CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Traditional Dairy Products Are on the Decline. That’s Good News.
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‘The rapid growth of the plant-based dairy alternative market can be credited to these health and environmental motives, among others.’
‘What Are Those Questions?’ Hispanic Voters Say They Lacked Information at the Polls
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‘I was clear that I would be voting for the Public Advocate and the Queens District Attorney, but I did not know that there would be all these strange questions and other things about the courts, so what I did was choose all the Democrats I saw who were women,’ one voter told El Diario.
Related: Video: Keeping the Irish Language Alive … in Manhattan
La salud pública es el enfoque del grupo de trabajo en la rezonificación de la avenida Jerome
Los residentes del Bronx tuvieron la oportunidad de compartir sus opiniones sobre las preocupaciones que deben abordarse para mejorar la salud general de los miembros de su comunidad.
Video: Keeping the Irish Language Alive … in Manhattan
In New York’s Greenwich Village, there is a home for Irish culture and the Irish language.
Opinion: The 2020 Election Season is Underway, and Jamaal Bowman’s Bid Deserves Attention
‘The outcome will further test how much traditional politics still holds sway.’
ARTS and CULTURE
Books: When Gentrification Came to Greenpoint
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In an excerpt from a new book, Newcomers: Gentrification and Its Discontents, an up-close look at one tenant-landlord dispute shows what’s really happening around the city.
Homepage Featured
State Finally Releases $450 Million Promised to NYCHA
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The state money will go towards elevator and boiler replacements, but those projects won’t be completed for at least another three years.
ECONOMY
Ydanis Rodriguez Says He Wants to Make NYC Transit Free for Working Class Residents
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‘There’s a whole movement nationwide to make transportation free. I will be leading that initiative,’ Rodriguez said Wednesday during a press conference about the planned expansion of Fair Fares, an existing city program that offers half-priced MetroCards to certain residents living at or below the poverty line.
BRONX BUREAU
Public Health is Task Force Focus in Wake of Jerome Avenue Rezoning
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The Jerome Avenue rezoning deal included the formation of a task force on local health issues. The public has been identifying its top concerns, some of which relate to the very development the rezoning is bringing.
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Opinion: Is it Time for NYers to Park Their SUVs … Permanently?
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‘Perhaps it’s time to impose a tiered tolling system that takes in account an automobile’s fuel performance. Or maybe it’s just time to just ban SUVs from congested cities like New York altogether.’
HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
Seaport Section Remains Big Question Mark in NYC’s Flood Control Plans
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What’s in store for the nearly mile-long stretch between Brooklyn Bridge and Battery Park remains up in the air in terms of planning, timeline, and funding, with a master plan only first set to be released in 2021.
Elections
The 2019 Election Results: What They Mean, and What Comes Next
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The end of the 2019 elections means the 2020 election year has officially begun, although in reality it’s been underway for months, if not longer.
Asian American Community Empowerment
Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office
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‘Chinese voters need to be smarter. We are not an ATM for politicians,’ one community leader said, according to a report from the World Journal. ‘We should mobilize our ballots to elect someone who can really help us.’
City on the Edge: Climate Change and New York
Outside the Spotlight, are Buses Ready for the Next Storm?
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Buses played a critical role in the day’s after Sandy, and some bus facilities suffered serious damage. Will the system be ready to step in again—next time?
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Congressional Action Against Hunger Could Save Kids—and Money
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‘Hunger is linked to a host of downstream negative physical, emotional, and social effects. Knowing this, how does America allow one in seven of our children to struggle with hunger?’
Ecuadorian Food Trucks in Queens Complain About Police Harassment
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‘The police say that the community does not want us here, and give us fines for parking on the street,’ one vendor told QueensLatino.