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Sanitation workers in West Harlem look at trash containers during containerization

Politics

Op-ed | City Council bill to legalize trash bags on our streets is for the rats

Posted on September 18, 2025

Views of the 9/11 Memorial in the financial district of lower Manhattan, New York at the site of World Trade Center. This location is considered ground zero.... the site of the former Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan. The memorial opened on September 11th 2011 and was literally constructed on the footprint of the Twin Towers. There is also a museum adjacent to the memorial. The architect, Michale Arad says that the pools of this monument are supposed to represent "the absence made visible" from this tragic event. The water flows, into the pools, but they can never be filled. the pools are a place of tranquility away from the surrounding noise of the city. At the bottom of the pool are some remaining artifacts from the destruction of the towers. The names of all of the victims from 2001 and 1993 are inscribed on bronze parapets surrounding the pools. The memorial is visited by a never ending stream of visitors from around the world.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Missing voices from NYC’s post-9/11 fallen service member memorial

Posted on September 17, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams.

Opinion

Op-Ed | ‘Bridge to Home’ is providing a public health approach to public safety

Posted on September 16, 2025

Portrait of family together at home

Opinion

Op-Ed | NYC needs a fundamental rethink of how it treats parents

Posted on September 11, 2025

Man Riding E-Bike Bicycle In City. Electric Bike In Summer

Opinion

Op-Ed | Want to solve the e-bike problem? Stop selling fast ones.

Posted on September 10, 2025

A firefighter stands at the 9/11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2024.

Editorial | The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is NYC’s sacred place, and must remain so

Posted on September 9, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, T-Mobile, Dell Technologies, and New York Yankees All Star Second Baseman, Jazz Chisholm, Jr., announce that 350,000 K-12 New York City Public Schools students will receive new chromebooks for free during the 2025-2026 school year.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Bridging the digital divide: Providing 350,000 students with FREE chromebooks

Posted on September 9, 2025

NYPD at scene in Brooklyn where man was shot dead

Op-Ed

Op-ed | Denial is not a strategy: A holistic blueprint to address gun violence in NYC

Posted on September 8, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Our children are not safe until street ‘daylighting’ is universal

Posted on September 7, 2025

The truck runs on the highway with speed. 3d rendering and illustration. Citizen Air Complaint Program

Opinion

Op-Ed | Citizen Air Complaint Program gives power to the people – but did they do their homework first?

Posted on September 4, 2025

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QNS

Iconic fountains in Flushing Meadows Corona Park out of service in shadow of US Open

Many cars driving through the jammed streets of new york

Opinion

Op-Ed | Cut-through traffic is clogging residential streets; here’s what we can do about it

Posted on September 3, 2025

Joyful children rush down the hallway, backpacks bouncing, eager to learn

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | What to know to ensure your child succeeds as they head back to school

Posted on September 1, 2025

An OMNY entry point in New York City

Opinion

Op-Ed | Tapping into the future: Why OMNY is the next MetroCard

Posted on August 30, 2025

students at CUNY

Opinion

Op-Ed | Never a better time to be part of CUNY

Posted on August 29, 2025

high contrast image of casino roulette in motion

Opinion

Op-Ed | When it comes to environmental impact, one NYC gaming bid stands above the rest

Posted on August 28, 2025

36th Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA - August 18th 2023: Small supermarket and deli at a street corner in the early evening bodega

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Corner store, community core: Nourishing NYC one bodega at a time

Posted on August 27, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Acting Commissioner Javier Lojan today announced three major milestones in their efforts to fight rats and deliver a cleaner city to all New Yorkers.

Opinion

Op-Ed | From the mean streets to clean streets: A cleaner city for all New Yorkers

Posted on August 26, 2025

rendering of casino in Times Square

Opinion

Op-Ed | A casino in Times Square is a bad bet for our streets

Posted on August 25, 2025

CEO Janno Lieber at a special meeting where the board voted to approve a construction contract for phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway that will extend the line to East Harlem.

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | The MTA’s new golden age begins with Second Avenue Subway Phase 2

Posted on August 23, 2025

Healthcare, pharmacist and woman at counter with medicine or prescription drugs in hands at drug store. Health, wellness and medical insurance, man and customer at pharmacy for advice and pills. PBM

Opinion

Op-Ed | NY Congressional Delegation must follow Rep. Malliotakis’ lead and reform PBMs

Posted on August 22, 2025

An officer in the Quality of Life division patrols Coney Island.

