Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: ‘Project 2025’ would be a disaster for Brooklyn

The far-right campaign platform would roll back decades of progress on issues from health care to education to labor rights, making most New Yorkers worse off.

Opinion

Opinion

Commentary: Can Brad Lander really beat Eric Adams?

Young progressives, older liberals and many activist-minded Democrats will be thrilled to vote for Lander, but others will be indifferent or outright hostile.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: What will Andrew Cuomo do next?

The former governor is considering a run for mayor next year or a run for his old office in 2026.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: NY’s climate progress is failing. A new plan for public power can fix it.

The state must build 15 gigawatts’ worth of clean energy projects by 2030 to hit its climate targets.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: How not to run a charter revision commission

The mayor’s undemocratic sham of a charter revision commission bears little resemblance to the truly democratic and transparent charter revision process I was part of in the 1980s.

Editor's Note

Personality

Editor’s note: The Penn Station redevelopment gets its own movie

Claire Read’s new documentary about the transit hub’s controversial makeover puts a human face on the drama.

Opinion

Opinion

Editor’s note: The historic opportunity of a Black, female president could be Trump’s biggest nightmare

Momentum is gaining as New York Black women electeds and others have stepped forward with their support for Kamala Harris.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: The Democrats should now double down on women

A Kamala Harris-Gretchen Whitmer ticket would highlight Democrats’ commitment to women’s rights.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Commentary: When a nonprofit should – or shouldn’t grow

What can be learned from the failed expansion of Benefits Data Trust and how New York organizations are looking to make an impact without taking on the same risks.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Accessibility improvements hinge on congestion pricing’s return, for now

Hochul only “paused” the controversial tolling program that could fund much needed improvements, including new elevator installations to meet ADA requirements.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: To welcome immigrants, NYC’s government and philanthropists should invest in settlement houses

New York City now boasts more than 40 settlement houses, collectively serving over 800,000 New Yorkers each year.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Gig workers deserve a level playing field

One-third of gig workers do not have enough money to pay their bills, despite often working more than 40 hours per week, according to a new survey.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: NYC must reinstate vital funding for HIV care to end the epidemic

The Undetectables program must be saved in order to keep hard-to-reach patients engaged in their health care.

Nonprofits

NYN Media

Opinion: Why New York City’s public schools need a Latine Studies Curriculum

The United Way’s Grace Bonilla and the Hispanic Federation’s Frankie Miranda make the case for inclusive education.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Opinion: A tiny plaza adds life outside the entrance to Penn Station

The centerpiece of a $65 million streetscape project proved to be a hit with New Yorkers before even opening.

Commentary

Opinion

Commentary: Why are pro-Palestinian activists protesting Bowman and AOC?

Even as pro-Israel groups spend millions against Rep. Jamaal Bowman, some pro-Palestinian activists remain critical of him.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Save the Keep Public Police Radio Act

The bill failed to pass the Assembly, just as the NYPD plans to go full encryption by the end of the year, leaving New Yorkers and the press in the dark.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Don’t forget about the city’s capital budget

Democratic socialists in office are calling for an infrastructure of care in the city’s capital budget.