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fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/West-Village-scaffolding-Photo-by-Gabe-Herman.jpg 1537w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/West-Village-scaffolding-Photo-by-Gabe-Herman.jpg?resize=525,700 525w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/West-Village-scaffolding-Photo-by-Gabe-Herman.jpg?resize=288,384 288w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/West-Village-scaffolding-Photo-by-Gabe-Herman.jpg?resize=675,900 675w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/West-Village-scaffolding-Photo-by-Gabe-Herman.jpg?resize=38,50 38w" sizes="(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" title="Op-Ed | Sidewalk sheds: A persistent urban nuisance 1"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/sidewalk-sheds-a-persistent-urban-nuisance/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Sidewalk sheds: A persistent <span class="titend">urban nuisance</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/sidewalk-sheds-a-persistent-urban-nuisance/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-27T14:00:49-05:00">November 27, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137723246" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/updated-financial-plan-working-class-new-yorkers-city-safer-affordable/" title="Op-Ed | The updated financial plan puts working-class New Yorkers first and makes our city safer and more affordable"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Mayor Adams" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg 7000w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | The updated financial plan puts working-class New Yorkers first and makes our city safer and more affordable 2"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/updated-financial-plan-working-class-new-yorkers-city-safer-affordable/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> The updated financial plan puts <span class="lgwd">working-class</span> New Yorkers first and makes our city safer and more affordable</a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/updated-financial-plan-working-class-new-yorkers-city-safer-affordable/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-25T12:00:36-05:00">November 25, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> </div> </main> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ad-container content-ad-container"> <div id='amny_ros_leader_2'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('amny_ros_leader_2'); }); </script> </div> </div> <div id="secondary" class="stories-container compact content-area content-container content-feed wallpaper-container"> <div class="container-center-cut"> <div class="content-section-container"> <div id="theSidebarContainer" class="content-section"> <main id="main-bottom" class="content-main site-main">  <article id="post-137722882" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/op-ed-hochul-flip-on-congestion-pricing-will-come-with-an-electoral-price-to-pay/" title="Op-Ed | Hochul flip on congestion pricing will come with an electoral price to pay"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_1967.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at the 2024 democrat breakfast." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_1967.jpg 7000w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_1967.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_1967.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_1967.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_1967.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/DSC_1967.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Hochul flip on congestion pricing will come with an electoral price to pay 3"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/op-ed-hochul-flip-on-congestion-pricing-will-come-with-an-electoral-price-to-pay/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Hochul flip on congestion pricing will come with an electoral price <span class="titend">to pay</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/op-ed-hochul-flip-on-congestion-pricing-will-come-with-an-electoral-price-to-pay/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-24T08:00:07-05:00">November 24, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137722938" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/congestion-pricing-improvements-to-come/" title="Op-Ed | Unpausing congestion pricing will bring improvements for years to come"> <img width="384" height="271" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-470031068.jpeg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Congestion pricing traffic on Manhattan street" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-470031068.jpeg 4318w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-470031068.jpeg?resize=700,495 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-470031068.jpeg?resize=768,543 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-470031068.jpeg?resize=384,271 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-470031068.jpeg?resize=900,636 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/GettyImages-470031068.jpeg?resize=50,35 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Unpausing congestion pricing will bring improvements for years to come 4"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-nyc-transit"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/">NYC Transit</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/congestion-pricing-improvements-to-come/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Unpausing congestion pricing will bring <span class="lgwd">improvements</span> for years <span class="titend">to come</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/congestion-pricing-improvements-to-come/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-23T12:00:37-05:00">November 23, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137722877" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/nyc-must-take-action-protect-immigrant-families/" title="Op-Ed | As Trump vows to target immigrants, NYC must take action now to protect families"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1382488795.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Family with two children at the train station" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1382488795.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1382488795.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1382488795.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1382488795.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1382488795.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1382488795.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | As Trump vows to target immigrants, NYC must take action now to protect families 5"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/nyc-must-take-action-protect-immigrant-families/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> As Trump vows to target <span class="lgwd">immigrants,</span> NYC must take action now to <span class="titend">protect families</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/nyc-must-take-action-protect-immigrant-families/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-23T08:00:55-05:00">November 23, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137722871" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/a-model-for-brooklyns-housing-future/" title="Op-Ed | A model for Brooklyn’s housing future"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1768859705.