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Socialism or centrism next?: New York should follow the leaders

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Ryder Kessler

Encampment sweeps hurt NYC homeless

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Dave Giffen

Gilgo Beach murders were not an anomaly

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Judy Harris Kluger

Readers sound off on horse carriage workers, healthy movement and socialism’s benefits

Readers sound off on horse carriage workers, healthy movement and socialism’s benefits

Consider the people who are the industry Manhattan: Bravo to the Daily News for its courageous and insightful editorial “Hold the horses on City...

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Voice Of The People

TWU harms its own retirees’ healthcare

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Marianne Pizzitola

Buckets of Rain: Dylan, my dad & Forest Hills

Buckets of Rain: Dylan, my dad & Forest Hills

A blanket of gray had covered the sky since morning, seasoned with occasional rainfall and faint rumbles of thunder throughout the day. This wasn’t...

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Raj Tawney

Greene: Technical fouls and Emmett Till; Caitlin Clark controversy goes beyond basketball

Greene: Technical fouls and Emmett Till; Caitlin Clark controversy goes beyond basketball

At the WNBA All-Star weekend in Chicago, all eyes were on Indiana Fever phenom Caitlin Clark, although many tuning in were watching for all the wrong...

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Leonard Greene

Readers sound off on Netanyahu, data center opponents and local leisure

Readers sound off on Netanyahu, data center opponents and local leisure

The dead merit the outcry, not the despot Brooklyn: Re “Mamdani has to drop his Netanyahu arrest nonsense” (editorial, July 23): Explain to me how...

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Voice Of The People

SAVE America Act causes more problems than it fixes

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New York Daily News Editorial Board

The CDC needs a leader to stand up to RFK Jr.

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New York Daily News Editorial Board

Airbnb can move to NYC but not take over

Airbnb can move to NYC but not take over

Airbnb recently announced it bought an office building in Manhattan. That’s great to hear. Even though Airbnb has not actually committed to hiring...

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Tom Cayler

Getting ready to survive the next war

Getting ready to survive the next war

One hundred and ten years ago this month, in the rolling hills above the River Somme, whistles blew along 13 miles of the British trench. Thousands of...

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Kelly McKinney

Readers sound off on bravery vs. bravado, arresting Netanyahu and World Cup fans

Readers sound off on bravery vs. bravado, arresting Netanyahu and World Cup fans

What’s so brave about sacrificing others? Bronx: At the hearing held by the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, and many times before that,...

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Voice Of The People

Readers sound off on aquatic intelligence, World Cup winners and NYCHA failures

Readers sound off on aquatic intelligence, World Cup winners and NYCHA failures

Selling marine life short to sell snacks Tuckahoe, N.Y.: In order to sell a questionable product, the ad for Goldfish crackers states, “Goldfish...

24.07.2026 2

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Voice Of The People

Mamdani has to drop his Netanyahu arrest nonsense

Zohran Mamdani, a lifelong foe of the existent of the Jewish state of Israel, knows he can’t do anything of the sort by ordering the arrest of...

24.07.2026 3

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New York Daily News Editorial Board

Curbing the youth summer crime wave

Curbing the youth summer crime wave

In the dog days of summer the sun beats down harder and the nights grow longer. With the school year over, there’s an elevated risk of youth...

24.07.2026 3

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Jeremy Kohomban

Readers sound off on ‘The Odyssey,’ Iranian sovereignty and Mamdani vs. Bibi

Readers sound off on ‘The Odyssey,’ Iranian sovereignty and Mamdani vs. Bibi

A timeless classic fit for our own times Valley Stream, L.I.: Last week, I was privileged to see one of the great films of the past few decades....

24.07.2026 3

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Voice Of The People

Israelis search for peace in war’s fire

Israelis search for peace in war’s fire

Tisha B’Av, which commemorates the destruction of the ancient Jewish Temples, arrives tonight just as my Israeli relatives are anticipating renewed...

23.07.2026 6

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Ben Krull

West Park church’s hardship is real

West Park church’s hardship is real

In New York City, we often speak about social justice as an aspiration. At West Park Presbyterian Church on the Upper West Side, it had long been a...

