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?
Heard Around Town
Personality
From the publisher: Welcoming Jeff Coltin as City & State’s next editor-in-chief
An ace writer and beloved colleague returns home.
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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.
Opinion
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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
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
Opinion
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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