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Brownstone houses in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York City, USA" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1768859705.jpg 2120w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1768859705.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1768859705.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1768859705.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1768859705.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1768859705.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | A model for Brooklyn’s housing future 6"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/a-model-for-brooklyns-housing-future/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> A model for <span class="lgwd">Brooklyn’s</span> <span class="titend">housing future</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/a-model-for-brooklyns-housing-future/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-22T14:00:19-05:00">November 22, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137722854" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/climate-change-superfund-act-affordability-crisis-new-york/" title="Op-Ed | The Climate Change Superfund Act is crucial to the affordability crisis in New York"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1977792057.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Illuminated Manhattan Financial District skyscrapers seen from Chinatown, New York City, USA" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1977792057.jpg 2120w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1977792057.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1977792057.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1977792057.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1977792057.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1977792057.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | The Climate Change Superfund Act is crucial to the affordability crisis in New York 7"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/climate-change-superfund-act-affordability-crisis-new-york/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> The Climate Change Superfund Act is crucial to the <span class="lgwd">affordability</span> crisis in <span class="titend">New York</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/climate-change-superfund-act-affordability-crisis-new-york/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-22T09:00:13-05:00">November 22, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137722612" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/new-york-city-lead-cost-of-living/" title="Op-Ed | Raising the bar: How New York City can lead the way on the cost of living"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1396306034.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Rear view of young couple looking at Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1396306034.jpg 2119w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1396306034.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1396306034.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1396306034.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1396306034.jpg?resize=900,601 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1396306034.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Raising the bar: How New York City can lead the way on the cost of living 8"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/new-york-city-lead-cost-of-living/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Raising the bar: How New York City can lead the way on the cost <span class="titend">of living</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/new-york-city-lead-cost-of-living/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-20T13:35:27-05:00">November 20, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137722450" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/war-on-trash-has-unintended-casualty-business-improvement-districts/" title="Op-Ed | War on trash has unintended casualty, business improvement districts"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1497801403.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Low angle view of woman throwing beer bottle into glass recycling bin at home" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1497801403.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1497801403.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1497801403.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1497801403.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1497801403.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1497801403.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | War on trash has unintended casualty, business improvement districts 9"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/war-on-trash-has-unintended-casualty-business-improvement-districts/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> War on trash has unintended casualty, business improvement <span class="titend">districts</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/war-on-trash-has-unintended-casualty-business-improvement-districts/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-19T17:44:57-05:00">November 19, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137722135" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/supporting-small-business-working-class-people-m-wbes/" title="Op-Ed | Supporting small business and working-class people through M/WBEs"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Mayor Adams" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg 7000w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DSC_0956.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Supporting small business and working-class people through M/WBEs 10"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-oped"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/">Op-Ed</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/supporting-small-business-working-class-people-m-wbes/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Supporting small business and <span class="lgwd">working-class</span> people <span class="titend">through M/&zwnj;WBEs</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/supporting-small-business-working-class-people-m-wbes/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-19T08:00:21-05:00">November 19, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137721561" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/fare-act-wrong-new-york-city/" title="Op-Ed | The FARE Act is wrong for New York City"> <img width="384" height="287" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1FB815E8-48E7-4C88-8162-FFC3D4A18C6A.jpeg?w=384" class="crop-center no-crop wp-post-image" alt="1FB815E8-48E7-4C88-8162-FFC3D4A18C6A" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1FB815E8-48E7-4C88-8162-FFC3D4A18C6A.jpeg 1309w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1FB815E8-48E7-4C88-8162-FFC3D4A18C6A.jpeg?resize=700,524 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1FB815E8-48E7-4C88-8162-FFC3D4A18C6A.jpeg?resize=768,575 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1FB815E8-48E7-4C88-8162-FFC3D4A18C6A.jpeg?resize=384,287 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1FB815E8-48E7-4C88-8162-FFC3D4A18C6A.jpeg?resize=900,674 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/1FB815E8-48E7-4C88-8162-FFC3D4A18C6A.jpeg?resize=50,37 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | The FARE Act is wrong for New York City 11"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/fare-act-wrong-new-york-city/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> The FARE Act is wrong for New <span class="titend">York City</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/fare-act-wrong-new-york-city/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-18T12:00:56-05:00">November 18, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137721586" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/a-tip-from-restaurants-to-democrats/" title="Op-Ed | A tip from restaurants to Democrats"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1731493093.