Opinion

Budget

Opinion: Why I voted no on the $126 billion budget

New York City Council Member Althea Stevens was the only Democrat to vote against the budget Tuesday.

NYN Media

Opinion: How the City Council can help keep people and pets together

Funding a pet food assistance program is just one way to address the affordability crisis

Editor's Note

Editor’s Note: DAC déjà vu

The closing days division in the Harlem congressional race felt like last year’s mayoral race.

Opinion

Opinion: New York needs an EDC leader with an eye on the water

This summer offers a rare chance to unlock the economic potential of our waterfront.

DSA

Opinion: DSA’s championship performance

The Democratic Socialists of America capitalized on anger with Bibi Netanyahu, Israel’s embattled prime minister, to (almost) sweep this week’s primaries.

Opinion

Opinion: Universal childcare means expanding after school programming too

New York City should double funding for new seats in the budget.

New York City

Opinion: Dems and GOP agree, we need an AI moratorium

The school year ends this week. Let’s start the next year without it.

NYN Media

Opinion: Asian immigrant communities need to be protected, too

New York City has an obligation to support Asian-serving legal services organizations

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Opinion: Juneteenth and the meaning of freedom

Bruce Blakeman’s Nassau County refuses to recognize Juneteenth, but it shouldn’t be a partisan holiday, it should be an American holiday, celebrating freedom.

Editor's Note

Editor’s note: Woke 1 was crazyyyy

Candidates are finding the right words to write off the recent past.

Opinion

Opinion: New York’s kids are falling through the cracks between our agencies

The mayor has proposed defunding the Portal software platform, which connects people across different city agencies and nonprofits who work with the city’s children.

Opinion

Opinion: That day at departure

A childhood tragedy shaped my fight for affordable healthcare. The account I told myself about it was true, but incomplete.

Opinion

Opinion: New York must set the standard for responsible data center development

By signing a data center moratorium into law, the governor will give the state time to develop meaningful safeguards before this industry expands beyond our limits.