New York City is at a crossroads. Zohran Mamdani has a unique opportunity to heal community rifts and make progress towards arresting ideological polarization. Is he driven to try? Is he up to the challenge?
Some powerful and influential Christian leaders are apologists for the far right religious ideology that presently dominates American politics. Make no mistake, religious leaders covet power and are just as vulnerable to corruption as anyone...
An old guy I know, who makes an art out of not sweating the small stuff, went for routine, periodic bloodwork that was prescribed by his cardiologist. When he phoned his doctor's office for results, a flat, grim voice told him that he must make an...
Robert Tucker’s recent opinion claims to defend New York City’s EMTs and paramedics while blaming their unions for a system in crisis. It is a convenient narrative — and one that collapses under the weight of the facts...
Switzerland always ranks at the top of countries least likely to get entangled in global conflict. No other nation, regardless of political system, alliances, ethnic composition, religious dominance or economic system, has been so free of antagonists for many generations. What are they doing right in the eyes of the world?
Italo Palesse was an Italian fascist saboteur who was executed by firing squad shortly after the end of World War II. He'd done a lot of bad things, but that's not the point. Atrocities are chronicled in disappearing ink. But civility is...
Rikers correction officer slashed, where is the public outcry? Legend has it there was a time when correction officers were safe working in NYC jails. At least 600 officers have been assaulted by detainees on Rikers Island this year and...
It was not a tasteless April Fool's Day joke, there was almost no media coverage, and the shock value of hideous events upsets people less these days than would the news that a small glass of fruit juice is no longer included in their local...
Ralph Palladino is a former vice president of AFSME District Council 37 Clerical-Administrative Employees Local 1549. He worked at Bellevue Hospital for 40 years and was a founding Co-Chair of the Bellevue Hospital Childcare Coalition.
The historic election of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani to become the next mayor of New York City was an important win for progressives. It was a specific rejection of billionaire-backed New York Governor Andrew Cuomo...
Bernard Whalen is a former NYPD lieutenant and the co-author of “The NYPD’s First Fifty Years” and “Case Files of the NYPD.” In the early hours of Sunday, Nov. 23, a mob of wannabe road warriors descended on Malba, a quiet, affluent neighborhood...
There was immense curiosity and speculation from the public and media in anticipation of the recent meeting between President Trump and Mayor-elect Mamdani, and the post-mortem reviews are keeping the story on the front burners...
New York City is a big city of small businesses — mom and pop shops, bodegas, food trucks, restaurants and more — and there’s no better time for our businesses to shine than the holiday season. The holiday season adds $500 million to the city’s...
If a hungry child falls in the forest and there’s no one around to hear it, does it make a sound? In America, the top 1 percent of households own about one-third of the wealth and the top 10 percent own more than half. The plutocrats and...
Over the last four years, the Adams administration has delivered four on-time, balanced and fiscally responsible budgets. This year, we continued our record of strong fiscal management with a $115.9 billion adopted budget. This record of...
The Internal Revenue Service has given its blessing to bully pulpits of all faiths by abjuring its traditional weapon of selectively enforcing tax codes in order to keep targeted individuals and organizations in line. Have they beaten...
Young people living in foster care in our city need help building a strong future where they are set up for success. As an administration committed to uplifting all our city’s youth, we are here to make sure those young people connect to college...
I'm neither a bleeding heart nor socialist bozo. I flunked moral literacy in both classroom and practicum, and I am lexicon-challenged. But I know that having one's back against a wall by being denied access to food constitutes an emergency . . .
For nearly four years, the Adams administration has worked every day to make New York City a safer, more affordable city for all, especially working-class families. We have made great progress on public safety, public health and economic growth,...
Marc Bullaro is a retired NYC Department of Correction assistant deputy warden — In my quest to speak truth to power regarding the misguided and flawed methods implemented to correct the dysfunction and chaos in the Department of Correction ...
The unnerving footage of federal agents in combat gear loaded with accessories associated with cracking heads and securing instant unequivocal submission looked like a newsreel from 1930s Europe ...
I’ve always said that public safety is the prerequisite to prosperity in our city and it has always been our administration’s North Star. We strive to ensure that all New Yorkers feel safe in their homes, on the streets, and in other public spaces...
Joan Wright is a rank-and-file member of Kickstarter United and a member of her union’s contract action team. Militant labor action and strong picket lines that shut down business profits have always been the most powerful tool working...
As we advance towards a more complete mastery of what we can learn from nature, it behooves us to study birds that are known to prefer specific colors and types of vehicles to crap upon. Politicians also know, as a professional courtesy, where to...
Our city’s childcare costs rank among the highest in the nation, so every New Yorker knows a family member, a friend or a colleague who has struggled to afford childcare. From the earliest days of our administration, we have made affordable...