Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Permanent housing for asylum seekers isn’t just fiscally responsible – it’s our moral obligation

New York City could save a whopping $3 billion dollars a year by opening up eligibility to housing vouchers for asylum-seekers.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: New York needs better regulation of commercial surrogacy and sperm and egg donations

The growing assisted reproductive technology industry raises profound questions about ethics, informed consent and medical privacy. My new bill would address these issues.

Eric Adams

Opinion

Opinion: The mayoral primary challenge we need

It’s not about finding a leftist challenger to Eric Adams. It’s about finding a competent one.

Editor's Note

Politics

Editor’s note: Eric Adams ditching Somos is his loss

Besides partying, the whole point of the conference is to support the relationship between the island territory and New York.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Commentary: The second miracle of East Harlem

Explaining this summer’s dramatic reduction in teen violence in our local community.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Tomorrow is election day in New York City – but it shouldn’t be

Moving local elections to even-numbered years to coincide with state and federal races would dramatically increase voter turnout.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: Why proposed cuts to NYC’s parks would be catastrophic

Hard decisions must be made in difficult times, but not at the expense of our much-needed and shared natural resources.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

OPINION: Making a case for diversity of thought in policing

Here’s how to create a police force that truly mirrors the needs and expectations of modern society.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: The PLAN Act promotes fairness for formerly incarcerated people

The proposed legislation would bring greater transparency to the state licensing process, which is currently discouraging would-be nurses and social workers from entering their fields due to barriers relating to conviction history.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: I confess I too forgot Staten Island

I visited the borough as a teen and didn't return for years until I needed it as a place to live.

Energy & Environment

Opinion

Opinion: New York must require companies to disclose greenhouse gas emissions

California just passed the most sweeping environmental accountability bill to date. New York should be next.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: When NYC floods, will our schools stay afloat?

Why our leaders need to prepare for the impending consequences of climate change.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

COMMENTARY: Why police should be trained and prepared to protect children from trauma when their parents are arrested

Partnering with community based organizations, law enforcement agencies can meet the state’s new accreditation standard for safeguarding kids.

Opinion

Opinion

Commentary: Hakeem Jeffries’ socialist problem

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries can’t defeat the Democratic Socialists of America, and they can’t defeat him, leading to an uncomfortable stasis.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

OPINION: Why the 90% deserve a hand up, not a handout

Here’s how a non-profit works with high-potential entrepreneurs to make America a land of opportunity for all.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: New York has a long way to go on wrongful convictions

Legislation approved by the state Senate and Assembly would create a working pathway to exoneration in our state.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Out from under a rock

The Adams administration has repeatedly delayed notifying the public of potential hazards.

Immigration

Opinion

Opinion: How immigrants sparked an upstate resurgence

Rochester, Syracuse, Utica and other cities have come roaring back – and none of this would have been possible without new immigrants arriving in our communities.