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Opinion: Many vulnerable New Yorkers lose in Hochul’s first state budget
There’s still time to cancel a prescription drug benefit carve out from New York’s Medicaid managed care program designed by the governor’s predecessor.
Editor's Note
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Editor’s Note: NYC heroes who ended day of nightmare deserve thanks
From the straphangers that helped one another to the security camera technician who said he identified the gunman, New Yorkers came together to protect their own.
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Editor’s Note: Vacant NYC stores need tenants who want to be there
The expectation that some businesses will return to the brick-and-mortar locations they vacated during the pandemic is not realistic.
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Publisher’s note: Tom Allon helping to launch new think tank
The nonprofit Five Boros Institute will be independent of City & State’s editorial operations.
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Opinion: Sending out an SOS for NYC’s hotels
The city needs to help the industry with lower taxes, among other relief measures, if tourism is expected to bounce back after COVID-19.
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Editor’s Note: New York Nonprofit Media returns with in-person events
BoardCon attendees were excited to collaborate again after two years away due to the pandemic.
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Editor’s Note: Eric Adams needs his own ad targeting New Yorkers who’ve fled to Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is campaigning on disgruntled New Yorkers. Adams should remind them of what the best city in the world has to offer.
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Opinion: Online harassment of politicians more often targets women and must be fought with policies requiring media literacy
Legislation targeting media companies isn’t the solution.
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Opinion: Struggling New Yorkers should get a tax rebate
Getting real money into people’s hands can be done quickly and how the funds are used is up to the decision of each individual.
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Kathy Hochul handled downstate hecklers with aplomb
The governor didn’t flinch after getting an earful of boos during last week’s Rangers game.
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Opinion: Lessons learned from COVID-19 show there are better ways to help homeless New Yorkers
The pandemic’s harsh reality pointed out the difference between how the city operates and how it could run.
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Editor’s Note: VA hospitals are not so easily replaced
A Biden administration plan would shut down the VA hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn in favor of using other health care providers.
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Opinion: Rising gun violence and shocking crimes require sober analysis, not knee-jerk responses
We need to invest in making New Yorkers safe, but failed punitive policies, like reinstating cash bail for low level offenses, are not the answer.
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Opinion: Don’t give people returning from prison a “second chance”
Using this kind of language reinforces perceptions and prejudice that drive mass incarceration.
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Opinion: Cuts to crime victim services funding will leave survivors behind
Tens of thousands of victims use the help to access vital community resources, recover from trauma, and get back on their feet in the wake of abuse, assault, or exploitation.
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Editor’s Note: Riders jumping onto the tracks are part of the safety problem in New York’s subways
Last month, the majority of people who entered subway tracks did so voluntarily, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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Editor’s note: Could the Automat be a model eatery for the pandemic?
With COVID-19 here to stay, there’s no better reason to bring back automated restaurants.
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Opinion: Here’s what’s really holding back criminal justice reform
The absence of a clear mission over the past half-century has led to different plans, tensions and a lack of progress.
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Editor’s Note: New common areas in NYC office buildings provide extra space for a post-pandemic future
Shared spaces are increasingly including amenities like private booths for cellphone calls.
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