Opinion News – Caribbean Life

Gov. Kathy Hochul says President Trump is throwing a “temper tantrum” by refusing to release Gateway Tunnel project funds. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | Don’t trade away justice: Limiting rights won’t lower costs for New Yorkers

By Benjamin Crump

Amanda Babine & Jared Trujillo.

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | Albany’s online ‘safety’ bill incentivizes surveillance, chills free expression

By Amanda Babine & Jared Trujillo

Michelle Buonfiglio, Northeast Lead for Inclusive Banking at J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking.

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | Fueling NYC’s $50 billion engine: How women business owners can grow and scale

By Michelle Buonfiglio, Northeast Lead for Inclusive Banking at J.P. Morgan Commercial Banking

City Council Speaker Julie Menin speaking

AMNY

Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: Protecting safety and preserving freedom

Guest Perspective

A sudden State of Emergency and an uncomfortable question for Trinidad and Tobago

By Ravi Balgobin Maharaj

When reporters asked Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday about the snowball incident and whether such an investigation was warranted, he gave a very milquetoast response.

Opinion

Editorial | No more non-answers from Mamdani after snowball snafu

By amNewYork

AI – Artificial intelligence. Robotics concept.

Guest Perspective

Data nullius and the Caribbean’s search for digital sovereignty

By Dr. Abiola Inniss, PhD, LLM, DTM

Meredith Miller is a professor at Albany Law School .

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | It’s time to end employee non-competes in New York

By Meredith Miller

The family was manhandled by the ICE agents.

Opinion

Editorial | Immigrants are out of sight, out of mind for ICE in New York and beyond

By amNewYork

City Council Speaker Julie Menin

AMNY

Op-ed | The Speaker’s Corner: A new chapter for New York City

Photo via Getty Images

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | Shared housing is the missing lifeline our neighbors deserve

By Gabriel Ocasio-Cortez, Rehousing Director, and Council Member Erik Bottcher

A screengrab from a video obtained by Reuters shows a law enforcement officer spraying irritants at a man identified as Alex Pretti, before he was fatally shot when federal agents were trying to detain him in Minneapolis, January 24, 2026.

Opinion

Editorial | A time for serious action to rein in ICE and CBP

By amNewYork

Wind farms at sea.

Guest Perspective

Op-ed | Hochul must not abdicate New York’s climate commitments

By Rabbi Jennie Rosenn

Photo via Getty Images

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | Universal childcare is NYC’s next big leap — but literacy must be the system’s heart

By Antonio Reynoso, Shari Levine & Eliana Godoy

Governor Kathy Hochul delivers the 2026 State of the State Address in Albany, Jan. 13.

Guest Perspective

Op-Ed | What Hochul’s State of the State means for New York riders

By Janno Lieber

Wayne Kublalsingh

Guest Perspective

A requerimiento for Venezuela

By Wayne Kublalsingh

More from Around NYC

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South Bronx clinic staffer deported to Venezuela after routine immigration check

Still imae of Axon bodycam footage of Adrian Cevallos, released Wednesday by Attorney General Letitia James. Photo via office of AG Letitia James.

AG James releases NYPD bodycam footage showing moments before Adrian Cevallos’ 2024 death in Maspeth

Mayor Mamdani speaking about city's insurance program for rent-stabilized homeowners

NYC unveils insurance plan for rent-stabilized housing, but some small landlords worry relief could come too late

construction ongoing at gateway tunnel site

Judge questions federal government’s reasoning for withholding Gateway funds