Opinion

Gov. Andrew Cuomo smiles and waves in the 2015 New York City Pride.
Editor's Note
The long and winding road to LGBTQ rights
Gay rights advocates turned a 2009 loss in New York into a victory.
By JON LENTZ
Brownstones in New York City's Greenwich Village area.
Commentary
Housing can’t be totally solved by the federal government
Democratic candidates have begun proposing housing affordability plans. Here’s what they get right, get wrong, and can’t do.
By ERIC KOBER
Women are perfectly capable of understanding and consenting to pregnancy in all its forms, writes Lindsay Beyerstein.
Commentary
Why gestational surrogacy should be legalized and unionized
Women should have the freedom to be surrogates, with protection from exploitation.
By LINDSAY BEYERSTEIN
Queens Borough President and Queens District Attorney candidate Melinda Katz.
Editor's Note
The battle for the Democratic Party, in Albany and Queens
Activists are targeting Assembly Democrats and hoping for a district attorney upset.
By JON LENTZ
Staten Island Ferry passing in front of the Statue of Liberty
Editor's Note
A spotlight on Staten Island
The borough is having a moment – culturally, economically and politically.
By JON LENTZ
Email Ramos of High Mi Madre Co-Operative urges legislators to pass recreational marijuana legislation during a news conference at the state Capitol.
Commentary
Pot legalization opponents exaggerate dangers
Claims range from mostly unproven to wholly unfounded.
By JESSE SINGAL
Editor's Note
In rent regulation fight, it’s not just Democrats vs. Republicans
The GOP was the go-to ally for landlords and developers. But it’s always more complicated.
By JON LENTZ
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio at a rally to urge the Board of Elections to implement a robust early voting plan in April.
Commentary
Leave de Blasio alone
The press unfairly maligns the mayor and his presidential campaign.
By KATE ALBRIGHT-HANNA
Senator Bernie Sanders began his campaign for a 2020 Presidential nomination with a rally at Brooklyn College in March, 2019.
Commentary
The New Yorker from Vermont
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is the most New York candidate for president.
By BEN ADLER
Flanagan at a press conference outside of his office on May 7 where he blasted a democratic bill to allow felons who serve their sentences to be on juries.
Editor's Note
John Flanagan’s short-lived stint as majority leader
The top state Senate Republican didn’t have enough time to cement his power.
By JON LENTZ
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