Opinion
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: How a heatwave brought me to the mosque
And led to a great story, much like this week’s cover story.
Opinion
Opinion: Economic development + economic justice = economic diversity
Increasing economic diversity is a strategy for both growth and justice.
Opinion
Opinion: All media needs help
New York state’s local journalism sustainability program should include nonprofit newsrooms, too.
Opinion
Opinion: Legalize bodega cats
Keeping cats in bodegas and other retailers is technically prohibited by city and state law, but our legislation would fix that.
Opinion
Opinion: The Climate Law puts dollars into Black and Latino communities
Strong leadership should protect it, not gut it.
Opinion
Opinion: Our laws must make clear that intoxication is not consent
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to confront the gaps that continue to leave survivors without justice.
Opinion
Opinion: To help the outer boroughs, keep World Cup tourists in hotels
Airbnb’s proposal to roll back the city’s regulations on short-term rentals during the World Cup would siphon visitors away from struggling outer borough hotels.
Energy & Environment
Opinion: Our private energy system is failing. The public can save it.
New York must move off fossil fuels as soon as possible – and the only way to meet this goal is to plan our energy system around the needs of the public, not profiteers.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: City & State New York wins nine New York Press Association Awards
The hard work of the editorial and design teams shone through during awards season.
Opinion
Opinion: Striking at the second homers
With the pied-à-terre tax, democratic socialism begins its turn in the spotlight.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: When an arrest can help
Council Member Chi Ossé got roughed up by the cops this week, boosting awareness of deed theft – and his own profile.
Opinion
Opinion: Extreme storms are flooding New York City, but there’s a solution
The Rain Ready New York Act would give municipalities the tools they need to manage stormwater flooding.
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Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Just call the president, since he might pick up
Reporters always have to try their sources.
Opinion
Opinion: What cannabis legalization looks like in New York today
Five years after legalization, the Office of Cannabis Management has made real progress toward building the world’s most equitable and sustainable cannabis market.
Opinion
Opinion: Pregnant patients need informed care, not criminalization
The Maternal Health, Dignity and Consent Act would require health care providers to obtain informed consent from pregnant patients before conducting drug testing and screening.
Opinion
Opinion: New York should not force sick workers into poverty
Thanks to a 40-year-old law, workers who receive temporary disability benefits are limited to $170/week, well under minimum wage.
Budget
Opinion: I’m not a millionaire, but I am against more taxes on the rich
And here’s why you should be too!
Opinion
Opinion: Building a stronger New York starts with a fairer tax system
If we increase taxes on the wealthiest New Yorkers, we can build a state that working-class people can actually afford.
Opinion
Editor’s note: Zohran’s Mamdoppelgänger
Being confused for the mayor can happen when you play him on stage.
Opinion
Opinion: Why your electric bill is so high – and how the state comptroller can lower it
If we lower the profit margin that utility monopolies are guaranteed to earn, we lower electricity bills.