23.07.2026 2

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Mary Newbern-Williams

S.E. Cupp: Not good, but we can’t just quit Iran now

23.07.2026 4

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S.e. Cupp

The wrong question about Stuyvesant

The wrong question about Stuyvesant

The numbers came out, like they do every year. Of the 777 students who received offers to Stuyvesant High School, only three were Black. Of course...

22.07.2026 2

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Bradley Tusk

The BQE’s broken math (and opportunity)

The BQE’s broken math (and opportunity)

For decades, the city Department of Transportation has asked, “How should we rebuild the crumbling triple cantilever of the Brooklyn-Queens...

22.07.2026 6

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Cindy McLaughlin

Global climate change is causing NYC’s smokey air

Global climate change is causing NYC’s smokey air

The last time smoke from forest fires made it hard to breathe in New York City was in June 2023. Last week, we repeated that experience, with smoke...

22.07.2026 3

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Daniel Zarin

Readers sound off on Ron Hunt, socialism scaremongering and limerence

Readers sound off on Ron Hunt, socialism scaremongering and limerence

RIP to a Met who knew how to take a pitch Manhattan: I was saddened to hear of the passing of ex-Mets second baseman Ron Hunt. In 1961, I reported to...

22.07.2026 5

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Voice Of The People

Trump’s secret court move is just another power grab

Trump’s secret court move is just another power grab

Donald Trump and his administration wants to kick people out of the country that they don’t like, whether that’s legal or not. They’ve tried...

22.07.2026 5

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New York Daily News Editorial Board

EDITORIAL | Hold the horses on City Council’s carriage ban

EDITORIAL | Hold the horses on City Council’s carriage ban

Last week’s City Council 9-hour hearing on a Central Park horse carriage ban was either a sideshow or a show trial. What it was not was a serious...

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New York Daily News Editorial Board

Early genetic testing helps find answers

Early genetic testing helps find answers

On Jan. 10, 2025, one day after our son’s first birthday, a genetic test gave us an answer we never expected. We learned our son has AUTS2 syndrome,...

21.07.2026 7

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Eliza Goldwasser

Democrats now must reject Israel Bonds

Democrats now must reject Israel Bonds

June’s primary victories by left-wing candidates in New York have been described as a political earthquake, with insurgent socialists winning races...

21.07.2026 8

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Danny Kaplowitz

Readers sound off on carriage drivers’ testimony, wildfire smoke and daylight savings

Readers sound off on carriage drivers’ testimony, wildfire smoke and daylight savings

Why hold a hearing but refuse to hear us? Whitestone: I’ve proudly worked in New York City’s horse-drawn carriage industry for more than 22 years,...

21.07.2026 8

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Why so few Black students at Stuyvesant

Why so few Black students at Stuyvesant

Only three Black students were admitted to Stuyvesant High School this year. That number should prompt reflection — not about the ability or...

20.07.2026 8

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Meisha Porter

N.Y. greenways aid the economy: Trails and paths are crucial public infrastructure.

N.Y. greenways aid the economy: Trails and paths are crucial public infrastructure.

Last month, Parks & Trails New York released a landmark report on the economic impact of the Empire State Trail. Its findings should permanently...

20.07.2026 6

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Andrew Kimball

Airbnb is committed to investing in NYC

Airbnb is committed to investing in NYC

When we founded Airbnb, the idea was simple: help ordinary people open their homes, earn extra income and connect travelers with communities in a more...

20.07.2026 6

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Nathan Blecharczyk

Readers sound off on socialism in practice, carriage horse hearing and a Rikers report

Readers sound off on socialism in practice, carriage horse hearing and a Rikers report

Forsaken by our system, we fear that one? New Rochelle, N.Y.: Do we really understand what socialism is and accept that it is not a prelude to...

20.07.2026 8

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Voice Of The People

Mamdani’s judicial panel is nonexistent

Mamdani’s judicial panel is nonexistent

The state Constitution empowers the New York City mayor to appoint judges to the city’s Criminal and Family Courts for 10-year terms, and to fill...

19.07.2026 6

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Christian Browne

Greene: New reparations call reminds us it hasn’t been 250 years of freedom for all

Greene: New reparations call reminds us it hasn’t been 250 years of freedom for all

As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, here’s an ugly open secret to consider about one of its original states: More than 20,000 New...

