Opinion
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Opinion: The Tulsa-fication of New York and the rest of America
How the 1921 massacre and destruction of the Greenwood community created the paradigm for the current system of mass incarceration and institutionalized economic exclusion and generational poverty of Black and Brown communities.
Editor's Note
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Editor’s Note: Delivering on cryptocurrency’s supposed social good
Elected officials need more education about bitcoin before promoting it as a way of benefiting New Yorkers.
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Opinion: Can nonprofits help keep the peace in New York City?
The sector can help solve the problem of increased crime, while striking a balance between policing and community safety.
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Opinion: Floor area limits are hindering affordable housing development
The state’s Multiple Dwelling Law needs to be fixed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature before the end of the session.
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Opinion: What shall we call the new Buffalo Bills Stadium?
The name of the new sports and entertainment complex should be determined by New Yorkers who contributed $850 million for its construction.
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Opinion: NYC faces fiscal disaster if officials think they can do it all
Undisciplined management and a spending spree in Mayor Eric Adams’ upcoming fiscal year 2023 budget will set the city back.
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Opinion: Lessons for Adams on homelessness from his mayoral predecessors
Here’s what past mayors did to help the homeless and implement supportive housing policies, some more successfully than others.
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Opinion: Combat wage theft to help further New York’s recovery from COVID-19
A coordinated effort must continue as the pandemic subsides to hold unscrupulous contractors accountable.
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Opinion: Many vulnerable New Yorkers lose in Hochul’s first state budget
There’s still time to cancel a prescription drug benefit carve out from New York’s Medicaid managed care program designed by the governor’s predecessor.
Editor's Note
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Editor’s Note: NYC heroes who ended day of nightmare deserve thanks
From the straphangers that helped one another to the security camera technician who said he identified the gunman, New Yorkers came together to protect their own.
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Editor’s Note: Vacant NYC stores need tenants who want to be there
The expectation that some businesses will return to the brick-and-mortar locations they vacated during the pandemic is not realistic.
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Publisher’s note: Tom Allon helping to launch new think tank
The nonprofit Five Boros Institute will be independent of City & State’s editorial operations.
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Opinion: Sending out an SOS for NYC’s hotels
The city needs to help the industry with lower taxes, among other relief measures, if tourism is expected to bounce back after COVID-19.
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Editor’s Note: New York Nonprofit Media returns with in-person events
BoardCon attendees were excited to collaborate again after two years away due to the pandemic.
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Editor’s Note: Eric Adams needs his own ad targeting New Yorkers who’ve fled to Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is campaigning on disgruntled New Yorkers. Adams should remind them of what the best city in the world has to offer.
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Opinion: Online harassment of politicians more often targets women and must be fought with policies requiring media literacy
Legislation targeting media companies isn’t the solution.
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Opinion: Struggling New Yorkers should get a tax rebate
Getting real money into people’s hands can be done quickly and how the funds are used is up to the decision of each individual.
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Kathy Hochul handled downstate hecklers with aplomb
The governor didn’t flinch after getting an earful of boos during last week’s Rangers game.
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Opinion: Lessons learned from COVID-19 show there are better ways to help homeless New Yorkers
The pandemic’s harsh reality pointed out the difference between how the city operates and how it could run.
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