Opinion

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Opinion: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cannot be ‘broken up and downsized’

Under another Donald Trump presidency, the agency which runs the National Weather Service, would be gutted and privatized as New York continues to experience climate events along with the rest of the nation.

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Commentary: Yet another hearing about sexual violence on Rikers Island

This time the City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee chair Sandy Nurse voiced her frustration at the Department of Correction’s continuing failure to provide transparency.

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Opinion: What government can do

During my administration, the state completed numerous infrastructure projects on time and under budget – a testament to what a competent government can accomplish.

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Opinion: Endorsement-gate and the slow death of daily newspapers

The recent controversial decisions by the owners of The Washington Post and LA Times remind us of the growing pileup of publications owned by failing hobbyist media magnates

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Opinion: Are Latinos becoming the next ‘white American’ voters?

It’s essential for Democrats to understand the real reasons that Latino voters are increasingly drawn to Donald Trump.

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Opinion: A long overdue response to groundwater flooding in Southeast Queens

A proposed City Council resolution would help affected residents make their homes more resilient to flooding.

New York State

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Editor’s note: If someone’s choosing not to vote, call them out, even if they are one of your kids

This year’s presidential election has left young people, including my own adult children, frustrated and questioning why they should bother with the electoral process.

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Opinion: Men of America, get over yourselves

A vote for Kamala Harris is not a vote just for women, but for sanity, competence, humanity and old-fashioned American ideals.

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Opinion: A rapid-response tool to ensure voter rights and fight suppression

Our proposed legislation would require local boards of election to extend voting hours whenever voting is disrupted.

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Editor’s note: Former Daily News editor leaves behind legacy of grateful journalists

John Oswald, a tough journalist known to his friends as “Oz,” courageously battled health issues and was a giant among his peers.

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Opinion: With NY Liberty win, school athletics programs must get off the bench for gender equity

The Public School Athletics League should dedicate specific resources to girls’ sports programs to ensure all students have access to school athletics programs.

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Opinion: Adams indictment highlights growing Turkish influence in U.S.

Local politicians like Mayor Eric Adams have become appealing targets for foreign patronage networks.

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Opinion: NY ABLE celebrates seven year anniversary

The NY ABLE program allows people with disabilities to build up their savings – without jeopardizing their public benefits.

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Editor’s note: Kathy Hochul shows Eric Adams how to ‘get stuff done’

The governor reportedly leaned on the mayor, with several members of his inner circle under investigation, to clean house, prompting even more resignations from his administration.

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Opinion: The political chess match in NYC

With the mayor in check, lots of rooks and bishops are plotting their next move. Will anyone put the incumbent in checkmate?

Adams probes

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Opinion: It’s long been slippery at the top in NYC government

Former Mayors Jimmy Walker and William O’Dwyer resigned under a cloud of scandal after being accused of corruption. Will Eric Adams suffer the same fate?

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Opinion: Making homeownership affordable again through zoning

We need a zoning incentive that specifically encourages the development of affordable co-ops and condominiums, not just rental stock.

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Editor’s note: City & State’s double magazine cover is on fire

We couldn’t resist updating the design of our Eric Adams issue after the mayor’s unprecedented indictment.

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Opinion: NYC’s for-hire drivers are on the brink. Let’s give them a lifeline.

The city’s excessive insurance requirements are bankrupting taxi and rideshare drivers.