19.07.2026 10

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Leonard Greene

Readers sound off on Israel’s U.S. influence, closed primaries and Sunny Hostin’s son

Readers sound off on Israel’s U.S. influence, closed primaries and Sunny Hostin’s son

We’re all implicated in these atrocities Reno: When America and Israel started bombing Iran, our military bombed an elementary school, killing more...

19.07.2026 9

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Voice Of The People

Trump is the real threat to fair U.S. elections

Trump is the real threat to fair U.S. elections

Thursday night, Donald Trump launched into a primetime TV diatribe rehashing his obsession with the idea that the 2020 election was stolen from him...

19.07.2026 9

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New York Daily News Editorial Board

Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is looking good

Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is looking good

Some are questioning how long Chancellor Kamar Samuels is going to be running our nation’s largest school system. I vehemently disagree with the...

19.07.2026 10

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Lincoln Restler

Readers sound off on banning horse carriages, church property and donor organs

Readers sound off on banning horse carriages, church property and donor organs

Lose carriage horses and we lose history Bronx: Banning horse carriage rides is like tearing down a landmark (“Menin backs ban on horse carriages...

18.07.2026 5

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Voice Of The People

Council paraprofessionals bill breaks N.Y. law

Council paraprofessionals bill breaks N.Y. law

We support the hardworking, low-paid paraprofessionals who assist students and teachers in the city’s public schools. Their union’s leader, United...

18.07.2026 10

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New York Daily News Editorial Board

Closed primaries have broken NYC politics

Closed primaries have broken NYC politics

New Yorkers want safe streets, reasonable taxes, and good schools. Yet millions of New Yorkers who reject party labels are excluded from the elections...

18.07.2026 5

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J.c. Polanco

Science by merit, not political favor

Science by merit, not political favor

The right to be judged by a jury of your peers is a bedrock of American democracy. This principle applies not only to the judicial system but also to...

18.07.2026 7

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Felix V. Matos Rodriguez

Readers sound off on Patty the elephant, 9/11 illnesses and outdoor hazards

Readers sound off on Patty the elephant, 9/11 illnesses and outdoor hazards

Stop stalling and give Patty her freedom Syracuse: More than $41 million in taxpayer funds support the silk-stocking Wildlife Conservation Society. As...

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Voice Of The People

Finally end the scourge of Rikers’ inhumanity

Rikers Remediation Manager Nicholas Deml, effectively a federal receiver by another name, has submitted his first report to Manhattan Federal Judge...

17.07.2026 10

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New York Daily News Editorial Board

Holden Caulfield has his 75th birthday

Holden Caulfield has his 75th birthday

Along with “The Catcher in the Rye,” J. D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield turns 75 today, July 16. That’s a long time for anyone to remain a...

17.07.2026 7

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Nicolaus Mills

Readers sound off on plastic foam, gas delivery charges and Todd Blanche

Readers sound off on plastic foam, gas delivery charges and Todd Blanche

Plastics pollute, but this is the worst Brooklyn: It is now Plastic Free July, a time dedicated to ocean protection and activism in the face of...

17.07.2026 10

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Voice Of The People

S.E. Cupp: Graham’s legacy & his failure over Trump

S.E. Cupp: Graham’s legacy & his failure over Trump

I met the late Sen. Lindsey Graham about 20 years ago, when I was coming up in conservative politics. I had been part of the neoconservative wing that...

16.07.2026 7

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S.e. Cupp

N.Y.’s secret weapon to lower Rx prices

The NYC Health Department, where I previously served as commissioner, has an annual budget of about $2 billion. The city’s annual contribution to...

16.07.2026 10

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Dr. Dave Chokshi

A labor legend passes, who will carry on?

Rising from nurse’s aide to leader of NYC’s municipal workers, Lillian Roberts exemplified the promise of public employee unionism — upward...

16.07.2026 10

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David Kusnet

Trump’s awful IRS ‘settlement’ is dead

When Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche goes before the Senate today for his confirmation hearing to be Donald Trump’s permanent AG, both...

15.07.2026 9

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