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Opinion
City & State gets a new look
The go-to source for policy-driven coverage and analysis of New York City and state politics unveils its new website.
New York State
Opinion
MTA leadership should be on the same page
The MTA needs clear lines of authority to address immediate challenges.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: As HIV stigmas fade away, Pride marks progress
In the 1990s, my father discovered he was HIV positive and had unintentionally infected my mother. This is the first time I’ve ever written about this.
Opinion
Opinion
A team of rivals should run New York City
The next mayor should follow Abraham Lincoln’s lead and bring competitors into their administration.
Opinion
Opinion
Barkan: Adams’ residency matters less than his real estate policies
Adams is a landlord and that’s how he approaches rent regulation.
Education
Opinion
CUNY investment can spark equitable economic recovery
Mayoral candidates need a plan to help students from low-income families go to college.
Opinion
Opinion
Solving New York’s mental health crisis
The next administration needs a three-pronged approach: housing, health care and community.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Remembering a beloved political player and consultant
Peter Krokondelas, who passed away on May 29 at age 52, was known and well-liked throughout his long career.
Campaigns & Elections
Opinion
Barkan: Stringer should drop out and endorse Wiley
Progressives need to consolidate behind their only candidate with a chance of winning.
Campaigns & Elections
Opinion
City & State hosts NYC mayoral forum on June 7
Several contenders in the Democratic primary attend a live event also sponsored by the 92nd Street Y and PIX11.
New York City
Opinion
Barkan: Kathryn Garcia is as moderate as Yang and Adams
Progressives may be turning towards because she is competent, but her ideology doesn’t always align with theirs.
Opinion
Opinion
Editor’s note: New series focuses on most competitive NYC races
City & State, the 92nd Street Y and PIX11 are hosting forums on the elections for mayor, comptroller and Manhattan borough president.
Opinion
Opinion
Unquestioning support for Israel is no longer safe for NY Democrats
Until very recently, even staunch progressives unconditionally backed the Netanyahu government. Not any more.
Opinion
Opinion
Editor’s note: A jarring subway attack
Sending more police officers underground may help straphangers feel safer to return to their routines.
Opinion
Opinion
The time is ripe for an Asian American on New York’s highest court
Asian Americans are under-represented in the legal system.
Opinion
Opinion
Barkan: Eric Adams has no principles
The Brooklyn borough president flip flops even more dramatically than Andrew Yang.
Opinion
Opinion
Yang and Adams benefit from rejecting defund the police
Progressives have been on a winning streak in New York City, but the mayoral race is shaping up differently.
Opinion
Opinion
NYC mayoral candidates should adjust strategies for ranked-choice
Candidates should seek (and share) “top five” endorsements to make the most of New York’s new ranked-choice elections
Opinion
Opinion