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Man Pays Bill at Restaurant With Credit Card on Wireless Device" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1731493093.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1731493093.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1731493093.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1731493093.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1731493093.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1731493093.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | A tip from restaurants to Democrats 12"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/a-tip-from-restaurants-to-democrats/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> A tip from <span class="lgwd">restaurants</span> <span class="titend">to Democrats</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/a-tip-from-restaurants-to-democrats/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-18T08:00:02-05:00">November 18, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137721881" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-transit-improvements-congestion-pricing/" title="Op-ed | Transit improvements start now with congestion pricing back on track"> <img width="384" height="288" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54004857778_f52dcf9a77_o.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="MTA Chair Janno Lieber" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54004857778_f52dcf9a77_o.jpg 4032w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54004857778_f52dcf9a77_o.jpg?resize=700,525 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54004857778_f52dcf9a77_o.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54004857778_f52dcf9a77_o.jpg?resize=384,288 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54004857778_f52dcf9a77_o.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54004857778_f52dcf9a77_o.jpg?resize=50,38 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-ed | Transit improvements start now with congestion pricing back on track 13"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-nyc-transit"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/">NYC Transit</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-transit-improvements-congestion-pricing/">Op-ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Transit <span class="lgwd">improvements</span> start now with congestion pricing back <span class="titend">on track</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-transit-improvements-congestion-pricing/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-17T08:55:17-05:00">November 17, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137721581" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/clean-slate-benefits-economy-public-safety/" title="Op-Ed | Clean Slate benefits economy, public safety"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-844477084.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Business people walking at work in a city" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-844477084.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-844477084.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-844477084.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-844477084.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-844477084.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-844477084.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Clean Slate benefits economy, public safety 14"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/clean-slate-benefits-economy-public-safety/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Clean Slate benefits economy, <span class="titend">public safety</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/clean-slate-benefits-economy-public-safety/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-17T08:00:57-05:00">November 17, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137721577" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/eating-vegan-benefits-ourselves-and-our-planet/" title="Op-Ed | Eating vegan benefits ourselves and our planet"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1344862156.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Vegan plate lunch with organic vegetables" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1344862156.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1344862156.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1344862156.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1344862156.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1344862156.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1344862156.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Eating vegan benefits ourselves and our planet 15"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/eating-vegan-benefits-ourselves-and-our-planet/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Eating vegan benefits ourselves and <span class="titend">our planet</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/eating-vegan-benefits-ourselves-and-our-planet/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-16T10:00:07-05:00">November 16, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137721573" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/standing-up-for-trans-health-care-in-a-politicized-america/" title="Op-Ed | Standing up for trans health care in a politicized America"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1630052145.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Horizontal photo with copy space of a transgender person wrapping with a transgender flag" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1630052145.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1630052145.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1630052145.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1630052145.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1630052145.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-1630052145.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Standing up for trans health care in a politicized America 16"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/standing-up-for-trans-health-care-in-a-politicized-america/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Standing up for trans health care in a politicized <span class="titend">America</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/standing-up-for-trans-health-care-in-a-politicized-america/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-15T07:00:41-05:00">November 15, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137721002" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/new-yorks-poorest-are-the-only-ones-paying-congestion-tax/" title="Op-Ed | New York’s poorest are the only ones paying congestion tax"> <img width="384" height="274" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53006658695_e3494cd975_k.