Opinion

What are the best ways to care for children during the coronavirus crisis?
Commentary
Closing schools was the right call but here’s what must come next
How to keep kids safe, cared for, nourished and at home.
By LINDSAY BEYERSTEIN
New York City's First Lady Chirlane McCray hosting a community conversation on mental health.
Opinion
What would make ThriveNYC thrive
The program’s architect explains what it did right and why it matters.
By GARY BELKIN
A pedestrian wearing a face mask while walking along a nearly-vacant Corso Vittorio Emanuele, the most important pedestrian street in downtown Milan.
Opinion
Trump or Cuomo could quarantine New York
The president and governor have the authority to order a lockdown. They just might not get reelected if they do.
By SCOTT LEMIEUX
SNAP is one program that helps low-income families in New York.
Opinion
New York should eliminate asset limits for public assistance recipients
Forcing low-income households to do without savings worsens their economic precarity.
By MARIO GUTIERREZ
New York Medical Marijuana Card Renewal
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Governor Andrew Cuomo
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Sticking to New York’s Model for Achieving Universal Broadband
Sticking to New York’s Model for Achieving Universal Broadband
By MICHAEL J. SANTORELLI
Bail reform critics claim that letting defendants out before their trial has unleashed a crime wave from repeat offenders.
Commentary
Did bail reform really cause a crime wave?
An honest look at the actual numbers.
By LINDSAY BEYERSTEIN
Michael Bloomberg in Oklahoma City.
Commentary
Bloomberg’s misleading comments on stop-and-frisk
The former NYC mayor’s justification for the racial breakdown of stop-and-frisk isn’t supported by data.
By ABRAHAM GUTMAN
REV. DR. JOHNNIE GREEN
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Opinion: Yes, A Menthol Cigarette Ban Promotes a Legacy of Discrimination
And communities of color feel the dangerous and negative impacts
By REV. DR. JOHNNIE GREEN
A light pole with a surveillance camera at the World Trade Center.
Opinion
NYC’S POST Act: 21st century oversight for 21st century policing
It would require the NYPD to disclose information about its surveillance tools.
By ÁNGEL DíAZ
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