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OPINION: The fight for bodily autonomy is bigger than abortion
Providing young people the sex education they need to understand that their rights are under attack is more important than ever after the overturning of Roe v. Wade
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Opinion: Judicial independence or intimidation?
The same judicial organizations who condemned academics for publishing a paper about judges setting excessive bail were silent when a judge was reassigned for declining to set bail.
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Opinion
Opinion: Public schools need student journalists, too
Instead of subsidizing expensive journalism degrees, the mayor should invest in student journalism in public schools.
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Opinion
Opinion: A greater society begins by properly caring for the overlooked
Greater funding is needed to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the providers who help care for them.
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Opinion: A greater society begins by properly caring for the overlooked
Greater funding is needed to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the providers who help care for them.
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Opinion: Closing Rikers is the joke of the decade
There’s no way Rikers will be replaced by four borough-based jails by 2027. So let’s reform Rikers instead.
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Opinion: Eric Adams has failed. It’s time for a federal receiver to take over at Rikers
Receivership is the only way to improve conditions and save lives at the troubled jail complex
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Opinion
Opinion: Legislators must rescue the rent-stabilized market before it’s too late
In New York City’s unique housing market, incomes aren’t keeping up with the rents needed to operate and maintain buildings in the five boroughs.
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Editor's Note: How many more will die at Rikers?
The city keeps sending people to the infamous jail complex, and people keep dying.
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Opinion
Opinion: Here’s how we can end the chaos at our curbs
Albany must give New York City home rule to pursue automated enforcement
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Opinion: Here’s how we can end the chaos at our curbs
Albany must give New York City home rule to pursue automated enforcement
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Opinion: The NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practices are still here but under a new name
A new report sheds light on the New York City Police Department’s overpolicing of Black and Latino communities, and passing the How Many Stops Act could bring transparency into the NYPD’s daily activities and help prevent future loss of life.
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Opinion: For a healthier city, New York must pass the Community Land Act
Here’s how this transformational legislation can deliver environmental, health and housing equity.
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Opinion
Opinion: Why won't Albany support building green space on the BQE?
Williamsburg could get 3.5 acres of green space – but only if New York state finally stands up against the racist legacy of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
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Opinion
Commentary: Jamaal Bowman is Eric Adams' political nightmare
He doesn't live in New York City (yet), but Rep. Jamaal Bowman could be a real threat to Eric Adams in the 2025 mayoral primary.
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Opinion: There were a few notable outcomes from the sleepy 2023 primary
Consultants, among other observers, weigh in on the takeaways and trends from the recent contest.
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Commentary: Fatal Port Newark fire exposes regional dysfunction
A look at why the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey’s reliance on local fire companies to battle such blazes may not be enough.
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Opinion: The New York City Council must override Adams' vetoes and increase housing voucher access
Significant policy reforms for addressing the homelessness crisis are at stake.
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