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Traffic congestion in Manhattan in June 2023." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53006658695_e3494cd975_k.jpg 2048w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53006658695_e3494cd975_k.jpg?resize=700,499 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53006658695_e3494cd975_k.jpg?resize=768,547 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53006658695_e3494cd975_k.jpg?resize=384,274 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53006658695_e3494cd975_k.jpg?resize=900,641 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53006658695_e3494cd975_k.jpg?resize=50,36 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | New York’s poorest are the only ones paying congestion tax 17"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-oped"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/">Op-Ed</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/new-yorks-poorest-are-the-only-ones-paying-congestion-tax/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> New York’s poorest are the only ones paying <span class="titend">congestion tax</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/new-yorks-poorest-are-the-only-ones-paying-congestion-tax/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-13T08:00:16-05:00">November 13, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137720999" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/why-cities-matter-leading-the-way-in-a-divided-world/" title="Op-Ed | Why cities matter: Leading the way in a divided world"> <img width="384" height="230" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-678941348_720.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Flatiron Building" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-678941348_720.jpg 720w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-678941348_720.jpg?resize=700,419 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-678941348_720.jpg?resize=384,230 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gettyimages-678941348_720.jpg?resize=50,30 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Why cities matter: Leading the way in a divided world 18"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/why-cities-matter-leading-the-way-in-a-divided-world/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Why cities matter: Leading the way in a <span class="titend">divided world</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/why-cities-matter-leading-the-way-in-a-divided-world/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-12T14:10:51-05:00">November 12, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137720703" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/drought-management-in-nyc/" title="Op-Ed | Drought management in NYC"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54019201048_d696d15e0f_o.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Mayor Adams speaks about subway shooting" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54019201048_d696d15e0f_o.jpg 2700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54019201048_d696d15e0f_o.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54019201048_d696d15e0f_o.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54019201048_d696d15e0f_o.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54019201048_d696d15e0f_o.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/54019201048_d696d15e0f_o.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Drought management in NYC 19"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/drought-management-in-nyc/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Drought management <span class="titend">in NYC</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/drought-management-in-nyc/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-11T10:00:53-05:00">November 11, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137720215" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/destigmatize-methadone/" title="Op-Ed | It’s time to destigmatize methadone and recognize its uses"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-955608220.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Methadone - a substance that acts on opioid receptors and is primarily used for pain relief and anesthesia." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-955608220.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-955608220.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-955608220.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-955608220.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-955608220.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-955608220.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | It’s time to destigmatize methadone and recognize its uses 20"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-oped"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/">Op-Ed</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/destigmatize-methadone/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> It’s time to <span class="lgwd">destigmatize</span> methadone and recognize <span class="titend">its uses</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/destigmatize-methadone/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-08T08:00:41-05:00">November 8, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137720257" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/far-left-politics-will-hurt-renters/" title="Op-Ed | Far left politics will hurt renters"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1029185798.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Closeup of red, white for rent sign attached, hanging on wooden apartment, house, home, building door with glass windows" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1029185798.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1029185798.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1029185798.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1029185798.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1029185798.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/GettyImages-1029185798.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Far left politics will hurt renters 21"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/far-left-politics-will-hurt-renters/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Far left politics will <span class="titend">hurt renters</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/far-left-politics-will-hurt-renters/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-07T15:35:15-05:00">November 7, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137720204" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/riding-on-top-of-trains-takes-lives/" title="Op-Ed | Riding on top of trains takes lives"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-26T012224Z_376636328_RC27H9ASMM96_RTRMADP_3_NEW-YORK-MAYOR.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Mayor Eric Adams" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-26T012224Z_376636328_RC27H9ASMM96_RTRMADP_3_NEW-YORK-MAYOR.jpg 2759w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-26T012224Z_376636328_RC27H9ASMM96_RTRMADP_3_NEW-YORK-MAYOR.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-26T012224Z_376636328_RC27H9ASMM96_RTRMADP_3_NEW-YORK-MAYOR.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-26T012224Z_376636328_RC27H9ASMM96_RTRMADP_3_NEW-YORK-MAYOR.