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Op-Ed

Editorial | NYC tries to go both ways on e-bike and car traffic in parks

Posted on July 6, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Early successes in Queens bus network redesign

Posted on July 6, 2025

A Caucasian mother and father lovingly embrace their young son, sharing a tender moment together in a well-lit room with sheer curtains.

Opinion

Op-Ed | New York must do more for ‘hidden hero’ military families

Posted on July 3, 2025

A shopping cart by a store shelf in a supermarket

Opinion

Op-Ed | With rising grocery costs, New Yorkers deserve real solutions — not government-run supermarkets

Posted on July 1, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams

Op-Ed

Op-Ed | The best budget ever gets even better: Making New York City more affordable for working-class New Yorkers

Posted on July 1, 2025

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Editorial | A matter of Pride and rights for Americans

Posted on June 29, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A modern SUNY Downstate for central Brooklyn

Posted on June 28, 2025

MTA blue and yellow Access-a-Ride van parked in lot

Opinion

Op-ed | Making progress with MTA Access-a-Ride Paratransit

Posted on June 28, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The rent-freeze or rent hike?

Posted on June 27, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | New York must strengthen shield laws to defend abortion and trans care

Posted on June 26, 2025

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

Opinion

Op-Ed | Q-Teams: Addressing quality of life issues across our city

Posted on June 24, 2025

Editorial | The one-word answer to NYC’s questions

Posted on June 24, 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 | Why we support battery energy storage systems throughout New York City

Posted on June 21, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | No NYC budget should let our neighbors go hungry

Posted on June 20, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | New York can’t defend immigrants without lawyers

Posted on June 19, 2025

A traditional Power Distribution Center that could cause Power Blackouts. Important for a more sustainable planet and environment.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Affordable, reliable energy crucial for New York’s job growth

Posted on June 18, 2025

Cuomo speaking in Queens

Editorial | The choice is clear: Andrew Cuomo should be the Democratic mayoral nominee

Posted on June 18, 2025

Brad lander arrested by ICE agents

Editorial | Unacceptable actions: The arrests of Brad Lander and immigrants by masked ICE agents

Posted on June 18, 2025

Scooters parked neatly in a row on a city sidewalk. Row of black rental electric scooters lined up on a street

Opinion

Op-Ed | The bike stops here: Removing illegal vehicles for a safer New York.

Posted on June 17, 2025

PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | The City Council took away my last reliable wage, now they’re after my new one

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Federal cuts and state red tape are squeezing New York’s nonprofits

Posted on June 13, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Without real funding, New York’s behavioral health crisis is here to stay

Posted on June 12, 2025

Futuristic Technology Retail Warehouse: Managers use digital tablets to manage smart warehouses for overseas exports. Digital inventory control, smart logistics, future transportation innovation AI

Opinion

Op-Ed | AI’s promise must not come at the cost of human livelihoods

Posted on June 12, 2025

Medicare Advantage concept of clipboard with stethoscope

Op-Ed

Op-ed | A promise is a promise for NYC retiree healthcare

Posted on June 11, 2025

Protesters wearing masks at an ICE demonstration in Manhattan

Editorial | Protesters and ICE agents need to keep the masks off

Posted on June 10, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams

Op-Ed

Op-ed | Delivering on safety: Record-low shootings and homicides in 2025

Posted on June 10, 2025

Housing New York City

Op-Ed

Op-ed | New York needs an all-of-the-above approach from next mayor to address housing crisis

Posted on June 9, 2025

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Editorial | ICE and Trump are playing with fire in raids, mission of fear

Posted on June 8, 2025

MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow riding bus in Queens

Op-Ed

Op-ed | Queens Bus Network redesign a home run for the whole borough

Posted on June 8, 2025

close-up of a rental sign in front an apartment building

Op-Ed

Op-ed | Freeze the rent and save New Yorkers $600 per month

Posted on June 5, 2025

Riverton Square

Editorial | Housing vouchers in NYC are too big to fail

Posted on June 4, 2025

Freighter docked at Brooklyn Marine Terminal

Opinion

Op-Ed | The Brooklyn Marine Terminal: It’s now or never

Posted on June 4, 2025

Birth control pills and IUD

Politics

Op-ed | Expanding birth control access in New York

Posted on June 4, 2025

ground lease

QNS

Op-ed: Ground lease bill threatens property rights and affordable housing goals

amusement

QNS

Op-ed: State policies are killing New York’s amusement and music industry

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Robust mental health programs needed to support a twice-traumatized young generation

Posted on June 3, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa

Opinion

Op-Ed | ‘We Outside Summer’ in New York City

Posted on June 3, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Our industry helped build communities. New York’s policies are destroying it.

Posted on June 3, 2025

On Left Rocking the Boat Executive Director Adam Green with staffers at David Bryne fundraiser

Bronx Times

Bronx youth boat program honored by ’80s music icon at Town Hall

Wooden blocks with "RENT" text of concept and coins.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Stop Mayor Adams’ rent hike on vulnerable families

Posted on June 2, 2025

MTA camera enforcement system on bus in Manhattan

Editorial | Candid cameras tackling NYC’s bad drivers

Posted on June 2, 2025

MTA Chair Janno Lieber

Op-Ed

Op-ed | Congestion pricing works, and NYC is not going back

Posted on June 1, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | CUNY grads lift my hopes for the next generation

Posted on May 30, 2025

Members of the New York State Tenant Bloc rally outside the Rent Guidelines Board meeting at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on April 30, demanding a rent freeze

Editorial | NYC tenants and landlords bearing the economic brunt of rent crisis

Posted on May 28, 2025

PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | Albany shouldn’t empower the shakedown of small businesses

New York City, USA - June 15, 2018: A street jazz musician performs during sunset in midtown Manhattan.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Support NYC’s working musicians — our cultural backbone is at risk

Posted on May 28, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams on summer safety smiling with thumbs up

Op-Ed

Op-ed | A safe and fun summer in the greatest city in the world

Posted on May 27, 2025

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Editorial | Fare evasion takes us all for a ride

Posted on May 26, 2025

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