Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Prop 1 will greenlight anti-Asian discrimination in New York

The Equal Rights Amendment could allow the government to discriminate against Asian Americans and other racially disfavored groups.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: An explosive time at Somos awaits

The annual conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, comes a day after the most contentious presidential election (and after the “garbage” remark).

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Opinion: Climate action matters most at the local level

Why the next administration needs to approve the National Coordination on Adaptation Resiliency for Security Act.

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Opinion: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cannot be ‘broken up and downsized’

Under another Donald Trump presidency, the agency which runs the National Weather Service, would be gutted and privatized as New York continues to experience climate events along with the rest of the nation.

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Opinion

Commentary: Yet another hearing about sexual violence on Rikers Island

This time the City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee chair Sandy Nurse voiced her frustration at the Department of Correction’s continuing failure to provide transparency.

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Opinion: Rikers must end the inhumane treatment of New Yorkers with mental illness

Recent reports of the use of prolonged confinement and inadequate healthcare warrant an investigation by the Board of Correction.

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Opinion: What government can do

During my administration, the state completed numerous infrastructure projects on time and under budget – a testament to what a competent government can accomplish.

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Opinion

Opinion: Endorsement-gate and the slow death of daily newspapers

The recent controversial decisions by the owners of The Washington Post and LA Times remind us of the growing pileup of publications owned by failing hobbyist media magnates

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Opinion

Opinion: Are Latinos becoming the next ‘white American’ voters?

It’s essential for Democrats to understand the real reasons that Latino voters are increasingly drawn to Donald Trump.

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Opinion

Opinion: A long overdue response to groundwater flooding in Southeast Queens

A proposed City Council resolution would help affected residents make their homes more resilient to flooding.

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Opinion: Veterans warn of radicals hiding at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

This is why I, a former U.S. Navy pilot and nonprofit leader, will be in Manhattan this weekend raising awareness among retired troops.

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Opinion

Opinion: Men of America, get over yourselves

A vote for Kamala Harris is not a vote just for women, but for sanity, competence, humanity and old-fashioned American ideals.

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Opinion: A rapid-response tool to ensure voter rights and fight suppression

Our proposed legislation would require local boards of election to extend voting hours whenever voting is disrupted.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: Former Daily News editor leaves behind legacy of grateful journalists

John Oswald, a tough journalist known to his friends as “Oz,” courageously battled health issues and was a giant among his peers.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: With NY Liberty win, school athletics programs must get off the bench for gender equity

The Public School Athletics League should dedicate specific resources to girls’ sports programs to ensure all students have access to school athletics programs.

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Opinion

Opinion: Adams indictment highlights growing Turkish influence in U.S.

Local politicians like Mayor Eric Adams have become appealing targets for foreign patronage networks.

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Opinion

Opinion: NY ABLE celebrates seven year anniversary

The NY ABLE program allows people with disabilities to build up their savings – without jeopardizing their public benefits.

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Opinion

Opinion: The political chess match in NYC

With the mayor in check, lots of rooks and bishops are plotting their next move. Will anyone put the incumbent in checkmate?

Adams probes

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Opinion: It’s long been slippery at the top in NYC government

Former Mayors Jimmy Walker and William O’Dwyer resigned under a cloud of scandal after being accused of corruption. Will Eric Adams suffer the same fate?