Opinion Archives – Page 2 of 30 – Politics NY

traffic agent issuing parking violation ticket that includes high fines

Opinion

Op-ed | When it comes to fines, one size does not fit all

By Justin Brannan and Lincoln Restler

Jewish New Yorkers protest antisemitism in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attacks

Opinion

Op-ed | Are we on the cusp of an era of Jewish alienation in NYC?

By Sara Forman

ICE agents arrest man during raid

Opinion

Editorial | An outrageous raid that proves ICE must stop its aggressive behavior

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Opinion

Op-Ed | New Yorkers need better access to produce – Union grocers can help

By Rob Newell

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Opinion

Op-Ed | What the NYC Mayoral Debate got right about prostitution

By Gabrielle Prieto

Making New York City

Opinion

Op-Ed | Making New York City more family friendly, more affordable, and safer

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Brooklyn

Editorial | The push for NYC jail reform should address a complex truth

amNewYork

Girl raising hand in classroom: she knows the answer!

Opinion

Op-Ed | Delivering for our students

By Mayor Eric Adams

Amazon two-day delivery worker

Opinion

Op-ed | Amazon two-day shipping is speedy. Let’s make it safe in NYC

By Tiffany Cabán, Alexa Avilés and Theodore A. Moore

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Crime

Op-Ed | Seven straight quarters of crime reduction: Safer streets, subways, and communities

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Editorial | Time for accountability at ICE and Department of Homeland Security

amNewYork

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Opinion

Op-ed | Seasons change, but priority of building record amounts of housing to make NYC affordable stays the same

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op-Ed | A drug discount program is driving hospital consolidation and higher healthcare costs

By Christopher Sheeron

Demonstrators protesting against the mayor’s plan to shift public-sector retirees to Medicare Advantage on Thursday, March 9, 2023.

Opinion

Op-ed | Does NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams care about municipal retirees going into medical debt?

By Marianne Pizzitola

Mayor Eric Adams. Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025.

Opinion

Op-Ed | The Adams administration’s report card: a city government that works for all New Yorkers

By Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-ed | No regrets: Rosh Hashanah, and contrition, confession, and change

By Rabbi Marc Schneier

Sanitation workers in West Harlem look at trash containers during containerization

Opinion

Op-ed | City Council bill to legalize trash bags on our streets is for the rats

By Javier Lojan and Shaun Abreu

Mayor Eric Adams.

Opinion

Op-Ed | ‘Bridge to Home’ is providing a public health approach to public safety

By Mayor Eric Adams

A firefighter stands at the 9/11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2024.

Opinion

Editorial | The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is NYC’s sacred place, and must remain so

amNewYork

Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, T-Mobile, Dell Technologies, and New York Yankees All Star Second Baseman, Jazz Chisholm, Jr., announce that 350,000 K-12 New York City Public Schools students will receive new chromebooks for free during the 2025-2026 school year.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Bridging the digital divide: Providing 350,000 students with FREE chromebooks

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op-Ed | NYC’s grocery delivery workers deserve $21.44 an hour — and the flexibility to earn It

By Dani Dudeck

NYPD at scene in Brooklyn where man was shot dead

Opinion

Op-ed | Denial is not a strategy: A holistic blueprint to address gun violence in NYC

By Andrew Cuomo

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Opinion

Op-ed | Our children are not safe until street ‘daylighting’ is universal

By Antonio Reynoso

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Queens

Op-Ed | Four years after Hurricane Ida, Queens deserves real climate resilience

By Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas

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Anthony Nicodemo at the Gay City News Impact Awards in 2017.

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