Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York must stop shortchanging schools with yesterday’s data
The state’s Foundation Aid formula must be tweaked to ensure New York City schools are getting enough funding.
Opinion
Opinion: Why we should fight for ‘hard-won’ housing protections
The City Council should not pass Intro 948 and Intro 1107 and play into Airbnb’s business interests.
Opinion
Editor’s note: Sid Davidoff ‘brilliantly smart’ at politics, dies at 86
New York’s political community mourned the death of the government relations veteran.
New York State
Editor’s note: Rochester thrives on playing around
How the Strong National Museum of Play is revitalizing a portion of this upstate city.
New York City
Opinion: Fear isn’t leadership – New York needs policing built on trust
Good policing doesn’t depend on violating rights. It depends on professionalism, fairness and community trust.
Opinion
Opinion: The next step toward Universal Child Care is free 2-Care for All
New York City ultimately needs to establish free, universal child care starting at birth, but the first step should be free child care for every 2-year-old.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Opinion: New Yorkers want equitable economic reform
Can Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani deliver?
Opinion
Opinion: Why a Muslim mayor and Jewish Speaker embody the spirit of New York
Here’s how we can unite our city.
Opinion
Opinion: A daring new chapter in New York City history
Seventeen years to the day after Barack Obama’s “Yes, we can” triumph, New York City voters overwhelmingly pick a 34-year-old Muslim democratic socialist to lead them.
Opinion
Opinion: Fixing NYC’s street vending chaos is a moral obligation – and a simple one
A newly amended City Council bill will create a regulatory system that balances incentives with enforcement and builds dignity for street vendors.
Opinion
Opinion: The next City Council Speaker should be a woman of color
It’s time to resist backroom deals and deliver transformative leadership for long-overlooked communities.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Somos offers opportunity to give back to Puerto Rico
Why conference attendees should break away from the networking and parties for a day of service.
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Opinion
Opinion: New York needs a point guard, not pickleball
The next mayor should appoint a Basketball Czar to advocate for the city’s basketball courts.
Opinion
Opinion: The Yankees have coaches. Why not City Hall?
City Hall employees who must deal with an often hostile public every single day rarely receive the training and support they need.
Opinion
Editor’s note: The ICE storm is coming
New Yorkers and elected officials pushed back after masked agents raided Chinatown, but more are on the way.
Opinion
Opinion: Strange bedfellows
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so Eric Adams endorses Andrew Cuomo.
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani’s proposed Department of Community Safety would be a win for New Yorkers
The proposal is well-grounded in existing best practices, and there is wide support for it among the public and City Council.
Opinion
Opinion: Words of condemnation aren’t enough. Lawmakers must pass anti-ICE legislation.
If we fail as lawmakers to match our words with action, we're giving ICE the green light to escalate.
Opinion
Opinion: Black women leaders announce NYC priorities and back Zohran Mamdani
We are on the front lines of New York City’s affordability crisis. Zohran Mamdani is our pick for mayor.
Opinion
Opinion: Andrew Cuomo’s last stand
The former governor has never liked debating, but he’ll need to turn in a debate performance for the ages to have any hope of becoming mayor.
