Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Heavy is the head that wears the crown
Gov. Kathy Hochul has a vexing choice to make that will determine New York City’s future. Does she have any good options?
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: To turn your back on immigrants is to turn your back on New York
New York City Mayor Eric Adams knows immigrants are central to the identity of New York City. That’s why it’s humiliating to see him turn his back on them.
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Opinion: The problem with Elon Musk’s slash-and-burn approach to government
Broad cost-cutting strategies that might work at private companies can cause serious harm when applied to government institutions that average citizens rely on.
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Opinion: Donald Trump just dynamited Eric Adams’ mayoralty
The mayor’s coziness with Trump won’t endear him to NYC voters, as our polling shows that Adams has no chance of winning the Democratic mayoral primary.
Health Care
Opinion: New York’s future depends on investing in older adults
Rather than prioritizing institutional care, the state should invest in community care models that keep older New Yorkers in their neighborhoods.
Opinion
Opinion: Nonprofits must prepare for De Tocqueville’s last stand
A look at how the Trump administration is an existential threat to the entire sector.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Well, that was kind of embarrassing
On covering colonoscopy-gate at the beginning of a Trump national takeover.
Opinion
Opinion: New York Democrats must stand up for our immigrant neighbors
Lawmakers can begin countering Trump’s agenda by passing two essential pieces of legislation that would protect immigrants’ rights.
Opinion
Opinion: The elephant in the room
Is Mayor Eric Adams’ best chance for reelection to become a Trump-backed Republican?
Opinion
Opinion: It’s time to Axe the Tax for working-class NYC families
The state Legislature should support Mayor Eric Adams’ proposal to eliminate the personal income tax for low-income families in New York City.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Local news takes a huge blow across the Hudson River
The presses stopped rolling for good at the Star-Ledger, Times of Trenton and South Jersey Times on Sunday as the publications go online only. Meanwhile, The Jersey Journal shuts down completely.
Opinion
Opinion: New York City’s next mayor can’t go back on literacy
Whoever wins this year’s mayoral election must build on the Adams administration’s approach to literacy education and dyslexia screenings in public schools.
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Opinion: Putting New York City in charge
The power imbalance between the city and Albany could be upended by one potential mayoral candidate.
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Opinion: Beg your pardon?
In the bizarro political world of Trump 2.0, New York City had its most surreal 24 hours yesterday as rumors swirled around the fate of Mayor Eric Adams.
Housing
Opinion: Addressing New York’s affordability crisis requires statewide action
I’m pushing for state-level changes to ensure New Yorkers can afford to stay and live in New York.
Opinion
Opinion: NYC is undermining its own housing goals
The city needs to incentivize building more affordable housing, not more homeless shelters.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: I’m fine being left off the 50 Over 50 list
City & State’s editor-in-chief, to quote “Wayne’s World,” was “not worthy” to be in the company of New York’s Age Disruptors.
Opinion
Opinion: Is the next Mike Bloomberg hiding in plain sight?
New NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch has a Harvard business school degree, extreme wealth and a no-nonsense approach to governing. Could she be our next mayor?
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Will Donald Trump make Penn Station ‘beautiful’ again as promised?
Advocates say the new administration will be “taking a firmer” hand in the much-maligned transit hub’s redevelopment.
Opinion
Opinion: Biden removes Cuba from terrorist list, but devastating economic blockade remains
In 2023, the City Council called for an end to the brutal economic and travel sanctions against Cuba.
