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Opinion: Silence is no answer on plight of horse-drawn carriages in NYC
The City Council has not responded to recent calls for action.
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Opinion: The Close to Home Act shows there’s a better way to youth incarceration
After 10 years, youth arrests in New York City declined by 86%, helping to overturn a juvenile system that was once riddled in chaos.
Editor's Note
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Editor’s note: Moving MSG could be a winner for New York City
Opening up Penn Station to let in light would be a good thing for commuters – and potentially the Knicks.
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Opinion: After COVID-19, we need more focus on health equity
For years, policymakers focused on health care coverage issues to solve inequities in the sector, but the pandemic highlighted realities that show racial and ethnic disparities remain.
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Editor’s Note: Missing the 9/11 Tribute Museum
The museum’s location in lower Manhattan was closed just about a month before this year’s observance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Sounding the call for a Crime Stoppers political party
With crime on the rise, the party would help seek out policy makers who embrace strong anti-crime programs.
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Editor’s note: Weighing the costs of congestion pricing
The toll may be worth the expense in keeping drivers out of Manhattan traffic.
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Closing the tech gap in NYC starts with expanding K-12 computing education
With a boom in tech jobs during the pandemic, preparing New Yorkers from underrepresented communities for these positions should be a top priority for the city.
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Commentary: Would you trade part of your future income to learn a more lucrative skill?
One Queens nonprofit's income-sharing program promises to elevate people into higher-paying jobs through training, and they want New York City to get on board.
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Editor’s Note: Migrants arriving in NYC deserve their day in court
Nonprofits working with the new arrivals have received hundreds of improperly addressed asylum hearing notices.
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Editor’s Note: Go ahead, stomp the spotted lanternfly
New Yorkers may find relief from some of the frustrations that have hit the city this summer by doing their civic duty and killing this pest on sight.
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Opinion: Revamping how we teach reading must be fundamental to NYC DOE reforms
Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks took promising first steps by proposing a shift to an evidence-based reading curriculum and comprehensive dyslexia screenings.
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The fate of ‘New York’s Bravest’ lost on 9/11 and its sobering lessons
A new book, ‘Don’t Look Back’ by former investigative Daily News reporter Joe Calderone, offers a look at how the city responds to and learns from a disaster, so it can improve its response to future emergencies.
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Opinion: The removal of women and gender-expansive people from Rikers Island takes on a new urgency
After 11 deaths at the city jail, the population’s exit from the Rose M. Singer Center needs to be prioritized.
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Opinion: A potential party raid is brewing ahead of the Aug. 23rd primary
Here’s how a one-time quirk in the law is allowing voters to switch parties leading up to the congressional and state Senate primary races.
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Opinion: Latest Siena poll shows NY Democrats have only modest wind in their sails
The Democratic advantage is less than half of what it has been recently, which is a clear indication of the poor electoral climate members of the party will face this fall.
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Editor’s Note: Penn Station art promises to ‘energize’ trips through the transit hub
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s $22 billion redevelopment plan should do the same for the rest of the station and the area.
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Editor’s Note: Migrants are people, not pawns
Texas and Arizona’s little game of busing people who crossed the border illegally to Washington, D.C., has now got New York City involved.
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Opinion: Understanding the nuances of mental health are key for COVID-19 recovery
The 2022-23 state Budget showed a clear indication that New York policymakers have been paying attention to concerns levied by health care providers during the pandemic, but more must be done.
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