Commentary

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.
Commentary
Eric Adams has faced less scrutiny than he deserves
The Brooklyn borough president may be willing to sacrifice principles to politics.
By NORMAN ODER
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Some have begun to wonder whether former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who first rose to prominence as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, was ever actually an effective attorney at all.
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Was Rudy Giuliani ever a good lawyer?
The former mayor’s recent foot-in-mouth moments make one wonder how he became a renowned prosecutor.
By ANDREW KESHNER
Opinion
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Uber car in New York City
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Capping for-hire vehicles won’t solve NYC’s traffic woes
Better road management and transit service are more efficient answers.
By ERIC GOLDWYN
Opinion
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Homeless person pushing a shopping cart in New York City
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Homelessness is a housing problem
Rising rents are driving New York City’s latest homelessness crisis. Here’s how to fix it.
By BEN ADLER
Opinion
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New York Daily News photo assignment editor Reggie Lewis, left, and an unidentified coworker leave the newspaper's office after they were both laid off.
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The Daily News’ destruction shows only right-wing newspapers will be left
Corporations and billionaires have no use but propaganda for money-losing papers.
By TODD GITLIN
Opinion
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo kicks off the Tax Fairness for New York Campaign to move to sue the federal government over the tax overhaul in February.
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New York won’t beat the federal tax law in court, and it shouldn’t
Liberals should be rooting against the state’s lawsuit to block the SALT deduction cap.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
Opinion
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People cross the street in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx.
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New York City is alive and well
The July cover of Harper’s mistakes the southern half of Manhattan for all of New York City.
By BEN ADLER
Opinion
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The Manhattan skyline looking out of a high rise window.
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A pied-à-terre tax is smart policy – and it’s constitutional
City Hall is wrong: New York can tax wealthy absentee owners.
By ALEC SCHIERENBECK
Opinion
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An unheralded hero dies of 9/11-related illness
Conan Freud devoted his life to the city he loved.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders takes questions from reporters.
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Why New Yorkers should refuse to serve Trump and his minions
The president’s words have been shown to increase bigotry, not merely channel it.
By JOSHUA HOLLAND
Opinion
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