Commentary

New York Police Department officers patrolling the city's subway system.
Commentary
Expand Fair Fares instead of cops on NYC’s transit system
The $249 million Gov. Andrew Cuomo has found for 500 more police officers should instead be used to make Metrocards affordable.
By BRYCE COVERT
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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo
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Legislature should reject high campaign contribution limits
If the Public Campaign Finance Commission doesn’t lower its preliminary new donation cap, public financing will be undermined.
By ROSS BARKAN
Opinion
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Disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein.
Commentary
Don’t let Harvey Weinstein have a nice night out
New Yorkers have the opportunity to call out high-profile dirtbags in person.
By LINDSAY BEYERSTEIN
Opinion
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New York City Councilman Fernando Cabrera.
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NYC Surrogate’s Court is broken, it should be fixed or abolished
The Public Administrator’s office is part of political patronage in the judicial system.
By ROSS BARKAN
Opinion
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Former New York Assemblyman Keith Wright at a legislative budget hearing on the environment in Albany, 2015.
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How Keith Wright can be a lobbyist and Manhattan Democratic chairman
The county party’s decentralized power structure makes it possible.
By ROSS BARKAN
Opinion
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Waterfront apartments in Williamsburg, seen from the East River.
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Could New York City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning rule be overturned?
If a lawsuit against Marin County, California succeeds in the Supreme Court, the New York policy could be vulnerable.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
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Yellow taxi cab
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How New York City taxis can get ahead of Uber and Lyft
Giving cabs access to the most advanced technology would enable them to compete.
By EMIL SKANDUL
Opinion
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People experiencing homelessness in New York City.
Commentary
The Glendale homeless shelter fight is really about a housing shortage
NIMBYs oppose new housing and new homeless shelters, but people have to sleep somewhere.
By DEREK EVERS
Opinion
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Former New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1942.
Commentary
History shows how ranked-choice voting could weaken party machines
The New York City Council once reflected the beliefs of the city.
By BEN BRACHFELD
Opinion
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Pedestrians walking through Ground Zero after the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001.
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I’m a 9/11 survivor. I still don’t know how these programs can help me.
First responders aren’t the only ones still reeling from the deadly attacks.
By AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO
Opinion
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