Opinion Archives – Politics NY

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Queens

Op-Ed | Four years after Hurricane Ida, Queens deserves real climate resilience

By Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas

Joyful children rush down the hallway, backpacks bouncing, eager to learn

Opinion

Op-Ed | What to know to ensure your child succeeds as they head back to school

By Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Technology empowers Black business owners. Supporting innovation will keep them competitive.

By Phil Andrews

Mayor Eric Adams New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica Tisch making a public-safety- and quality-of-life-related announcement.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Quality of life and ending the culture of ‘anything goes’

By Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | This National Nonprofit Day, let’s invest in and empower disability nonprofits

By Winifred Schiff

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall amid ICE raids

Opinion

Op-Ed | Helping New Yorkers save up to $1 billion with first-in-the-nation Municipal Student Loan and College Assistance Program

By Mayor Eric Adams

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall amid ICE raids

Opinion

Op-Ed | Building, preserving, and planning 426,000+ units of housing to make our city more affordable

By Mayor Eric Adams

Teacher and pupils smiling in classroom at the elementary school

Opinion

Op-Ed | Delivering universal after-school care for working families

By Mayor Eric Adams

NYC EMS units respond to a medical emergency.

Opinion

Op-ed | It’s time for Mayor Adams to pay EMS workers what they deserve

By City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and City Council Member Justin Brannan

Man in mask walks past American flags at 26 Federal Plaza in NYC

Opinion

Editorial | ICE, immigrants and the path of justice in NYC

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Mayor Eric Adams

Housing & Homelessness

Op-Ed | The most pro-housing administration in city history

By Mayor Eric Adams

NYC EMTS working to wheel woman on stretcher during fire

Opinion

Editorial | NYC EMT pay is a disgrace. It’s time for City Hall to do what’s right

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Trump’s New York playbook: crush Black businesses and give handouts to billionaires

By Tosha Miller

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Opinion

It takes a city: Bringing New York City one step closer to universal childcare

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Queens

Op-ed: What the MTA won’t tell you about the Queens Bus Network Redesign

By Jack Nierenberg

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Queens

Op-Ed: Empowering survivors by investing in the communities that know them best

By Speaker Adrienne Adams and Council Member Sandra Ung

Mayor Eric Adams during off topic questions on May 6.

Crime

Op-Ed | Keeping New Yorkers safe with the lowest shootings in recorded history and six-straight quarters of declining crime

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Lawmakers should keep LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs in mind as tech policy debates continue

By Ed Roth

Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | The best budget ever gets even better: Making New York City more affordable for working-class New Yorkers

By Mayor Eric Adams

An officer in the Quality of Life division patrols Coney Island.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Q-Teams: Addressing quality of life issues across our city

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op-Ed | To support New York’s thriving blockchain ecosystem, Democrats should get behind the CLARITY and STABLE Acts

By David Carlucci

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Opinion

Editorial | The choice is clear: Andrew Cuomo should be the Democratic mayoral nominee

By amNewYork

Scooters parked neatly in a row on a city sidewalk. Row of black rental electric scooters lined up on a street

Opinion

Op-Ed | The bike stops here: Removing illegal vehicles for a safer New York.

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The job is to govern, not grandstand

By Ling Ye

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