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-26T012224Z_376636328_RC27H9ASMM96_RTRMADP_3_NEW-YORK-MAYOR.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-26T012224Z_376636328_RC27H9ASMM96_RTRMADP_3_NEW-YORK-MAYOR.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Riding on top of trains takes lives 22"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/riding-on-top-of-trains-takes-lives/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Riding on top of trains <span class="titend">takes lives</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/riding-on-top-of-trains-takes-lives/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-07T12:30:54-05:00">November 7, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137718600" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/healing-americas-divide-on-immigration-must-go-beyond-election/" title="Op-Ed | Healing America’s divide on immigration must go beyond election"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1B2A2757-copy-2-copy-scaled.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="1B2A2757 copy-2 copy" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1B2A2757-copy-2-copy-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1B2A2757-copy-2-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=700,466 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1B2A2757-copy-2-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1B2A2757-copy-2-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1B2A2757-copy-2-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1B2A2757-copy-2-copy-scaled.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Healing America's divide on immigration must go beyond election 23"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a 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class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Wooden judge gavel hammer on wooden table background. Dramatic light. 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href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/why-adding-judges-alone-isnt-enough/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-11-04T08:00:07-05:00">November 4, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137718603" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/school-meals-a-satisfying-celebration/" title="Op-Ed | A recipe for change: NYC’s journey to healthy, delicious school meals"> <img width="384" height="291" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-84303827.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Girl carrying lunch tray at school" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-84303827.jpg 1987w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-84303827.jpg?resize=700,531 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-84303827.jpg?resize=768,583 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-84303827.jpg?resize=384,291 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-84303827.jpg?resize=900,683 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-84303827.jpg?resize=50,38 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | A recipe for change: NYC's journey to healthy, delicious school meals 25"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/school-meals-a-satisfying-celebration/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> A recipe for change: NYC’s journey to healthy, delicious <span class="titend">school meals</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/school-meals-a-satisfying-celebration/" rel="bookmark"><time 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href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/protecting-our-citys-checks-and-balances/" title="Op-Ed | Protecting our city’s checks and balances"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCF6128-scaled.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="august primary 2022" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCF6128-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCF6128-scaled.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCF6128-scaled.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCF6128-scaled.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCF6128-scaled.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/DSCF6128-scaled.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Protecting our city’s checks and balances 26"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/protecting-our-citys-checks-and-balances/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Protecting our city’s checks <span class="titend">and balances</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/protecting-our-citys-checks-and-balances/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-30T14:20:48-04:00">October 30, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137717534" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/why-new-yorkers-must-pass-prop-1/" title="Op-Ed | Why New Yorkers must pass Prop 1"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/frangipanevoters-1536x1024-1.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="a court ordered the state to redraw the congressional map" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/frangipanevoters-1536x1024-1.jpg 1536w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/frangipanevoters-1536x1024-1.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/frangipanevoters-1536x1024-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/frangipanevoters-1536x1024-1.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/frangipanevoters-1536x1024-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/frangipanevoters-1536x1024-1.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Why New Yorkers must pass Prop 1 27"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/why-new-yorkers-must-pass-prop-1/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Why New Yorkers must pass <span class="titend">Prop 1</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/why-new-yorkers-must-pass-prop-1/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-30T08:00:45-04:00">October 30, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137717245" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/polls-are-open/" title="Op-Ed | Polls are open!"> <img width="384" height="287" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/49646082-0B58-4DA8-A25D-09B55DF6D143.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Primary voter with dog" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/49646082-0B58-4DA8-A25D-09B55DF6D143.jpg 7099w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/49646082-0B58-4DA8-A25D-09B55DF6D143.jpg?resize=700,522 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/49646082-0B58-4DA8-A25D-09B55DF6D143.jpg?resize=768,573 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/49646082-0B58-4DA8-A25D-09B55DF6D143.jpg?resize=384,287 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/49646082-0B58-4DA8-A25D-09B55DF6D143.jpg?resize=900,672 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/49646082-0B58-4DA8-A25D-09B55DF6D143.jpg?resize=50,37 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Polls are open! 28"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/polls-are-open/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Polls <span class="titend">are open!</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/polls-are-open/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-29T08:00:39-04:00">October 29, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137717231" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/education/the-humanities-are-vital-to-a-cuny-education/" title="Op-Ed | The humanities are vital to a CUNY education"> <img width="384" height="201" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PHOTO-Climate_Change_Study-OCT-2024-1.