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Opinion: The removal of women and gender-expansive people from Rikers Island takes on a new urgency
After 11 deaths at the city jail, the population’s exit from the Rose M. Singer Center needs to be prioritized.
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Opinion: A potential party raid is brewing ahead of the Aug. 23rd primary
Here’s how a one-time quirk in the law is allowing voters to switch parties leading up to the congressional and state Senate primary races.
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Opinion: Understanding the nuances of mental health are key for COVID-19 recovery
The 2022-23 state Budget showed a clear indication that New York policymakers have been paying attention to concerns levied by health care providers during the pandemic, but more must be done.
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Opinion: Dianne Morales on what went wrong in her mayoral campaign
The 2021 progressive candidate explains what was going on in her personal life when her run for New York City Hall began unraveling.
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As restaurants’ COVID-19 crisis ends, government’s emergency powers should end too
It’s time to join other cities in lifting the fee caps imposed during the pandemic
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Opinion: With the expiration of 421-a, state lawmakers must do more to curb vacant luxury developments
Revising or scrapping Section 581 as well as imposing vacancy or pied-a-terre taxes would be good places for Albany to start.
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Opinion: Polling numbers show a fearful and anxious NYC
Here are key themes from our reading of the latest Siena poll
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Opinion: Pass Clean Slate and NY leaves no one behind
The state Legislature can make this happen before end of session.
Commentary
Commentary: Brittle nature of Latino identity politics shows cracks as political representation falls short, disappoints
Achievements by the state’s Black political establishment has highlighted how Hispanic leaders haven’t made the same progress.
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Opinion: Buffalo supermarket shooting highlights need for co-responder models
With the rise in shootings across the country, law enforcement should no longer be the typical response to a mental health crisis.
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Bring back the solitary beat cop and put them on each subway
Patrolling train cars and platforms will bring back straphangers and jumpstart our city’s recovery.
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Opinion: Is it 1994 again?
History usually repeats itself and recent polling in New York state points to a worsening political climate for Democrats, including Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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Opinion: Empower the public in the redistricting process
Here’s how an education plan is the answer.
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Editor’s Note: Leave Delgado’s ethnicity alone
Debating what a person thinks about their own ethnic background is offensive.
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Opinion: The silent suffering of Asian women
COVID-19 and hate attacks have taken a disproportionate toll on the mental health of Asian women in New York, and it may get worse.
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Opinion: New York’s redistricting process is doomed to fail
Here’s why it’s already time to reform the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission.
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Opinion: Making the case for a “Freelance isn’t free” law in New York
Legislation would give independent workers a right to a written contract, timely and full payment and protection from retaliation.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Public transit options to LGA need more promotion
Transit officials have done it before. Remember “Take the train to the plane?”
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