Opinion

Op-Ed | New Yorkers know quality of life comes from care and community, not more policing

Posted on August 19, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica Tisch making a public-safety- and quality-of-life-related announcement.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Quality of life and ending the culture of ‘anything goes’

Posted on August 19, 2025

Doctor, consultation and elderly woman with chest pain for heart disease, advice and medical checkup. Healthcare, patient and worker with discussion for cardiac arrhythmia, palpitations and diagnosis

Opinion

Op-Ed | Don’t break the promise to our city’s elders in need of health care

Posted on August 18, 2025

NYPD at scene of deadly Brooklyn mass shooting believed to be gang-related

Editorial | Let the NYPD deal with the gangs of New York

Posted on August 17, 2025

Smiling millennial mother holding her newborn son close to her chest, head and shoulders, close up

Opinion

Op-Ed | Nourishing the next generation together

Posted on August 16, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Resorts World Queens leads the way in preparing New Yorkers for thousands of new gaming industry jobs

Posted on August 15, 2025

cooling towers in Harlem amid Legionnaires' disease outbreak

Editorial | Preventing another needless outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the future

Posted on August 14, 2025

subway A train rockaway return 2024

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | No matter the weather, Mayor Adams’ co-response teams are addressing mental health, improving public safety in the city’s subway system

Posted on August 14, 2025

July 10, 2024, New York, NY, USA: View Across Williamsburg and Greenpoint to Long Island City in Queens, New York from Williamsburg, Brooklyn on a hot July afternoon. McCarren Park can be seen in the middle of the frame.

Opinion

Op-Ed | A political revolution that New Yorkers can’t afford

Posted on August 13, 2025

An artist's rendering of the proposed New Utrecht Ave station on the Interborough Express in Borough Park, Brooklyn.

Editorial | The purpose of the Interborough Express

Posted on August 13, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall amid ICE raids

Opinion

Op-Ed | Helping New Yorkers save up to $1 billion with first-in-the-nation Municipal Student Loan and College Assistance Program

Posted on August 12, 2025

Reverend Al Sharpton oped on cuts to SNAP

Opinion

Op-Ed | How Trump’s cuts to SNAP and the City Council’s grocery delivery bill spells trouble for New Yorkers

Posted on August 8, 2025

LGBTQ pride flag waving on blue sky with clouds

Opinion

Op-Ed | New York’s queer legacy built this city. It’s now at risk.

Posted on August 7, 2025

little girl wrapped in Israeli flag

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | Jewish safety is a progressive value

Posted on August 7, 2025

NYC Ferry in operation on East River

Opinion

Op-Ed | The Hudson River is NYC Ferry’s missing link

Posted on August 6, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall amid ICE raids

Opinion

Op-Ed | Building, preserving, and planning 426,000+ units of housing to make our city more affordable

Posted on August 5, 2025

workers on the subway line after an outage

Opinion

Op-Ed | Why subway meltdowns like last week’s can’t keep happening

Posted on August 2, 2025

police officer smiling in front of American and New York flag

Editorial | A story of sacrifice for officer slain in Midtown mass shooting

Posted on July 30, 2025

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Editorial | The Midtown mass shooting, and evil in our midst

Posted on July 29, 2025

Jul 25, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) runs in after the top of the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium.

Opinion

Op-Ed | The real story behind the chamber’s attack on YES Network

Posted on July 29, 2025

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber shares the success of Access-A-Ride

Op-Ed

Op-ed | MTA Chair: ADA for 70% of riders coming soon

Posted on July 29, 2025

Teacher and pupils smiling in classroom at the elementary school

Opinion

Op-Ed | Delivering universal after-school care for working families

Posted on July 29, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Wheelchair hoops star shows power of inclusion

Posted on July 28, 2025

NYC EMS units respond to a medical emergency.

Politics

Op-ed | It’s time for Mayor Adams to pay EMS workers what they deserve

Posted on July 27, 2025

Man in mask walks past American flags at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC

Opinion

Op-Ed | Fear should never prevent justice in New York City

Posted on July 23, 2025

Man in mask walks past American flags at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC

Editorial | ICE, immigrants and the path of justice in NYC

Posted on July 23, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | The most pro-housing administration in city history

Posted on July 22, 2025

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NYC bins on 103rd Avenue. City Hall will soon be providing rebate checks to eligible households. Photo courtesy of Office of Council Member Joann Ariola.

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Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a press conference at City Hall.

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