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="PHOTO – Climate_Change_Study – OCT 2024 (1)" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PHOTO-Climate_Change_Study-OCT-2024-1.jpg 1200w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PHOTO-Climate_Change_Study-OCT-2024-1.jpg?resize=700,366 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PHOTO-Climate_Change_Study-OCT-2024-1.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PHOTO-Climate_Change_Study-OCT-2024-1.jpg?resize=384,201 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PHOTO-Climate_Change_Study-OCT-2024-1.jpg?resize=900,471 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/PHOTO-Climate_Change_Study-OCT-2024-1.jpg?resize=50,26 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | The humanities are vital to a CUNY education 29"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-education"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/education/">Education</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/education/the-humanities-are-vital-to-a-cuny-education/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> The humanities are vital to a <span class="titend">CUNY education</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/education/the-humanities-are-vital-to-a-cuny-education/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-28T17:00:14-04:00">October 28, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137716908" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-national-immigrants-day/" title="Op-ed | On National Immigrants Day, remember those who built New York"> <img width="384" height="255" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-686726393.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Statue of Liberty on National Immigrants Day" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-686726393.jpg 5137w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-686726393.jpg?resize=700,465 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-686726393.jpg?resize=768,510 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-686726393.jpg?resize=384,255 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-686726393.jpg?resize=900,597 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-686726393.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-ed | On National Immigrants Day, remember those who built New York 30"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-oped"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/">Op-Ed</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-national-immigrants-day/">Op-ed <span class="decorator">|</span> On National Immigrants Day, remember those who built <span class="titend">New York</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-national-immigrants-day/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-28T07:00:56-04:00">October 28, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137716766" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-nyc-transit-president-service/" title="Op-ed | NYC Transit president reaffirms commitment to better service"> <img width="384" height="271" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/52666574927_5f539bd778_k.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="MTA NYC Transit President Demetrius Crichlow" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/52666574927_5f539bd778_k.jpg 2048w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/52666574927_5f539bd778_k.jpg?resize=700,494 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/52666574927_5f539bd778_k.jpg?resize=768,542 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/52666574927_5f539bd778_k.jpg?resize=384,271 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/52666574927_5f539bd778_k.jpg?resize=900,635 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/52666574927_5f539bd778_k.jpg?resize=50,35 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-ed | NYC Transit president reaffirms commitment to better service 31"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-nyc-transit"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/">NYC Transit</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/oped/op-ed-nyc-transit-president-service/">Op-ed <span class="decorator">|</span> NYC Transit president reaffirms commitment to <span class="titend">better service</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on 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Help is available for the ‘sandwich generation’"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1517380528.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Daughter assisting father on how to use the computer" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1517380528.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1517380528.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1517380528.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1517380528.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1517380528.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1517380528.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Feeling squeezed as a caregiver? Help is available for the ‘sandwich generation’ 32"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/caregiver-help-available-for-sandwich-generation/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Feeling squeezed as a caregiver? Help is available for the <span class="lgwd">‘sandwich</span> <span class="lgwd">generation’</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/caregiver-help-available-for-sandwich-generation/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-26T08:00:58-04:00">October 26, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article><article id="post-137716658" class="post article-container cards-design post-format-link"> <div class="post-thumbnail stories-link stories-syndicated"> <a href="https://politicsny.com/2024/10/25/op-ed-getting-universal-child-care-back-on-track/" title="Op-ed | Getting universal child care back on track" target="_blank"> <img width="750" height="1125" src="https://politicsny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed.jpg?w=750" class="crop-top wp-post-image" alt="unnamed" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://politicsny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed.jpg 750w, https://politicsny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed.jpg?resize=467,700 467w, https://politicsny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed.jpg?resize=256,384 256w, https://politicsny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed.jpg?resize=600,900 600w, https://politicsny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/unnamed.jpg?resize=33,50 33w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box stories-link stories-syndicated"> <a href="https://politicsny.com/2024/10/25/op-ed-getting-universal-child-care-back-on-track/" class="sitename_box special_cat_box site-label-box-politicsny">PoliticsNY</a> <h3><a href="https://politicsny.com/2024/10/25/op-ed-getting-universal-child-care-back-on-track/" target="_blank">Op-ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Getting universal child care back <span class="titend">on track</span></a></h3> </div> </article> <article id="post-137716293" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/cut-the-red-tape-stopping-new-college-dorms/" title="Op-Ed | Cut the red tape stopping new college dorms"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-170881705.