Opinion
Opinion
NY’s pot leaders need to consider environmental impacts now
Environmental justice should be the top priority when devising the state’s regulatory framework.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: A beloved Upper West Sider is frank about pandemic isolation
Brigitta “Brig” Ortner, a friend of local politicians and a Holocaust survivor, uses a dry sense of humor to keep up her morale.
Opinion
NYCHA needs big money for major progress
Here’s why the federal government should double the amount allocated in the American Jobs Plan for public housing to $80 billion and help bring much-needed change to the housing authority in New York City.
Opinion
How extreme heat is driving a call for policy changes in New York
It’s time to revise the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program to provide a greater safety net for residents, especially low-income people of color, with little or no access to air conditioning.
Opinion
Time to shine sunlight on public authorities
Incoming Gov. Kathy Hochul should work to add transparency to these independent government bodies.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: De Blasio’s free vaccine money a hit while Cuomo is down
Who knew the mayor’s idea to offer a financial incentive in the fight against COVID-19 would get picked up by President Joe Biden.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: What shadows the milestone of traveling to space
COVID-19 and homelessness are among the unresolved issues that left a space geek unimpressed when Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos blasted into space last week.
Opinion
Here’s how to reform the NYC Board of Elections
The state Legislature should replace the political cronies with professionals.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: A Kmart loved by punks and bohemians closes
The department store’s Astor Place location did what no one thought possible: It made its mark on the neighborhood.
Opinion
Latinas poised to be a force on the City Council
A record 10 Hispanic women won recent New York City Council Democratic primaries.
New York State
MTA leadership should be on the same page
The MTA needs clear lines of authority to address immediate challenges.
Opinion
A team of rivals should run New York City
The next mayor should follow Abraham Lincoln’s lead and bring competitors into their administration.
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Barkan: Adams’ residency matters less than his real estate policies
Adams is a landlord and that’s how he approaches rent regulation.
Education
CUNY investment can spark equitable economic recovery
Mayoral candidates need a plan to help students from low-income families go to college.
Opinion
Solving New York’s mental health crisis
The next administration needs a three-pronged approach: housing, health care and community.
Campaigns & Elections
Barkan: Stringer should drop out and endorse Wiley
Progressives need to consolidate behind their only candidate with a chance of winning.
New York City
Barkan: Kathryn Garcia is as moderate as Yang and Adams
Progressives may be turning towards because she is competent, but her ideology doesn’t always align with theirs.
Opinion
Editor’s note: New series focuses on most competitive NYC races
City & State, the 92nd Street Y and PIX11 are hosting forums on the elections for mayor, comptroller and Manhattan borough president.
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