Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A Rikers receiver must have the power to close it
Closing Rikers will provide a natural endpoint for the receivership and an opportunity for the city to take back control of its jails.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The Rikers federal monitor’s failures and the flawed Nunez consent decree
In contrast to previous consent decrees that were more narrowly tailored and helped reform Rikers Island jails, the Nunez Consent Decree tries to address systemic issues without a clear roadmap.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: The difference between anecdotes and data in congestion pricing and policing
Focusing on misleading information can lead policymakers to the wrong decision.
Transportation
Opinion
Opinion: Affordable transit makes New York more affordable
Proposals to improve transit for families and low-income New Yorkers
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Who’s winning the battle for the left?
Will Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani's clear messaging overshadow Comptroller Brad Lander, the darling of Brownstone Brooklyn, and feisty millennial state Sens. Jessica Ramos and Zellnor Myrie?
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: Remembering John Daniel, ‘the voice of the Daily News’
New York City journalists mourn the passing of a beloved newsroom staffer who manned the switchboard and made sure no call to the paper was lost.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A revolving loan fund could help solve New York’s housing crisis
To drive down the cost of housing, we need a dramatic increase in supply – which means we need to make it cheaper to take out loans to fund new housing construction.
New York City
Opinion
Opinion: We cannot allow the matching funds program to be sidelined in 2025
Voters should support candidates who choose to participate – and be wary of those who don’t.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Let’s play ‘Ranked Choice Voting’
It’s the new game in NYC politics, but mayoral candidates looking to win friends and influence voters (to rank them second) should study the old playbook from Abe Lincoln’s 1860 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How to manage for some real change in this city
A former City Hall insider on the difference between Mayors Eric Adams and David Dinkins.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: New Year’s political resolutions for 2025
The past year has given us plenty of goals for New York politicians.
Opinion
Opinion
Commentary: Latinos in New York and the 2024 presidential election
Precinct-level data shows that Harris won Latinos by less than Biden did, but Latino voters did not defect to Trump en masse.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s note: City & State scores high marks in survey
The release of the latest Winners & Losers of the Year coincides with the results of a new product development survey.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: A wake-up call to address sleep apnea
Untreated sleep apnea poses a public health risk, but few New Yorkers with the condition even realize they have it.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The NY Working Families Party proves vital in 2024
Over and over again, the WFP has made the difference in close races.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Amid renewed fights over diverse school curricula, we must speak up
In 1991, New York City caved to conservative pressure to scrap the “Children of the Rainbow” curriculum guide. Let’s not make the same mistake.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Reviving NYC through bold progressive action
The 2024 presidential election was a wake-up call: promises aren’t enough, and progressives must deliver concrete solutions that directly improve people’s quality of life.
LGBTQ+
Opinion
Editor’s note: The American LGBTQ+ Museum breaks ground on a well-deserved home in New York City
A who’s who of local and state politics joined Gov. Kathy Hochul for the historic moment at the New York Historical Society.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: CFB should not give another dime to Adams campaign
While the Campaign Finance Board and federal prosecutors investigate allegations of illegal contributions to Mayor Eric Adams, his reelection campaign must be denied public matching funds.
Opinion
Opinion