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Students relaxing in dorm room" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-170881705.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-170881705.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-170881705.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-170881705.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-170881705.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-170881705.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, 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title="Op-Ed | Shed the sheds: Reforming sidewalk scaffolding in New York City"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dtg-scaffolding-360-adams-2019-09-27-bk02_z.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Sidewalk sheds are often left in place for extended periods of time, such as the structures around the Brooklyn Supreme Court Building on Adams Street (pictured), which have stood since 2007." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dtg-scaffolding-360-adams-2019-09-27-bk02_z.jpg 1200w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dtg-scaffolding-360-adams-2019-09-27-bk02_z.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dtg-scaffolding-360-adams-2019-09-27-bk02_z.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dtg-scaffolding-360-adams-2019-09-27-bk02_z.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, 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class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-25T08:00:38-04:00">October 25, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137715713" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/breast-cancer-journey-taking-control-breaking-silence-empowering-women/" title="Op-Ed | Emancipation from cancer: My breast cancer journey: Taking control, breaking silence, and empowering women"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1865003736.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Close-up of a woman patient holding breast cancer ribbon at hospital" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1865003736.jpg 2120w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1865003736.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1865003736.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1865003736.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1865003736.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1865003736.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Emancipation from cancer: My breast cancer journey: Taking control, breaking silence, and empowering women 35"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/breast-cancer-journey-taking-control-breaking-silence-empowering-women/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> <span class="lgwd">Emancipation</span> from cancer: My breast cancer journey: Taking control, breaking silence, and 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stories-syndicated"> <a href="https://qns.com/2024/10/op-ed-time-for-a-rain-ready-new-york/" class="sitename_box special_cat_box site-label-box-qns">QNS</a> <h3><a href="https://qns.com/2024/10/op-ed-time-for-a-rain-ready-new-york/" target="_blank">Op-ed: Time for a rain ready <span class="titend">New York</span></a></h3> </div> </article> <article id="post-137715677" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/shadows-views-wind-blocking-new-yorks-future/" title="Op-Ed | Shadows, views, and now wind? Special interests are blocking New York’s future"> <img width="384" height="257" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/High-Line-2017_04_28-DSC_0685-Photo-by-Timothy-Schenck.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="The High Line at sunset" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/High-Line-2017_04_28-DSC_0685-Photo-by-Timothy-Schenck.jpg 1000w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/High-Line-2017_04_28-DSC_0685-Photo-by-Timothy-Schenck.jpg?resize=700,468 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/High-Line-2017_04_28-DSC_0685-Photo-by-Timothy-Schenck.jpg?resize=768,513 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/High-Line-2017_04_28-DSC_0685-Photo-by-Timothy-Schenck.jpg?resize=384,257 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/High-Line-2017_04_28-DSC_0685-Photo-by-Timothy-Schenck.jpg?resize=900,601 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/High-Line-2017_04_28-DSC_0685-Photo-by-Timothy-Schenck.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Shadows, views, and now wind? Special interests are blocking New York’s future 36"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/shadows-views-wind-blocking-new-yorks-future/">Op-Ed <span class="decorator">|</span> Shadows, views, and now wind? Special interests are blocking New <span class="titend">York’s future</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/shadows-views-wind-blocking-new-yorks-future/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-23T12:00:28-04:00">October 23, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137715255" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/reinforcing-community-new-york-city/" title="Op-Ed | Reinforcing community after post-COVID loneliness in New York City"> <img width="384" height="256" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1097418680.jpg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="Happy woman embracing friend in backyard during a visit. Male and female hipsters enjoying weekend together. They are wearing casuals." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1097418680.jpg 2121w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1097418680.jpg?resize=700,467 700w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1097418680.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1097418680.jpg?resize=384,256 384w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1097418680.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/GettyImages-1097418680.jpg?resize=50,33 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" title="Op-Ed | Reinforcing community after post-COVID loneliness in New York City 37"> </a> </div> <div class="metainfo-box context-box"> <div class="category-box category-label category-label-opinion"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/">Opinion</a> </div> <h2><a 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life block <span class="titend">by block</span></a></h2> <div class="metabox"> <span class="posted-on"><span class="intro">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/improving-new-yorkers-quality-of-life-block-by-block/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-10-22T07:00:33-04:00">October 22, 2024</time></a></span> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-137714332" class="post article-container cards-design"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.amny.com/opinion/mta-breaking-post-pandemic-ridership-records-this-postseason/" title="Op-Ed | MTA breaking post-pandemic ridership records this postseason"> <img width="384" height="284" src="https://www.amny.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/53787222814_026aa9c88c_o.jpeg?w=384" class="crop-center wp-post-image" alt="MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber speaks at press conference" decoding="async" loading="lazy" 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