Opinion Archives – Politics NY

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Queens

Op-ed | Justice for all delivery workers: It’s time to close the grocery pay gap

By Rev. Dr. Phil Craig

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Our bodegas were a lifeline during COVID-19. Now, we are providing a lifeline to them.

By New York City Mayor Eric Adams and UBA President Radhames Rodriguez

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Queens

Op-ed | New Yorkers have spoken: Clean Path NY must be a priority

By Council Member James F. Gennaro

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Opinion

Op-Ed | The best budget ever: Investing in working-class New Yorkers as we make our city safer and more affordable

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Destroying guns, protecting our city

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op Ed | The Forgotten Frontline: Why I’m fighting for the people who take care of the people you love

By Porsche Carvalho

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Op-ed | Standing in solidarity with NYC’s Dominican community

By Mayor Eric Adams

Opinion

Op-Ed | Shifting our Economy from Wall Street to Main Street

By Kevin Parker

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Queens

Op-ed: Reckless budget cuts will harm Queens families

By Paul Pogozelski

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Queens

Op-ed: Local Law 97 set to cost co-op and condo owners millions (maybe billions!) in fees and fines

By Alicia Fernandez

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Improving quality of life as we make New York City the best place to raise a family

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Brooklyn

Op-ed | Our city’s future depends on funding childcare — now

By Maya Kornberg, Ph.D.

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Queens

Op-ed: Governor Hochul must do right by working families and invest in child care now

By Diana E. Limongi

Mayor Eric Adams speaking at City Hall on 2025 NYC Mayor's Race

Opinion

Op-Ed | Reducing crime in our city and keeping New Yorkers safe

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Brooklyn

Op-ed | Why Andrew Cuomo is the right leader for a better NYC

By Brooklyn Democratic Party Leader Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn

Opinion

Op-ed: The crisis facing immigrant gender-based violence survivors

By Czarinna Andres

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about baseball impact on NYC economy

Opinion

Op-ed | Mets and Yankees score big for NYC economy!

By Mayor Eric Adams

Bronx

Letter to the editor: CM Salamanca announces candidacy for Bronx BP

By Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr.

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Op-ed: The future of the Democratic Party — and New York — runs through the Census

By Council Member Julie Menin and Assemblymember Landon Dais

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Queens

Op-ed: Predatory food marketing is fueling health disparities — New York must act

By Myoungmi Kim and Sara Kim

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Adams administration neighborhood plans will bring more jobs, housing, and opportunity to the city

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Op-ed | We need a true ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban in schools—with no exceptions

By Dr. Curtis Palmore

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Opinion

Op-Ed | Making our streets safer with more than 1,000 illegal guns taken off NYC streets since beginning of 2025

BY Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op-Ed | More Than Just a Game: How Mobile Betting is Keeping March Madness Safe and Regulated

By Jeremy Kudon

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Bronx man sentenced to 20 years for fatal strangling of girlfriend during 2023 domestic dispute

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Community Education Council accused of obstructing votes on trans resolutions

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Temporary Carroll Gardens Library to open in ‘underutilized’ Community Board 6 office space this summer