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Op-Ed | Bridging the digital divide with Big Apple Connect

Posted on March 26, 2023

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Op-Ed | We can and should support more children, faster

Posted on March 24, 2023

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Editorial | If you build more public transit, they will come back

Posted on March 23, 2023

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Op-Ed | Community-informed development empowers neighbors in a smart planning process for the future

Posted on March 23, 2023

Trump Organization goes on trial

Editorial | The grand jury, not Alvin Bragg, has the power to indict Donald Trump (or not)

Posted on March 22, 2023

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Editorial | It’s all about ‘law and order,’ except when it involves Trump

Posted on March 20, 2023

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Op-Ed | The MTA will adjust as needed to continue to serve its riders

Posted on March 20, 2023

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Op-Ed | It’s National Poison Prevention Week — here’s how to protect your child from unintentionally ingesting cannabis edibles

Posted on March 20, 2023

Editorial | Amid Santos and Ardila scandals, the constituents deserve better

Posted on March 17, 2023

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Op-Ed | It’s time to repeal the Commercial Rent Tax

Posted on March 17, 2023

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Editorial | More NYC school safety agents mean more safety in schools

Posted on March 16, 2023

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Op-Ed | Shield from supreme setbacks, State Constitution Equality Amendment heads to voters

Posted on March 16, 2023

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Op-Ed | We need to fix energy problems without harming New Yorkers in the process

Posted on March 15, 2023

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Op-Ed | Crime continues to go down in NYC

Posted on March 14, 2023

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Op-ed | How to make an impact this Social Work Month

Posted on March 13, 2023

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Op-ed | Why a Coney Island casino just makes sense

Posted on March 13, 2023

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Op-ed | Customer-focused changes coming to the city’s subways

Posted on March 12, 2023

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Op-ed: Albany Can Support Small Businesses Like Mine by Expanding the Film Tax Credit

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Op-Ed: March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month — here’s what you need to know

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Op-Ed | Operating an apartment is becoming untenable

Posted on March 8, 2023

Op-Ed | Earned Income Tax Credit: You earned it – and NYC will help you get

Posted on March 7, 2023

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Op-ed | The heat is on around the NY HEAT Act

Posted on March 6, 2023

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Op-ed | Modernizing Belmont Park is a good bet for the New York economy

Posted on March 5, 2023

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Op-Ed | New Yorkers with severe medical needs should not be held at Rikers to die

Posted on March 1, 2023

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Op-Ed | Rethinking Black, race & ethnic studies at CUNY

Posted on March 1, 2023

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Op-Ed | On track to a safer New York City subway

Posted on February 28, 2023

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Op-Ed | CUNY is at an inflection point in this year’s state budget

Posted on February 27, 2023

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Op-ed | The city must clean up healthcare and hospitals pricing now

Posted on February 26, 2023

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Op-Ed | Hudson Square shows what NYC’s business districts could look like under Hochul and Adams’ public realm vision

Posted on February 23, 2023

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Op-ed | Governor’s budget throws financial lifeline to MTA

Posted on February 21, 2023

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Op-Ed | Keeping New York the safest large city in America

Posted on February 21, 2023

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Op-Ed | Why Congress must pass a ban on Copay Accumulators

Posted on February 16, 2023

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Op-Ed | Manhattan needs middle class housing — New York should let it happen

Posted on February 15, 2023

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Op-Ed | It’s time to do something about the long history of challenges for migrant youth education

Posted on February 13, 2023

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Op-Ed | Cannabis justice for all

Posted on February 13, 2023

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Op-ed | The importance of Paratransit Access-A-Ride

Posted on February 12, 2023

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Op-Ed | Keep your kids active and engaged during mid-winter break

Posted on February 9, 2023

Housing in Queens

Op-Ed | An easy and fast way to create new housing

Posted on February 7, 2023

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Op-Ed | New York City needs a council that will act on menthol

Posted on February 6, 2023

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Op-Ed | Composting for all

Posted on February 6, 2023

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Op-Ed | It’s time to make New York’s wealthiest pay what they owe

Posted on February 2, 2023

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Op-Ed | A working people’s agenda

Posted on January 31, 2023

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Op-Ed | The moral failure in mayor Adams’ preliminary budget

Posted on January 30, 2023

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Op-Ed | Dollars and dreams for young New Yorkers

Posted on January 29, 2023

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Op-Ed | CUNY research fuels NYS innovation and diversity

Posted on January 28, 2023

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Op-Ed | The future of women’s rights and health

Posted on January 24, 2023

Mott Street’s Share the Road brings Chinese restaurant dining into outdoors.

Op-Ed | It’s time for the City Council to make the Open Restaurant program permanent

Posted on January 24, 2023

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Op-Ed | School choice means more than choosing a curriculum

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Borough President Antonio Reynoso.

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