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Editor’s Note: Earthquake and total eclipse are sign of impending state budget – we hope
If not, New York may really be heading into an apocalypse.
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Editor’s Note: The view of New York City from Florida isn’t pretty
A conservative relative from the Sunshine State blamed her negative perceptions of crime and the migrant influx on messaging coming from New York’s leaders.
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Opinion: Confronting the surge in domestic violence homicides in NYC
Survivors need access to safe housing and community-based violence prevention.
Immigration
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Opinion: Shelter limits are not the answer to the migrant crisis
We need to find sustainable solutions to the crisis, instead of forcing people out of shelters.
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Opinion: Cut out the home care middlemen
Private insurance companies are pocketing millions of dollars intended for home care workers.
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Opinion: The plan to tax stock trades is a terrible idea
Restoring the stock trade tax will drive Wall Street traders out of New York City and harm ordinary investors.
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Opinion: It’s time to promote responsible AI development to better serve New Yorkers
We need to make AI research affordable for nonprofits and schools, so that Big Tech companies won’t have a monopoly on this transformative technology.
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Opinion: New York needs an ‘all of the above’ approach to affordable housing development
Social housing, developer tax abatements, Good Cause tenant protections, building on state-owned land, accessory dwelling units – we need them all!
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Editor’s Note: Perception is NYC’s greatest challenge – and it’s Eric Adams’ too
The mayor, who said he knows New Yorkers aren’t happy after going through COVID-19 and the migrant influx, doubles down on promoting his agenda.
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Opinion: Slaying New York’s two-headed monster driving up car insurance costs
The city and state must increase enforcement against garaging fraud and “ghost cars,” the illegal practices responsible for New York’s extremely high car insurance costs.
Albany Agenda
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Opinion: Nationwide, LGBTQ+ young people are in crisis. New York can do something about it.
We must include funding for free mental health appointments for our youth in this year’s state budget.
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Opinion: New York needs money. It’s time to tax stock trades.
Hong Kong and London already tax stock trades. Why shouldn’t New York?
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Opinion: New Yorkers deserve subway safety, not scare tactics and empty responses
To improve public safety on the subways, we need more services for mentally ill individuals, not more National Guard troops.
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Editor’s Note: Grizzly subway fight is latest blow to MTA
The agency needs to get a grip on violence that keeps erupting on the rails.
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Opinion: Rejecting calls for a ceasefire isn’t about wanting more war
It’s about supporting the release of hostages and removal of Hamas from power.
New York City
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Opinion: Social housing is public safety
The “Homes Now, Homes for Generations” campaign will help build healthy communities where neighbors have strong ties to one another, which will reduce violence and harm.
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Editor’s Note: Happy dogs offer an alternative to troops in the subways
Canine companions, in increasing numbers, deliver a calming effect for many riding the rails.
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Opinion: New York state has a responsibility to pay the costs of housing migrants
There’s no reason why New York City alone should bear the burden of paying to house asylum-seekers.
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Opinion: Don’t let ICE turn state and local facilities into immigrant detention centers
The Dignity not Detention Act would prohibit New York state and local government entities from contracting with ICE for immigrant detention.
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