Rafael Espinal

Drake performing during a surprise Day Party at Brooklyn Mirage in August.
Opinion
A compromise for nightlife venues and their neighbors
The “Agent of Change” bill in the City Council would require mutual soundproofing efforts.
By RAFAEL ESPINAL, JR.
Opinion
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Jumaane Williams Bill de Blasio Melissa Mark-Viverito
Campaigns & Elections
Updated: Categorizing the candidates to be NYC’s next public advocate
It’s a big field. Here are the contenders – and the pretenders.
By JEFF COLTIN
News & Politics
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Stuyvesant High School
Opinion
The way to diversify specialized high schools is to open more of them
Let’s end the zero-sum competition between ethnic groups and create more opportunities for everyone.
By TOM ALLON, RAFAEL ESPINAL, JR.
Opinion
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Holocaust Remembrance Day at the United Nations General Assembly in January, 2018.
Opinion
Never abandon: Increase funding for the City Council’s Holocaust Survivors Initiative
New York City is home to nearly 45,000 survivors, almost half of whom live at or below the poverty line.
By RAFAEL ESPINAL, JR., ERIC S. GOLDSTEIN
Opinion
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New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson
Heard Around Town
Johnson and council members off on week-long trip to Israel
Fresh off his first domestic trip, the new City Council speaker is heading abroad.
By JEFF COLTIN
News & Politics
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NYC Mayor Blasio signs legislation to repeal the Cabaret Law requiring small businesses to have a dancing license in Brooklyn on November 27, 2017.
Opinion
An open letter to NYC’s first nightlife mayor
5 suggestions for Ariel Palitz from those people responsible for creating her new job.
By RAFAEL ESPINAL, JR., RACHEL NELSON, ALLEN ROSKOFF
Opinion
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New York City Hall
New York City
How long can each New York City Council member serve?
Breaking down the confusing rules of term limits
News & Politics
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Winners & Losers
Who's up and who's down
Who had the best or worst week in New York politics?
By CITY & STATE
Winners & Losers
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New York City
Corey Johnson will be your friend – whether you like it or not
The new New York City Council Speaker is "charismatic" and "engaging."
By JEFF COLTIN
News & Politics
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Commentary
How yellow school buses could green New York City
The New York City Department of Education should award contracts for school bus operation to a worker-owned cooperative that will use electric buses, writes Rafael Espinal.
By RAFAEL ESPINAL, JR.
Opinion
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