Opinion
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Remembering John Daniel, ‘the voice of the Daily News’
New York City journalists mourn the passing of a beloved newsroom staffer who manned the switchboard and made sure no call to the paper was lost.
Opinion
Opinion: A revolving loan fund could help solve New York’s housing crisis
To drive down the cost of housing, we need a dramatic increase in supply – which means we need to make it cheaper to take out loans to fund new housing construction.
New York City
Opinion: We cannot allow the matching funds program to be sidelined in 2025
Voters should support candidates who choose to participate – and be wary of those who don’t.
Opinion
Opinion: Let’s play ‘Ranked Choice Voting’
It’s the new game in NYC politics, but mayoral candidates looking to win friends and influence voters (to rank them second) should study the old playbook from Abe Lincoln’s 1860 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.
Opinion
Opinion: How to manage for some real change in this city
A former City Hall insider on the difference between Mayors Eric Adams and David Dinkins.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: New Year’s political resolutions for 2025
The past year has given us plenty of goals for New York politicians.
Opinion
Commentary: Latinos in New York and the 2024 presidential election
Precinct-level data shows that Harris won Latinos by less than Biden did, but Latino voters did not defect to Trump en masse.
Opinion
Opinion: A wake-up call to address sleep apnea
Untreated sleep apnea poses a public health risk, but few New Yorkers with the condition even realize they have it.
Opinion
Opinion: The NY Working Families Party proves vital in 2024
Over and over again, the WFP has made the difference in close races.
Opinion
Opinion: Amid renewed fights over diverse school curricula, we must speak up
In 1991, New York City caved to conservative pressure to scrap the “Children of the Rainbow” curriculum guide. Let’s not make the same mistake.
Opinion
Opinion: Reviving NYC through bold progressive action
The 2024 presidential election was a wake-up call: promises aren’t enough, and progressives must deliver concrete solutions that directly improve people’s quality of life.
Opinion
Opinion: CFB should not give another dime to Adams campaign
While the Campaign Finance Board and federal prosecutors investigate allegations of illegal contributions to Mayor Eric Adams, his reelection campaign must be denied public matching funds.
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Opinion: The emperor has new clothes
Mayor Eric Adams shuffled his top managers and came up with three aces. Can he still trump his critics and a growing legion of challengers?
Opinion
Opinion: Gillibrand is ignoring the threat of mass deportation
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is not taking the incoming Trump administration's repeated threats of mass deportation seriously.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: It’s too late to bring the SS United States to New York City
The famed ocean liner is destined to become the world’s largest artificial reef off the coast of Florida.
Opinion
Opinion: NYC must account for opioid fund spending
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie calls for transparency and strategy to tackle the local opioid crisis with funds won from pharmaceutical companies.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Threats of mass deportations creates uncertainty and uneasiness, even for migrants legally in U.S.
President-elect Donald Trump has the option of broadly invoking the Alien Enemies Act beyond the “invasions” of gangs and cartels from El Salvador, Mexico and Venezuela.
Nonprofits
Opinion: Nonprofits keep New York running, but the city’s pushing them off a cliff
The city’s failure to pay nonprofit contractors on time is harming the social safety net.
Opinion
Opinion: Our veterans deserve better
We can honor the men and women who served our country by prohibiting housing discrimination against veterans and guaranteeing them legal representation in civil matters.
