Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Adams indictment highlights growing Turkish influence in U.S.

Local politicians like Mayor Eric Adams have become appealing targets for foreign patronage networks.

Opinion

Opinion: NY ABLE celebrates seven year anniversary

The NY ABLE program allows people with disabilities to build up their savings – without jeopardizing their public benefits.

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: Kathy Hochul shows Eric Adams how to ‘get stuff done’

The governor reportedly leaned on the mayor, with several members of his inner circle under investigation, to clean house, prompting even more resignations from his administration.

Opinion

Opinion: The political chess match in NYC

With the mayor in check, lots of rooks and bishops are plotting their next move. Will anyone put the incumbent in checkmate?

Adams probes

Opinion: It’s long been slippery at the top in NYC government

Former Mayors Jimmy Walker and William O’Dwyer resigned under a cloud of scandal after being accused of corruption. Will Eric Adams suffer the same fate?

Opinion

Opinion: Making homeownership affordable again through zoning

We need a zoning incentive that specifically encourages the development of affordable co-ops and condominiums, not just rental stock.

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: City & State’s double magazine cover is on fire

We couldn’t resist updating the design of our Eric Adams issue after the mayor’s unprecedented indictment.

Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s for-hire drivers are on the brink. Let’s give them a lifeline.

The city’s excessive insurance requirements are bankrupting taxi and rideshare drivers.

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: The rats don’t run the city, the cops do

Eric Adams’ priority as mayor, thus far, has been restoring the NYPD to strength after years of poor morale and a mass exodus of officers.

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Commentary

Commentary: What will be this year’s ‘October Surprise’?

As Halloween approaches, elected leaders and political campaigns are spooked about the potential of new revelations to alter the presidential race.

Opinion

Opinion: The BQE is 75 years old. It’s time to tear it down.

New York City must fix its past mistakes and stop prioritizing cars over people.

Opinion

Opinion: An argument for what political party Jewish voters should stick with

Many Jews are contemplating changing parties in the upcoming presidential election.

Opinion

Commentary: New York City politicians have changed their tune when it comes to migrants

Who would have thought the days of Democrats taking a pro-immigrant stand would end, leaving right-wing interests to dictate a false narrative.

Opinion

Opinion: The MTA is committed to accessibility

Two years after a landmark ADA settlement, the MTA has made real progress on making subway stations accessible to all.

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: Jessica Ramos makes a timely announcement

The state senator wants to be New York’s first Latina mayor in a city that’s desperate for Hispanic leaders, especially after the resignation of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban.

Opinion

Opinion: Oh, brother!

In New York City politics, it might be safer to be an only child.

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: Mayor Eric Adams’ ‘Hector LaSalle’ moment

The mayor insists that the City Council must approve Randy Mastro, his nominee to be the city’s next corporation counsel, but the council is more than just a rubber stamp.