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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Opinion: Stop the steal on ATM fees
New Yorkers now pay nearly $5 every time they withdraw funds.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: City & State’s advisory board refreshes lineup of experts
The oversight panel now has 15 members, ensuring that our news coverage reflects New York’s diverse communities.
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Editor’s note: Horse carriage ban opponents take a wait-and-see approach
The union representing the industry doesn’t want any deals and is banking on Ryder’s Law failing in the City Council.
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Opinion: Restore the people’s voice to City Hall
For years, the contest for the second-most powerful office in city government has been held behind closed doors.
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Editor’s note: The MTA needs to underscore value to stop fare evasion
Rather than modifying turnstiles and hiring guards, improve service and let New Yorkers know about it.
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Editor’s note: It’s more imperative than ever to document the actions of masked ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza
These operatives have made an already chaotic environment worse and while violating the freedom of the press.
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Opinion: To keep our neighborhoods affordable, we need the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act
COPA would give mission-driven nonprofits a first chance to buy multifamily buildings when landlords sell, before real estate speculators swoop in.
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Opinion: Protect housing affordability by confronting New York’s looming insurance crisis
The state can demand greater transparency from Insurers who currently use proprietary models that enable them to raise rates without any independent verification.
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Opinion: SCOTUS and Project 2025 supercharged censorship. New York must push back.
The Freedom to Read Act would require schools to maintain inclusive and diverse library collections and stop local school boards from banning books.
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Opinion: The Adams administration autopsy report
Unforced errors, hostility to the media and blind loyalty to corrupt cronies sunk the fortunes of a mayor who showed early promise, though his term still had many achievements.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Saving a ‘piece of New York City’s history’
Publisher Tom Allon and Editor-in-Chief Ralph R. Ortega salvaged old issues of the West Side Spirit, the “official newspaper” of Manhattan’s West Side.
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Opinion: The $30/hour McDonald’s job isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds
The spread of cities’ minimum wage laws around U.S. lends credibility to Zohran Mamdani’s promise of $30/hour for NYC by 2030.
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Opinion: New York is one of the top 10 worst states for sex ed. Here's how to fix it.
The Healthy and Safe Students Act would require comprehensive sex education instruction for public and charter school students in grades K-12.
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Opinion: New York is ready for single-use plastic waste reduction
Cutting down on the production of single-use plastics will save taxpayer dollars, reduce pollution and protect our environment all at once.
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Editor’s note: Government censorship may become a concern for New York’s ‘fearless’ reporters
Members of the press now have to worry about their First Amendment rights with politicians acting out against negative coverage.
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Opinion: Leading the charge in the fight against opioid addiction
We need to increase funding and access to effective opioid prevention, treatment and recovery initiatives in New York.
