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New York State needs to guarantee pre-K and 3-K accessJane Fox 

Like many New Yorkers, my family and I have had to uproot our lives to make ends meet. While my husband and I wanted to live in New York City...

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Jane Fox 

How America's favorite snacks became Gas Station HeroinNicole Avena 

First, it was all-natural. Next, it was ultra-processed. And now, it’s straight-up narcotic. That’s the downward trajectory America’s food products...

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Nicole Avena 

New York’s truck drivers deliver the holiday magicKendra Hems 

The unsung Santas of the holiday season don’t fly through the sky — they drive America’s trucks. Every year, an estimated 2.3 billion packages...

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Kendra Hems

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa ClausUSA TODAY Network Atlantic Group Editorial Board 

Editor's note: "Is There a Santa Claus?" is reprinted from the Sept. 21, 1897, edition of The New York Sun. We take pleasure in answering at once...

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Usa Today Network Atlantic Group Editorial Board

How women in leadership keep New York strongLetitia James 

This past year has been challenging for so many leaders navigating tough economic conditions and a changing landscape. Last month, I had the...

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Letitia James

Lack of affordable housing is a public health crisis for New YorkJunior Harewood 

With soaring rents and increasing home prices, many New Yorkers are struggling to secure and maintain safe affordable housing. Housing insecurity...

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Junior Harewood 

Meet Volunteer New York!'s 2025 Giving Tuesday Community ChampionsEd Forbes 

On Tuesday, Dec. 2, residents of the Lower Hudson Valley joined more than 38 million others all across the globe for #GivingTuesday, the largest...

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Ed Forbes

New York's housing crisis has a simple solution. Build moreLisa Damiani, Ann Korchak and Richard Lanzarone 

As the 2026 legislative session approaches, one issue eclipses all others for New Yorkers in every region: the cost and availability of housing....

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Lisa Damiani

Alzheimer’s affects every NY community. We need more researchNancy Keane 

On a recent Friday afternoon, I joined fellow volunteers from the Alzheimer’s Association and a research scientist from the Nathan Kline Institute...

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Nancy Keane