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Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

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

Posted on July 22, 2025

NYC EMTS working to wheel woman on stretcher during fire

Editorial | NYC EMT pay is a disgrace. It’s time for City Hall to do what’s right

Posted on July 21, 2025

New York City, row of old brownstone townhouses with attractive detailed moldings

Opinion

Op-Ed | Why New York City puts housing first in the fight against homelessness

Posted on July 18, 2025

ICE courtroom abuses

Opinion

Op-Ed | You can’t look away: Witnessing ICE abuses in immigration court

Posted on July 18, 2025

A view shows a flooded subway station in New York

Editorial | NYC will sink or swim with choice of rebuilding sewer system

Posted on July 16, 2025

Election day man at polls

Op-Ed

Op-ed | What we need now is more democracy, not less, with open primaries

Posted on July 16, 2025

woman on a train platform

Opinion

Op-Ed | The MTA is finally getting the investment it needs to move forward

Posted on July 16, 2025

An NYC Ferry departs from St. George in Staten Island on Aug. 23, 2021.

Editorial | NYC Ferry redesign should strongly consider this transportation desert

Posted on July 15, 2025

Young woman sitting on the couch at home and keeping a fresh water bottle on her forehead, she is suffering from the heat

Opinion

Op-Ed | Cooling is a lifeline, not a luxury.

Posted on July 15, 2025

man speaking before podium about childcare while surrounded by other adults

Op-Ed

It takes a city: Bringing New York City one step closer to universal childcare

Posted on July 15, 2025

Black garbage bags sat next to several full litter baskets on corners near NYC streets, including this one on Seventh Avenue in the West Village.

Editorial | ‘New York, Let’s Clean Up New York’ in the war on trash

Posted on July 14, 2025

gavel with blocks spelling out words domestic violence against blue background

Op-Ed

Op-ed | NYC’s domestic violence brain injury bill should be a national model

Posted on July 13, 2025

queens bus network

QNS

Op-ed: What the MTA won’t tell you about the Queens Bus Network Redesign

Supporters cheer while Shirley Chisholm addresses the Democratic National Convention.

Opinion

Op-Ed | City arts institutions enhance our campuses

Posted on July 9, 2025

survivors

QNS

Op-Ed: Empowering survivors by investing in the communities that know them best

Mayor Eric Adams during off topic questions on May 6.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Keeping New Yorkers safe with the lowest shootings in recorded history and six-straight quarters of declining crime

Posted on July 8, 2025

E-bike with operator riding along a NYC street with buildings

Op-Ed

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

Posted on July 6, 2025

Man with gray hair and beard speaking into microphone.

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

leotard holding

Editorial | A matter of Pride and rights for Americans

Posted on June 29, 2025

SUNYDownstate hospital

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

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

Opinion

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

Posted on June 27, 2025

doctor in white lab coat with stethoscope and transgender badge on pocket concept at hospital

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

early voting

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

Healthy Nutrition Concept. Mature Man Holding Paper Bag With Groceries In Kitchen Interior, Cropped Shot Of Unrecognizable Senior Male Placing Pack With Fresh Organic Vegetables And Fruits On Table

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

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

Man hand points on a wooden cube with happy smile face on bright side and unhappy face on dark side of wooden block cube for a positive mindset selection. Emotional state and mental health concept.

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

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

Haitian migrant

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

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