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Commentary: Remembering Dick Ravitch, New York's civic treasure
Ravitch was the most consequential New York public servant in the past five decades. His life exemplifies the true meaning of “giving back.”
Editor's Note
Personality
Editor’s note: City & State wins nine awards at the New York Press Association’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest
The honors were handed out in Albany this past weekend.
Opinion
Opinion
Bring back the solitary beat cop and put them on each subway
Patrolling train cars and platforms will bring back straphangers and jumpstart our city’s recovery.
Opinion
Publisher’s Note: City & State Florida is now live online
Our expansion into the Sunshine State now has its own website for 24/7 access to our award-winning content, events information and growing roster of power lists.
Opinion
Publisher’s note: Tom Allon helping to launch new think tank
The nonprofit Five Boros Institute will be independent of City & State’s editorial operations.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York has a severe nursing crisis
New leadership in Albany and City Hall must prioritize fixing this public health ticking time bomb.
Announcements
Opinion
Publisher’s Note: City & State expands to Florida
GovExec has acquired News Service of Florida.
Opinion
Opinion
A team of rivals should run New York City
The next mayor should follow Abraham Lincoln’s lead and bring competitors into their administration.
Opinion
Opinion
Solving New York’s mental health crisis
The next administration needs a three-pronged approach: housing, health care and community.
Opinion
Opinion
The pandemic’s affordable housing opportunity
New York City should retrofit stores, offices and hotels to address the housing shortage.
Opinion
Opinion
If tax hikes are inevitable, ensure they are prudent
Increases in taxes on the rich should be temporary and paired with spending cuts.
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Opinion
Opinion
A 5-point plan to create New York City’s new economy
The city and state must adapt to irrevocable changes COVID-19 has wrought.
Announcements
Politics
City & State joins DC media company Government Executive
A letter to readers from Publisher Tom Allon.
New York City
Opinion
A tale of two mayors
In retrospect, Dinkins looks better and Giuliani looks worse than when they left office.
New York City
Opinion
NY should shut down before it's too late
Learn from past mistakes and close indoor dining before the outbreak is out of control.
Opinion
Opinion
How to harness NYC’s creative destruction
New York City should come up with a plan for adaptive reuse and regeneration.
Opinion
Opinion