Health Care

Opinion

Opinion: Medicaid prescription changes threaten patients and safety net providers

The federal 340B drug pricing program that serves low-income and underserved patients is about to be stripped of funding which may reduce STD and COVID-19 treatment services in New York.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s note: Hochul should fund moving Madison Square Garden

The governor, who gave a big subsidy for her hometown Buffalo Bills, can do the same for the city’s famed arena.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Hochul’s budget can’t afford to ignore homeowner protection from deed theft

With the threat of deed theft displacing Black and brown homeowners, $40 million is vital to include in the state budget to create a stronger line of defense.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Increasing CUNY and SUNY tuition is a working and middle-class tax increase in disguise

It’s time for the state to reinvest in both institutions and follow through on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s vision for higher education.

Commentary

Opinion

Commentary: Chaos didn’t follow Supreme Court overturning New York gun law

The bleakest predictions did not materialize because the state focused on filling the regulatory void.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: We need to end the foster system to prison pipeline

Closing Rikers Island so we can reinvest in our communities and our youth is a first step.

Transportation

Opinion

Opinion: Reimagining paratransit requires federal leadership and funding

While New York City and state can leverage their collective dollars to improve this service, the fed should also pay and provide oversight to ensure quality into the 21st century.

Commentary

Opinion

Commentary: The arrival of asylum-seekers is unlike previous migration waves

Bussed to New York City, many migrants have arrived without existing ties and are staying, stretching resources that can help them to the breaking point.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Equity, accountability, transparency: Goals for New York City’s new ‘AI czar’

This new role should include focussing on reducing the potential harms of artificial intelligence, misuse and the negative impact of bias in data and algorithms.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Let’s make lemonade out of George Santos’ lies

We’ve got plenty of lemons after hearing about all the Congress member’s stories, which is why it’s time to respond with a set of policies to prevent a similar fraud.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: New York City is a migrant’s best hope for staying in the U.S.

The city, while struggling to shelter the recent influx of asylum-seekers, remains a critical destination for those fleeing persecution in their native countries thanks to the available resources and legal help.

New York City

Opinion

Opinion: Adams must take bold steps to bring real change in New York

The mayor’s “Working People’s Agenda” right now lacks long-term, systemic solutions.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Racial Equity Reports are a new and valuable resource for developing affordable housing

These disclosure statements offer important neighborhood and project data that can assist community members and stakeholders in evaluating development and land use proposals.