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Op-Ed | The City Council took away my last reliable wage, now they’re after my new one

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Federal cuts and state red tape are squeezing New York’s nonprofits

Posted on June 13, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Without real funding, New York’s behavioral health crisis is here to stay

Posted on June 12, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | AI’s promise must not come at the cost of human livelihoods

Posted on June 12, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | A promise is a promise for NYC retiree healthcare

Posted on June 11, 2025

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Editorial | Protesters and ICE agents need to keep the masks off

Posted on June 10, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams

Op-Ed

Op-ed | Delivering on safety: Record-low shootings and homicides in 2025

Posted on June 10, 2025

Housing New York City

Op-Ed

Op-ed | New York needs an all-of-the-above approach from next mayor to address housing crisis

Posted on June 9, 2025

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Editorial | ICE and Trump are playing with fire in raids, mission of fear

Posted on June 8, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Queens Bus Network redesign a home run for the whole borough

Posted on June 8, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Freeze the rent and save New Yorkers $600 per month

Posted on June 5, 2025

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Editorial | Housing vouchers in NYC are too big to fail

Posted on June 4, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The Brooklyn Marine Terminal: It’s now or never

Posted on June 4, 2025

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Politics

Op-ed | Expanding birth control access in New York

Posted on June 4, 2025

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QNS

Op-ed: Ground lease bill threatens property rights and affordable housing goals

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QNS

Op-ed: State policies are killing New York’s amusement and music industry

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Robust mental health programs needed to support a twice-traumatized young generation

Posted on June 3, 2025

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa

Opinion

Op-Ed | ‘We Outside Summer’ in New York City

Posted on June 3, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Our industry helped build communities. New York’s policies are destroying it.

Posted on June 3, 2025

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Bronx Times

Bronx youth boat program honored by ’80s music icon at Town Hall

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Stop Mayor Adams’ rent hike on vulnerable families

Posted on June 2, 2025

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Editorial | Candid cameras tackling NYC’s bad drivers

Posted on June 2, 2025

MTA Chair Janno Lieber

Op-Ed

Op-ed | Congestion pricing works, and NYC is not going back

Posted on June 1, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | CUNY grads lift my hopes for the next generation

Posted on May 30, 2025

Members of the New York State Tenant Bloc rally outside the Rent Guidelines Board meeting at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center on April 30, demanding a rent freeze

Editorial | NYC tenants and landlords bearing the economic brunt of rent crisis

Posted on May 28, 2025

PoliticsNY

Op-Ed | Albany shouldn’t empower the shakedown of small businesses

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Support NYC’s working musicians — our cultural backbone is at risk

Posted on May 28, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | A safe and fun summer in the greatest city in the world

Posted on May 27, 2025

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Editorial | Fare evasion takes us all for a ride

Posted on May 26, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | This Memorial Day, we remember, we honor — and we act

Posted on May 25, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | This National Foster Care Month, here’s how you can make a difference

Posted on May 23, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-Ed | A return to sanity will reclaim New York City’s promise

Posted on May 22, 2025

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QNS

Op-ed | The power to illuminate: Why modernizing New York’s electric grid is a matter of survival

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A call to protect Medicare, Medicaid, and advance equitable care for older adults

Posted on May 22, 2025

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Editorial | Manhattan transit projects putting pedestrians, and businesses, first

Posted on May 21, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Small businesses are the heart of Manhattan. We’re making sure they thrive.

Posted on May 21, 2025

Police rope off crime scene in Brooklyn after shooting

Op-Ed

Editorial | What NYC can do to stop shootings impacting the Bronx and Brooklyn

Posted on May 20, 2025

Mayor Eric Adams criticizes Cuomo campaign

Opinion

Op-Ed | Opening doors to opportunity

Posted on May 20, 2025

NYC mayoral race candidate Zohran Mamdani

Editorial | Mamdani’s Israel, Holocaust resolution refusals show he’s unfit to lead NYC

Posted on May 19, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | NYC should be a beacon for sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice

Posted on May 16, 2025

Oded Revivi

Opinion

Op-Ed | Echoes of a father’s pain

Posted on May 15, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The AI boom is happening on Main Street, lawmakers should take note

Posted on May 14, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Why New York’s child welfare system is in capable hands under Commissioner Jess Dannhauser

Posted on May 14, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Our bodegas were a lifeline during COVID-19. Now, we are providing a lifeline to them.

Posted on May 13, 2025

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Op-Ed

Op-ed | Maximizing job growth through a competitive casino bidding process

Posted on May 13, 2025

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Older New Yorkers face enough uncertainty — they shouldn’t have to worry about their next meal

Posted on May 12, 2025

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Brooklyn Paper

Op-Ed | Flatbush bus riders are still waiting. Mayor Adams must deliver.

MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow on subways

Op-ed | Why more of your subway trains are operating on time

Posted on May 10, 2025

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Bronx tenant advocates celebrate new law banning broker fees, calling it a win for renters

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Ozone Park man indicted for kidnapping and assault of 11-year-old girl in Forest Park: DA

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Mayor Eric Adams, DOT to remove part of Bedford Avenue protected bike lane

“Sex," directed by Dag Johan Haugerud, opens June 13th at Film Forum.

In second installment of ‘Love, Sex, Dreams,’ ‘Sex’ evaluates two men’s experiences