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Lindsay Beyerstein
Opinion
Opinion
Don’t let COVID-19 vaccines expire
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s well-intentioned threat to punish health care workers who vaccinate ineligible people could backfire.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
Infrastructure
Policy
De Blasio is worried about NYC’s supply chain, should you be?
Some experts say sick drivers could cause shortages, but others say the system could adapt.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
New York City
Opinion
Closing schools was the right call but here’s what must come next
How to keep kids safe, cared for, nourished and at home.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
NYPD
Opinion
Did bail reform really cause a crime wave?
An honest look at the actual numbers.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
Labor
Opinion
You can’t just decriminalize sex work without regulations
To prevent exploitation, cut out the middlemen.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
Gun Control
Opinion
Why New York has such a low rate of gun death
New York’s famously tough gun laws play a role in curbing both homicides and suicides, but there are other factors at play.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
New York State
Opinion
Don’t let Harvey Weinstein have a nice night out
New Yorkers have the opportunity to call out high-profile dirtbags in person.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
New York State
Opinion
Marianne Williamson’s philosophy is a New York phenomenon
Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson’s philosophy is an authentic New York phenomenon - though hometown boosters should be warned that it isn’t anything to be particularly proud of, writes journalist Lindsay Beyerstein.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
New York State
Opinion
Why gestational surrogacy should be legalized and unionized
The New York state Senate passed a bill to legalize paid gestational surrogacy, but the fate of the bill remains uncertain in the Assembly.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
New York State
Opinion
What New York can learn from Mexico about marijuana legalization
New York could learn a lot from the history of recreational marijuana legalization in Mexico; legalization advocates should make the affirmative case for legal access to marijuana and how that will enhance the lives of New Yorkers, writes journalist Lindsay Beyerstein.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
Andrew Cuomo
Opinion
Is the Albany Power 100 list sexist?
Blame society, not the journalists who report on it, for the unequal distribution of power in the Albany Power 100.
- By Lindsay Beyerstein
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