Opinion Archives – Politics NY

Sanitation workers in West Harlem look at trash containers during containerization

Opinion

Op-ed | City Council bill to legalize trash bags on our streets is for the rats

By Javier Lojan and Shaun Abreu

Mayor Eric Adams.

Opinion

Op-Ed | ‘Bridge to Home’ is providing a public health approach to public safety

By Mayor Eric Adams

A firefighter stands at the 9/11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2024.

Opinion

Editorial | The 9/11 Memorial and Museum is NYC’s sacred place, and must remain so

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Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Matthew Fraser, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, T-Mobile, Dell Technologies, and New York Yankees All Star Second Baseman, Jazz Chisholm, Jr., announce that 350,000 K-12 New York City Public Schools students will receive new chromebooks for free during the 2025-2026 school year.

Opinion

Op-Ed | Bridging the digital divide: Providing 350,000 students with FREE chromebooks

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Opinion

Op-Ed | NYC’s grocery delivery workers deserve $21.44 an hour — and the flexibility to earn It

By Dani Dudeck

NYPD at scene in Brooklyn where man was shot dead

Opinion

Op-ed | Denial is not a strategy: A holistic blueprint to address gun violence in NYC

By Andrew Cuomo

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Opinion

Op-ed | Our children are not safe until street ‘daylighting’ is universal

By Antonio Reynoso

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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

man speaking before podium about childcare while surrounded by other adults

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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