Editor's Note
Opinion

Editor’s Note: The view of New York City from Florida isn’t pretty

A conservative relative from the Sunshine State blamed her negative perceptions of crime and the migrant influx on messaging coming from New York’s leaders.

  • By Ralph R. Ortega

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Confronting the surge in domestic violence homicides in NYC

Survivors need access to safe housing and community-based violence prevention.

  • By Diana Ayala and Farah Louis

Immigration
Opinion

Opinion: Shelter limits are not the answer to the migrant crisis

We need to find sustainable solutions to the crisis, instead of forcing people out of shelters.

  • By Catalina Cruz, Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Christine Quinn

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Cut out the home care middlemen

Private insurance companies are pocketing millions of dollars intended for home care workers.

  • By Phara Souffrant Forest

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: The plan to tax stock trades is a terrible idea

Restoring the stock trade tax will drive Wall Street traders out of New York City and harm ordinary investors.

  • By Robert Smullen

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: It’s time to promote responsible AI development to better serve New Yorkers

We need to make AI research affordable for nonprofits and schools, so that Big Tech companies won’t have a monopoly on this transformative technology.

  • By Alex Bores and Clyde Vanel

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: New York needs an ‘all of the above’ approach to affordable housing development

Social housing, developer tax abatements, Good Cause tenant protections, building on state-owned land, accessory dwelling units – we need them all!

  • By Tony Simone

Editor's Note
Opinion

Editor’s Note: Perception is NYC’s greatest challenge – and it’s Eric Adams’ too

The mayor, who said he knows New Yorkers aren’t happy after going through COVID-19 and the migrant influx, doubles down on promoting his agenda.

  • By Ralph R. Ortega

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Slaying New York’s two-headed monster driving up car insurance costs

The city and state must increase enforcement against garaging fraud and “ghost cars,” the illegal practices responsible for New York’s extremely high car insurance costs.

  • By Bob Holden

Albany Agenda
Opinion

Opinion: Nationwide, LGBTQ+ young people are in crisis. New York can do something about it.

We must include funding for free mental health appointments for our youth in this year’s state budget.

  • By Samra Brouk

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: New York needs money. It’s time to tax stock trades.

Hong Kong and London already tax stock trades. Why shouldn’t New York?

  • By Phil Steck

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: New Yorkers deserve subway safety, not scare tactics and empty responses

To improve public safety on the subways, we need more services for mentally ill individuals, not more National Guard troops.

  • By Lincoln Restler

Editor's Note
Opinion

Editor’s Note: Grizzly subway fight is latest blow to MTA

The agency needs to get a grip on violence that keeps erupting on the rails.

  • By Ralph R. Ortega

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Rejecting calls for a ceasefire isn’t about wanting more war

It’s about supporting the release of hostages and removal of Hamas from power.

  • By Josh Kramer

New York City
Opinion

Opinion: Social housing is public safety

The “Homes Now, Homes for Generations” campaign will help build healthy communities where neighbors have strong ties to one another, which will reduce violence and harm.

  • By Tiffany Cabán

Editor's Note
Opinion

Editor’s Note: Happy dogs offer an alternative to troops in the subways

Canine companions, in increasing numbers, deliver a calming effect for many riding the rails.

  • By Ralph R. Ortega

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: New York state has a responsibility to pay the costs of housing migrants

There’s no reason why New York City alone should bear the burden of paying to house asylum-seekers.

  • By Andrew Cuomo

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Don’t let ICE turn state and local facilities into immigrant detention centers

The Dignity not Detention Act would prohibit New York state and local government entities from contracting with ICE for immigrant detention.

  • By Julia Salazar and Karines Reyes

Editor's Note
Opinion

Editor’s note: If there’s one way to get straphangers angry, it’s a subway delay

A work stoppage after a grisly attack on a conductor made for a hellish morning commute that was totally unnecessary.

  • By Ralph R. Ortega

New York State
Opinion

Opinion: To confront the senior care staffing crisis, invest in what works

How proven models create equitable career paths for young people and grow the healthcare workforce

  • By Cordell Cleare
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