Opinion

Opinion: Why New York deserves a reproductive healthcare services training and education grant program

Including $6 to 8 million in the final state budget for such an effort will ensure that medical interns and residents are properly trained in medical and surgical abortion procedures.

  • By Harvey Epstein and Liz Krueger

Opinion

Opinion: We need a $21.25 minimum wage

Hochul’s proposal isn’t enough, a UPS package handler argues, the Raise the Wage Act is better.

  • By Kurtissa Price

Opinion

Opinion: NY Legislature – fight for the film tax credit! Sincerely, NYC borough presidents

The film biz brings jobs and cachet to New York City.

  • By Mark Levine, Vanessa Gibson, Antonio Reynoso, Donovan Richards and Vito Fossella

Budget

Opinion: Real public safety starts with funding public goods, not police

We can tax the rich and use that money to invest in affordable housing, public transit, free childcare and higher education, and alternatives to incarceration.

  • By Phara Souffrant Forest and Alex Vitale

Opinion

Opinion: New York City needs help to convert unused offices to housing

State law limits residential buildings' floor area ratio, complicating office conversions.

  • By Justin Brannan, Rafael Salamanca Jr. and Kevin Riley

Opinion

Opinion: Modernizing Belmont Park is a smart wager for New York Labor

The New York Racing Association has pledged to use union labor to build the new park

  • By Anthony Villa

Opinion

Opinion: New York City’s solid waste bottleneck

Expanding the Bottle Bill would benefit both the environment and the 'canners' who collect bottles from the city's streets

  • By Sandy Nurse and Ryan Castalia

Opinion

Opinion: Safety means investments, not oppression

The governor’s proposal to weaken bail reform will harm our communities. We can’t accept it.

  • By Latrice Walker and Julia Salazar

Opinion

Editor’s note: Leaving a legacy of public service for generations of women to follow

Camille Joseph Varlack, New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ new chief of staff, looks back at her mother’s accomplishments as she looks to make her own mark.

  • By Ralph R. Ortega

Opinion

Opinion: Celebrating a women-majority City Council

This Women’s History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the difference a women-dominant Council makes.

  • By Amanda Farías and Adrienne Adams

Opinion

Opinion: Propane isn’t the solution for school buses

Going electric is.

  • By Marcela Mitaynes and Lovinia Reynolds

Opinion

Opinion: New York must invest in training nursing assistants

We need to scale an equity-focused model to address New York’s senior care staffing crisis

  • By Cordell Cleare and Jeffrey Farber

Opinion

Opinion: Fund, don’t delay, public campaign financing

New York’s matching funds system will decrease the power of big money donors

  • By Jess Wisneski

Opinion

Opinion: The state must make safe e-bikes affordable for all New Yorkers

Trade-in programs and rebates can help support the growing use of safe electric micromobility devices.

  • By Divya Subramanian and Melinda Hanson
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Opinion

Opinion: Regulating crypto didn’t cause banks to collapse

Barney Frank says anti-crypto regulators are behind the Signature Bank seizure. He couldn’t be more wrong.

  • By Daniel S. Alter

Opinion

Opinion: Albany has the money to provide families with quality legal representation

The question is, what are we waiting for?

  • By Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Opinion

Commentary: How New York can fight student debt and lead the workforce development revolution

An outcomes-based approach can provide avenues to help New Yorkers advance their careers.

  • By Jukay Hsu

Opinion

Opinion: 'Good cause' is good policy

Not just for tenants but small property owners alike.

  • By David R. Jones

Opinion

Opinion: NY can provide health care to undocumented immigrants and still save the state $500 million

Both can happen with passage of the Coverage for All bill.

  • By Gustavo Rivera and Jessica González-Rojas

Opinion

Opinion: Adams replaces school funding with gaffes and prayer

As the mayor’s talking points validate the instincts of a large, and likely growing, supermajority, progressives need to start planning a credible challenge to defeat him in 2025.

  • By Lauren Ashcraft and Justin Cohen

Health Care

Opinion: Medicaid prescription changes threaten patients and safety net providers

The federal 340B drug pricing program that serves low-income and underserved patients is about to be stripped of funding which may reduce STD and COVID-19 treatment services in New York.

  • By Ashwin Vasan