Opinion

Opinion

Don’t let de Blasio’s policing reform plan weaken accountability monitors

Don’t merge the CCRB, NYPD inspector general and the Commission to Combat Police Corruption.

Opinion

Opinion

Editor’s note: Peoples-Stokes, a reluctant leader

How Crystal Peoples-Stokes, the first woman and first African American to serve as Assembly majority leader in New York state, rose to power on helping others.

Opinion

Opinion

Expand family court capacity

Already-overburdened courts could see a tsunami of post-pandemic divorces. New York needs to prepare.

Opinion

Opinion

On Equal Pay Day, women should get what they deserve

Women have suffered disproportionate economic harm from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Opinion

Opinion

How the state can make suburbs affordable

New proposals represent progress on suburban affordable housing, but are insufficiently ambitious.

Opinion

Opinion

If tax hikes are inevitable, ensure they are prudent

Increases in taxes on the rich should be temporary and paired with spending cuts.

New York State

Opinion

The story of NY’s only gubernatorial impeachment

With impeachment of Gov. Andrew Cuomo being discussed, it’s worth revisiting the only time it’s been used on a governor.

Opinion

Opinion

How midwives and doulas could reduce Black maternal mortality

New York City has a huge racial disparity in health problems among pregnant women.

Andrew Cuomo

Opinion

NY needs to make it easier to vaccinate

The governor took a step in the right direction by increasing the eligible groups, but he needs to make it easier on providers and patients.

Opinion

Opinion

Don’t let COVID-19 vaccines expire

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s well-intentioned threat to punish health care workers who vaccinate ineligible people could backfire.

Donald Trump

Opinion

NY Republicans surprised rioters believed their lies

They say they opposed the violent coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol, but their actions brought it about.