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Opinion: Fast, free and fair – a universal and targeted affordability agenda for transit riders

Our next mayor should fund free buses for every rider, free subway rides for very low-income New Yorkers, and half-fares for more workers.

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Opinion: The life-saving difference salons can make

The city must provide salons with clear, multilingual posters that explain the signs of gender-based violence and list free hotlines and services where survivors can get help.

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Opinion: FDR, DJT and ZKM

Can admiration for the architect of the New Deal unite President Donald J. Trump and Mayor-elect Zohran K. Mamdani?

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Editor’s note: The party’s over at Gracie Mansion

We regret to inform you, but New York City Mayor Eric Adams is not having a holiday celebration for reporters this year.

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Opinion: When Donald met Zohran

When these two diametrically opposed New Yorkers meet at the White House today, why not talk about Fred Trump and affordable housing?

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Opinion: New York must stop shortchanging schools with yesterday’s data

The state’s Foundation Aid formula must be tweaked to ensure New York City schools are getting enough funding.

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Opinion: Why we should fight for ‘hard-won’ housing protections

The City Council should not pass Intro 948 and Intro 1107 and play into Airbnb’s business interests.

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Editor’s note: Sid Davidoff ‘brilliantly smart’ at politics, dies at 86

New York’s political community mourned the death of the government relations veteran.

New York State

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Editor’s note: Rochester thrives on playing around

How the Strong National Museum of Play is revitalizing a portion of this upstate city.

New York City

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Opinion: Fear isn’t leadership – New York needs policing built on trust

Good policing doesn’t depend on violating rights. It depends on professionalism, fairness and community trust.

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Opinion: The next step toward Universal Child Care is free 2-Care for All

New York City ultimately needs to establish free, universal child care starting at birth, but the first step should be free child care for every 2-year-old.

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Editor’s note: Somos day of service returns and is needed ‘more than ever’

With the threat of cuts to SNAP and other benefits looming, conference attendees again volunteer to give back to the island.

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Opinion: A daring new chapter in New York City history

Seventeen years to the day after Barack Obama’s “Yes, we can” triumph, New York City voters overwhelmingly pick a 34-year-old Muslim democratic socialist to lead them.

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Opinion: Fixing NYC’s street vending chaos is a moral obligation – and a simple one

A newly amended City Council bill will create a regulatory system that balances incentives with enforcement and builds dignity for street vendors.

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Opinion: The next City Council Speaker should be a woman of color

It’s time to resist backroom deals and deliver transformative leadership for long-overlooked communities.

Editor's Note

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Editor’s note: Somos offers opportunity to give back to Puerto Rico

Why conference attendees should break away from the networking and parties for a day of service.

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Opinion: New York needs a point guard, not pickleball

The next mayor should appoint a Basketball Czar to advocate for the city’s basketball courts.