Commentary

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson speaks at a Community Board 2 monthly meeting.
Commentary
To diversify community boards, enact term limits
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Charter Revision Commission has a good idea for neighborhood democracy.
By ROSS BARKAN
Opinion
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Gavin McInnes holds a pepsi can in front of an NYPD officer
Commentary
New York GOP’s Trumpification is complete
Manhattan Republicans and state GOP give hate group a pass.
By BEN ADLER
Opinion
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Commentary
New York City Council should pass the Small Business Jobs Survival Act
A city needs more than just chain stores.
By ROSS BARKAN
Opinion
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A D train entering the Smith St. station in Brooklyn with the Manhattan skyline in the background.
Commentary
New York City’s transit decay impedes achieving climate goals
To reduce emissions, mass transit must attract more riders through better service.
By ANDY DARRELL
Opinion
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Close-up of Donald Trump's mouth
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The belligerent style in American politics
How New Yorkers hijacked the Republican Party.
By BEN ADLER
Opinion
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Organized labor members protest the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Janus case in lower Manhattan.
Commentary
Under attack, unions can’t let others tell their story for them
When labor's views are missing, the stereotypes do the talking.
By BOB HENNELLY
Opinion
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New York City Subway Station
Commentary
How to cool New York City's subway stations
A multi-pronged strategy could make commutes less insufferable.
By CHRIS JONES
Opinion
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Downtown Ossining, New York.
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New York should create affordable housing in the suburbs
The housing crisis isn’t restricted to New York City. The suburbs need to do their part as well.
By MOSES GATES
Opinion
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Michael Cohen, Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump Jr.
Commentary
The West Wingnuts
Embarrassingly incompetent New Yorkers are dominating the national political debate.
By AARON SHORT
Opinion
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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams flanked by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and International Affairs Commissioner Penny Abeywardena, announces a “Friendship Archway” in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
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Eric Adams has faced less scrutiny than he deserves
The Brooklyn borough president may be willing to sacrifice principles to politics.
By NORMAN ODER
Opinion
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