Opinion: Speaker with a smart voice
Effective city government is a team sport. If you have elected leaders of different branches of government feuding…
Opinion: Speaker with a smart voice
Effective city government is a team sport. If you have elected leaders of different branches of government feuding…
Opinion: From Puerto Rico to Palestine, now is the time to grow our movement
This November’s decisive pro-ceasefire vote to elect Zohran Mamdani as our next mayor opens up a pathway for…
City Council must reform and expand outdoor dining program
The few roadway dining structures that survived the City Council’s shortsighted 2023 law severely limiting them had to…
Woes in California, New York and Illinois confirm critique of Democrats – San Diego Union-Tribune
Re “Incompetent governance holds Dems back” (Nov. 17): Author Fareed Zakaria is spot on! The ballooning state budget…
A New York Thanksgiving: From hospital rooms to Gracie Mansion
My own Thanksgiving: I was the guest of Luigi Romaniello, the Waldorf’s managing director, in the hotel’s new Lex…
Venezuela and the world will be far better off with the Maduro regime GONE
Exactly what Team Trump intends to do with (or to) Venezuela is far from clear, but it clearly…
The tacky 2026 NYE ball and more: Letters
An ugly NYE ball What were they thinking when they designed the 2026 New Year’s Eve ball (“A…
Budget crunch could push Mamdani into needed reforms — and AI can help
Picture two children with the same abilities but different upbringings. One is taught that if he wants something,…
SINGER: On happy endings | Opinion
You know what? Many seem to think (or hope) that life should invariably have happy endings. I.e., people…
Gridlock Sam’s transportation list for Mamdani’s first 100 days
Zohran Mamdani has an opportunity within his first 100 days to transform the streets of New York City…
New York’s World Cup moment & how to salvage it
In just seven months, an estimated 1.2 million visitors will begin arriving in the New York region to…