posted on January 2, 2022

COVID-19 pandemic in New York City

Op-ed | Stay safe and healthy while celebrating the new year

Posted on December 28, 2021

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Providing food—and hope—for people and pets across NYC

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Op-Ed | Nobody tells CUNY’s story better than students & grads

Posted on December 20, 2021

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Op-ed | A year of progress and comebacks in New York City Transit

Posted on December 19, 2021

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Op-Ed | Keeping our kids safe with vaccination

Posted on December 16, 2021

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Op-ed | New Yorkers deserve permanent subsidies for working families’ healthcare

NFL: Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers-White House Visit

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Commentary | Mr. President, have pity on the Giants and Jets fans

Posted on December 13, 2021

Vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5-11 in New Hyde Park, New York

Opinion

Op-Ed | Vaccines may be the only way to secure the future of Bronx third graders

Posted on December 13, 2021

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Op-ed | Looking ahead to big MTA rail projects

Posted on December 12, 2021

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | NYC should double down on after-school care investments

Posted on December 8, 2021

Asian Autism children with disability kid on wheelchair in special classroom with teacher.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Fix school funding inequity and stop hurting children with disabilities

Posted on December 7, 2021

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A full recovery requires continued support of NYC’s small businesses

Posted on December 6, 2021

New York City, United States – May 2 2020: street road in Manhattan at summer time. Urban big city life concept background

Opinion

Op-Ed | All aboard for equity in infrastructure

Posted on December 5, 2021

These kiosks have been installed all along Third Avenue in Manhattan, with more slated to come online in the coming months. They provide Wi-Fi service and you can even charge your phone. Check the LinkNYC map

Opinion

Op-Ed | Link5G will help close the digital divide

Posted on December 2, 2021

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | New administration, new opportunity to help homeless families

Posted on December 1, 2021

Female leg stepping on weigh scales with measuring tape.

Health

Op-Ed | Obesity is a disease – COVID-19 proves federal policymakers should treat it like one

Posted on November 30, 2021

MLB: American League at National League

Mets

Op-ed | Max Scherzer signing turns the New York baseball world upside down

Posted on November 30, 2021

HIV and AIDS Written Woodblocks Sitting on Red Background

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | My journey as someone with HIV

Posted on November 29, 2021

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Op-ed | LIRR better than ever with infrastructure upgrades

Posted on November 28, 2021

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Op-Ed | Wrong time for the flu, right time for the flu shot

Posted on November 24, 2021

Senior couple having serious discussion over lunch at home

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | How the COVID-19 pandemic made seniors more food insecure than ever before

Posted on November 23, 2021

American Honey Bee

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Let’s thank bees by ditching needless pesticide uses

Posted on November 22, 2021

ABLE

Op-ed | Take public transit to enjoy New York during the holidays

Posted on November 21, 2021

More from around NYC

Elected officials, developers, agency leaders and housing advocates held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of "YP Senior Residence" in Morris Park.

117-Unit affordable senior housing opens in Morris Heights

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Selfhelp hosts Holocaust Survivor Day event in Forest Hills with music, dancing and reflection

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Stolen church van disrupts outreach services in East Flatbush

Marlean Ames sits for a portrait at the law office of Edward Gilbert, her lawyer, in Akron, Ohio, U.S., February 13, 2025.

Supreme Court revives straight employee’s sexual orientation discrimination claim