The Lead

New York Is A Sanctuary in Name Only

City agencies continue to enable ICE arrests across the five boroughs. Here is what needs to happen next to turn policy into protection.

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By Antonio Reynoso
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From The Editor

Five Boroughs, Five Visions: the Beeps Take the Mic

From Queens playgrounds to Staten Island expressways, borough presidents explore how policy impacts everyday New Yorkers.

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By Robert A. George

The Lineup

NYC’s Childcare Patchwork Is Failing Families. A Year‑Round System Can Fix It

By Reshma Saujani; Priya Nair

The Free Market Isn’t Perfect — It’s Just Better Than a City‑Run ‘Discount Grocery’

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By Anne Rathbone Bradley

Why the Big Apple Needs to Start Selling the Apples

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By Francis Yu

Unfunded and Unfinished: How Council Mandates Slow the City Down

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By Tal Roded 

The Case for a Bigger, Better Bottle Bill

By Emily Gallagher; Lynn del Sol

The Other Supreme Court Decision Warping Our Elections

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By Nina Schwalbe

Pothole Socialism and the Road to Better Government

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By Kathryn Wylde

The School System Built for a City That No Longer Exists

By Jennifer Weber; Danyela Souza Egorov

NYC Won This Season of Major Events. Now It Needs a Championship Strategy

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By Andrew Rigie

Big Idea From The Smallest Borough: Expand The Staten Island Expressway

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By Vito Fossella

Making Government Readable: How AI Can Bridge the Civic Gap

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By Dominic Ramos-Ruiz

Searchlight Standouts

A Midtown Scare Shouldn’t Stop New York’s Most Important Building Strategy

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By Robert LiMandri

Dashboard Confidential: New York By The Numbers

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By Andrew Rein; Robert A. George

How New York Can Beat Dark Money at Its Own Game

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By Brad Lander

Charter Reform Should Bring IBO’s Evidence‑Based Options Into the Policy Mainstream

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By Errol Louis

A Policy Roadmap for Replacing ICE With a System That Actually Works

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By Antonio Reynoso

A Model for the Nation: New York’s Innovative Approach to Reuniting Residents With Unclaimed Funds

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By Tom DiNapoli

The Mental Health System Is Failing Us: 5 Steps to Move from Crisis to Care 

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By George Conway

Voices of the Boroughs

Big Idea From The Smallest Borough: Expand The Staten Island Expressway

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By Vito Fossella

The Bronx Has Carried the Asthma Burden Long Enough

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By Vanessa L. Gibson

Queens ‘Playground for All Children’ Should Be Our Blueprint — Not Our Relic

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By Donovan Richards