Opinion Archives – Politics NY

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Opinion | The Bronx cannot keep burning

By Amanda Farías, Council Member & Bronx Delegation Co-Chair

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Speaker’s Corner: Small lots can make a big difference in NYC’s housing crisis

By City Council Speaker Julie Menin

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Op-Ed | Auto liability reforms will help unclog our family and housing dockets

By Steven R. Dyki

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Opinion | Bronx Families and all New Yorkers deserve transparency on 340B

By Assemblymember Amanda N. Septimo

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Op-Ed | New York’s kids have inequitable access to sports. This session is our opportunity

By Senator Jamaal Bailey and Edwin Moses

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Op-Ed | Bronx small businesses need support, not more red tape

By Alfredo Angueira

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Op-Ed | New York cannot balance its budgets on the backs of homeless youth

By Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal and Alex Roque

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Op-Ed | A responsible path forward for New York City’s budget

By Julie Menin

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Opinion | Packaging waste in New York through the Affordable Waste Reduction Act

By Assembly Member Chantel Jackson

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Op-Ed | Flawed 340B Program raises costs for taxpayers and employers. It’s time for reform.

By Shawn Gremminger and Rev. Carmen Hernandez

Opinion | Before the breaking point: A new vision for Bronx mental health

By Raye Barbieri

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Op-Ed | Give New Yorkers the financial tools we need to keep up

By Tim Victor

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Op-Ed | Governor Hochul’s lawsuit reforms will deliver relief for truckers — and New York’s economy

By Kendra Hems & Larry Zogby

Queens

Op-ed | If we value families, we must guarantee child care

By Jessica González-Rojas

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Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: Protecting safety and preserving freedom

By Julie Menin

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Op-Ed | Reforming NYC community boards

By Richard Khuzami

Opinion | When courtrooms undermine public defenders, everyone suffers

By Orayne Williams

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Op-Ed | To win the global AI race, we need energy infrastructure — not overregulation

By Doug Kelly

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Housing & Homelessness

Opinion | How Mayor Mamdani can make the Bronx the blueprint for NYC’s affordability revolution

By LaToya Williams-Belfort

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Op-Ed | Small restaurants will be hurt by packaging legislation

By Arnyce Foster-Hernandez

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Op-Ed | Shortsighted energy policies raise costs for New York’s Hispanic and Latino communities

By Eduardo Giraldo

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Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: A new chapter for New York City

By Julie Menin

Majority Leader Amanda Farias celebrated passing the 'City of Yes for Housing Opportunity' zoning amendment.

Housing & Homelessness

Opinion | In a housing crisis, New Yorkers deserve clear Co-op application rules

By New York City Council Member Amanda Farías

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Op-Ed | The City Council can send a message on housing by safeguarding its biggest threat

By Dr. Karla Sosa

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David Polanco started boxing to ward off bullies, now he’s a New York Champion headed to Nationals

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Ali Forney Center’s spring gala raises more than $3 million for at-risk and homeless LGBTQ youth

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Suspect wanted in knifepoint robbery of E train-riding teen during Kew Gardens beatdown: NYPD

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Elderly Brooklyn parolee found guilty of murdering, dismembering woman in East New York