New York State

Opinion

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

Opinion

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.

Opinion

Opinion

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.

Opinion

Opinion

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

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.

Opinion

Opinion

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

Opinion

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.

Opinion

Opinion

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.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: The Yankees have coaches. Why not City Hall?

City Hall employees who must deal with an often hostile public every single day rarely receive the training and support they need.

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Opinion

Editor’s note: The ICE storm is coming

New Yorkers and elected officials pushed back after masked agents raided Chinatown, but more are on the way.

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Opinion

Opinion: Strange bedfellows

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so Eric Adams endorses Andrew Cuomo.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Mamdani’s proposed Department of Community Safety would be a win for New Yorkers

The proposal is well-grounded in existing best practices, and there is wide support for it among the public and City Council.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Words of condemnation aren’t enough. Lawmakers must pass anti-ICE legislation.

If we fail as lawmakers to match our words with action, we're giving ICE the green light to escalate.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Black women leaders announce NYC priorities and back Zohran Mamdani

We are on the front lines of New York City’s affordability crisis. Zohran Mamdani is our pick for mayor.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Andrew Cuomo’s last stand

The former governor has never liked debating, but he’ll need to turn in a debate performance for the ages to have any hope of becoming mayor.

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Opinion

Opinion: Stop the steal on ATM fees

New Yorkers now pay nearly $5 every time they withdraw funds.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: City & State’s advisory board refreshes lineup of experts

The oversight panel now has 15 members, ensuring that our news coverage reflects New York’s diverse communities.