Local Voices

Op-Ed: Doctors need to intervene earlier, when the brain is still developing, when the patterns are still forming and when a young person's future is still genuinely open.

Op-Ed: Is National Grid’s request for a freeze meant to provide genuine relief, or is it merely a temporary pause before large increases are levied later?

Op-Ed: As the shelter population grows, conditions have worsened, and a permanent class of shelter contractors has been enriched by the crisis. By any reasonable measure, this is a colossal failure.

Darren Greggs, a respected announcer and programmer whose voice and influence helped shape gospel radio for decades, died on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, after a short battle with lymphoma.

Peter John Haley, a former reporter and ad salesman for the Brooklyn Phoenix and later a public relations executive, died on May 9, 2026, in his home in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

Op-Ed: Efficacy of vaccines has made us forget how badly we need protection.

Op-Ed: It’s no exaggeration to say that nurses meet people wherever they are.

Op-Ed: Refusal to build proper protective infrastructure is a disturbing continuation of the historic systematic, purposeful dehumanization of redlined communities in Brooklyn.

Op-Ed: We need to normalize conversations around grief and mental health within BIPOC communities.

Op-Ed: The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program allowed me to be compensated for taking care of my mother with Medicaid dollars, giving me an income, peace of mind, and a sense of stability.