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Commentary: All New York politicians love the Liberty

With a progressive team in a progressive city, there’s no downside to sporting the seafoam green.

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Opinion: You can’t solve a mental health crisis without a workforce

Federal student loan policies are creating new barriers to entry for students who want to become social workers, jeopardizing New York’s mental health programs.

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Opinion: Require all New York employers to offer paid family leave

New York lawmakers can end the carveout that excludes teaching professionals at non-profits from paid family leave, and they must act now.

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Opinion: Don’t let the late budget block priorities like banning ‘excited delirium’

There are only a few days left in the legislative session to ban this racist pseudoscience.

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Opinion: New York City is drowning in packaging. A bill in Albany can help.

The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act would reduce single-use packaging by 30% and make companies, not taxpayers, cover the cost of managing packaging.

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Opinion: New York is leaving its most vulnerable youth in limbo

The legislature needs to pass a bill to help the Council on Children and Families better deal with young people with complex needs.

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Opinion: Make the Charter Revision Commission count

Whether it’s reforming civil service or better utilizing AI, Mamdani’s appointees should go big.

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Opinion: Kingston rent stabilization lawsuit shows why we need the REST Act

Burdensome requirements and legal challenges have blocked upstate cities from adopting rent stabilization, but the REST Act would fix that.

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Opinion: The debate over buffer zone bills ignores that New York has a war crimes problem

A CUNY Law professor’s case that Israeli real estate events in NYC violate international law – and potentially federal and state law, too.

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Opinion: More Asian New Yorkers should consider joining the government workforce

Though some roles in government employ few Asian workers, there’s no better time to serve your community from within government.

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Opinion: As we expand childcare, let’s ensure children with allergies are protected

All state licensed childcare centers should be required to stock epinephrine devices in case of emergency.

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Editor’s note: Celebrating press freedom at the LCA Show

We should err on the side of press access, even if it makes for some bad videos.

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Opinion: For the first time ever, “all leases, no increases”

The Rent Guidelines Board should side with tenants and approve an unprecedented rent freeze on both one- and two-year leases.

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Opinion: Mamdani must act and expand CityFHEPS, after three years of delays

The city’s choice to spend billions of dollars maintaining a shelter system instead of investing in permanent housing isn’t fiscally responsible, it’s unforgivable.

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Opinion: Why does New York shackle women during labor?

The Anti-Shackling bill and CARE Act would ensure we treat all pregnant New Yorkers, including those in police custody or incarcerated, with the care they and their newborns deserve.