Opinion

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Opinion: Speaker with a smart voice

The City Council got it right in picking an innovative, experienced and pragmatic leader in Julie Menin. Is she the missing piece to ensure the success of Zohran Mamdani’s affordability agenda?

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Opinion: FDR, DJT and ZKM

Can admiration for the architect of the New Deal unite President Donald J. Trump and Mayor-elect Zohran K. Mamdani?

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Opinion: When Donald met Zohran

When these two diametrically opposed New Yorkers meet at the White House today, why not talk about Fred Trump and affordable housing?

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Opinion: A daring new chapter in New York City history

Seventeen years to the day after Barack Obama’s “Yes, we can” triumph, New York City voters overwhelmingly pick a 34-year-old Muslim democratic socialist to lead them.

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Opinion: Strange bedfellows

The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so Eric Adams endorses Andrew Cuomo.

New York State

Personality

Delivering on New York’s mental health needs

A fireside chat with Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan, commissioner of the state Office of Mental Health.

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Opinion: The Adams administration autopsy report

Unforced errors, hostility to the media and blind loyalty to corrupt cronies sunk the fortunes of a mayor who showed early promise, though his term still had many achievements.

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Opinion: Succession and the West Side’s liberal godfather

In the latest epochal shift in NYC politics, Rep. Jerry Nadler has graciously cleared the path for the next generation of leaders.

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Opinion: She beat Donald Trump

Upper West Side environmental activist Olive Freud, whom the Post once called a “sassy senior idealist,” passed away recently, but her work lives on.

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Opinion: Weaponizing antisemitism is dirty politics

Zohran Mamdani has been unfairly branded as both antisemitic and a Communist. Neither are true.

News & Politics

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Opinion: Dawn of a new generation of leadership

Last night’s Democratic mayoral primary illustrated a seismic generational shift in New York, as Zohran Mamdani’s win was turbocharged by the under-35 vote.

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Opinion: Gazing into the primary day crystal ball

What looked to be a coronation is now a dead heat. Here’s what to look out for as you watch tonight’s Democratic mayoral primary results.

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Opinion: The Eric Adams I know

I’m Eric Adams’ former “mayor class principal.” In a candid podcast interview, I grilled the independent candidate on his administration’s appointments, his battles with the media, his chances in November and whether he has any regrets from his first term.

Publisher's Section

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Publisher’s Note: City & State loses a cherished colleague

Jim Katocin, City & State’s first employee, was an expert in sales and advertising – and his kindness will not be forgotten.

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Opinion: Stop our political blindness on inhumane horse-drawn carriages

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way it treats its animals.” By this measure, New York City is failing.

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Opinion: New York loses a powerful voice

Tom Robbins, who passed away earlier this week, was a great journalist, a great man, a great colleague, a great friend, a great educator and a great mentor.

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Opinion: A different kind of political marriage

The 5BORO Institute will join with venerable good government group Citizens Union. Can this combined civic organization help clean up city government while advancing smart public policy?

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Opinion: Public policy insanity

Involuntary commitment of severely mentally ill people should be a last resort. Let’s build more first resort solutions.

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Opinion: Make America Infected Again?

Five years after New York was decimated by a novel virus, the eerie drumbeat of strange infections and diseases echo in our midst. Are we prepared for another pandemic?