Education
Opinion
Opinion: No child belongs in a box – or a broken school system
The Solutions Not Suspensions bill lets schools address students’ behavioral challenges early and consistently through evidence-based interventions, not punitive or exclusionary discipline.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: When media giants control the remote, New Yorkers pay the bill
The Television Subscriber Choice Act would prohibit forced channel bundling, giving cable, satellite or streaming providers the flexibility to design packages based on what viewers actually want.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Why NYC needs a Department of Community Safety
For decades, the city has defaulted to police, courts and incarceration to contain and supervise crises.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Lowering energy bills starts with getting New York off fossil fuels
Energy costs are on the rise due to the state’s reliance on volatile global oil and gas markets, not its landmark climate law.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: When is super PAC money welcome?
The candidates in the 7th Congressional District weigh in.
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NYN Media
Opinion: Domestic violence isn’t a one-size-fits-all problem
The solution is clear: New York must designate funding for culturally specific organizations for domestic violence survivors.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Restore AIM funding in this year’s state budget
In 2010, the state cut New York City off from hundreds of millions of dollars in Aid and Incentives to Municipalities funding, which was never restored.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New Yorkers Deserve SAFER Homes
The SAFER Homes Act would repurpose the city foreclosure process to focus only on the worst of the worst properties.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: In a rarity for NYC, Mamdani doesn’t bid for DNC
It’s been more than 50 years since a mayor passed on bringing a national political convention to the city.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Why New York must ban surveillance pricing
The One Fair Price Act establishes a simple, commonsense principle: the same product or service should have the same price for everyone.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Why the fake Daily News cover worked
Journalists worked hard to earn respect – even from the president.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York promised to invest in youth. It’s time to deliver.
The Youth Justice Innovation Fund would take $50 million of unspent Raise the Age funds and make them available to trusted community-based organizations.
Education
NYN Media
Opinion: On the road to student loan forgiveness, New Yorkers need assistance
New York City should step up in response to the Trump administration.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A Black History Month call to reform New York’s mental health courts
The Treatment Court Expansion Act will help dismantle the racist systems that historically criminalized behavioral health diagnoses in Black communities.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How career pathways in health care help all generations of New Yorkers
SkillSpring helps connect young people to careers that allow them to stay in New York and build dignified lives while strengthening the workforce that cares for our aging population.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A racial equity plan must guide Mamdani’s budget process
Voters approved a New York City Commission On Racial Equity, but mayors haven’t listened.
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Opinion
Opinion: Finish what we started – and stop making Long Islanders pay the price
Stopping the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project halfway through will only drive up costs and strand investments.
Opinion
Personality
Editor’s note: Budget days are the worst
Take a breath, the real coverage of government finances takes some time
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NYN Media
Opinion: New York needs to require recess
At least 30 minutes of play per day for elementary school students would boost kids’ health and help Hochul hit her budget goals.
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Opinion