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Editor’s note: NYC reporters cannot lose ‘the Shack’ at One Police Plaza
This grimy office is the only foothold the press has within the confines of the NYPD.
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OPINION: How New York state can support migrants now
Pass the Access to Representation Act to establish the statewide right to a lawyer in immigration court
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Opinion: Light at the end of the tunnel for New York’s redistricting
Here’s what to expect following the latest Court of Appeals decision on redistricting.
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Commentary: When Gotham was heroin’s capital
A brief history of what opioids have done to New York City
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Opinion: It’s time for New York to consider reparations
New York legislators have passed a bill to establish the state's first reparations commission. Gov. Kathy Hochul should sign it.
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Commentary: It’s too early to anoint Cuomo the next mayor
He’d struggle in ranked-choice voting. Campaign finance laws would prevent him from transferring his war chest into a mayoral campaign. And he doesn’t even live in New York City.
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Opinion: How corporate influence in local elections drowns out concerns over harmful impacts of landfills
Here’s why advocacy groups like Seneca Lake Guardian in upstate New York and Citizens for Responsible Development-LST in Pennsylvania are taking a stand.
Technology
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Opinion: New York City must lead boldly on AI
The technology could be a huge economic boon to New York, but it also poses serious potential threats to our city.
Editor's Note
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Editor’s note: David Banks delivered a sobering message about his response to the Hillcrest High School protest
The New York City schools chancellor recognized that “schooling” wasn’t enough to bring context to the Israel-Hamas war.
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Opinion: NYC can save, not cut, billions through the Office of Health Care Accountability
The budget deficit should not stop this watchdog agency from launching.
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Opinion: Is NYC in as bad fiscal shape as the mayor says?
A look at the numbers doesn’t show it.
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Commentary: Here’s how to create new pathways for unretirement success
Retirees returning to work thrive when they have support landing the right job.
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Opinion: The feds must take control of Rikers and then close it
Should the city jails be put into receivership or should Rikers be closed? The only correct answer is both.
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Opinion: Yellow taxi drivers are being left behind
Rideshare drivers now have access to an array of benefits, but drivers of yellow taxi cabs still do not.
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Opinion: New York can’t afford to turn down $1 billion a year
Legalizing mobile sports betting brought the state nearly $1 billion. Legalizing online gambling and the online state lottery could bring in another $1 billion.
Editor's Note
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Editor’s note: Pablo Guzmán, through activism and journalism, made a difference
The Young Lords minister of communication became a fixture of New York’s press corps after the group disbanded in 1975.
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Commentary: The hard part of being mayor has started for Eric Adams
His supporters hoped he might be a more populist version of Mike Bloomberg. But he has unwittingly echoed Donald Trump.
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Opinion: Enforcing the law means engaging today’s youth
The perception that police are an occupying force worsening the struggles in young people’s lives must be reversed.
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Opinion: Do Jews still have a place in progressive politics?
If Republicans cut loose their white supremacist reactionaries while progressives continue to deny Israel’s right to exist, American Jews’ votes could shift rightward.
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