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CityViews: Dear NYC, Here are 10 Ideas for a Fairer, Healthier Future

By Paul Benson, Anna Lu and Selwyn Rocha | 14 hours ago

‘New York City, known as one of the cultural epicenters of the world, modernizes with the times, but often at the cost of smaller, community-based initiatives.’

CityViews: Don’t Just Fix NYCHA – Reenergize It with Private Resources

The reality is that, no matter how streamlined its management nor how transparent its spending plans may be, NYCHA just does not have the resources it needs.

Will City’s Water Board Explore a New Stormwater Fee?

After years of pressure from advocates, the Water Board indicated this spring a new interest in rejiggering water fees to account for the cost of stormwater. Will that be part of the next year’s agenda?

Report: Capture Some of the Boom in Inwood Real-Estate for Land Trusts

A report recommends using the revenue from tax-increment financing to fund community land trusts.

News

Hopes and Fears Shared at Hearing on Inwood Rezoning

The Council subcommittee hearing brings the proposed rezoning one step closer to a final vote.
Video: Julia Salazar Hopes to Ride Progressive Wave to Primary Win

The discussion was about her very progressive menu of policy ideas, from rent stabilization for all to single-payer healthcare to non-citizen voting.
Public Comment Sought on Skyscaper Scheme for Two Bridges

The 700-page Draft Environmental Impact Statement represents the only formal public review of the proposed towers, unless legislative changes go through that would require a full ULURP.
Affordability Program for Small Buildings Closes Deals, Learns Lessons

The Landlord Ambassador initiative aims to recruit small- and medium-sized buildings into the city's preservation programs.
Do NYC’s Museums Meet Low-Income Visitors Halfway?

Museums — especially the 33 located on city-owned property and receiving millions from the City — have a responsibility to listen to communities and meet the needs of people historically excluded from institutions. Not all do so equally, advocates say.
Ambitious Brooklyn School Desegregation Plan Stirs Excitement, Faces Hurdles

Brooklyn's District 15 is trying to chart a new path toward equity with an ambitious plan to end admissions screens for middle schools. The reaction to the plan highlights the complexities of choice and process the rest of the city might someday face.
Sensing ‘Single Payer’ is Possible, a Call to Include Long-Term Care

'To be truly universal, the system must also include a new long-term care benefit that meets the needs of older adults and people with disabilities.'
Max & Murphy Moving to the Airwaves

The political podcast will now be a live, drive-time call-in show.
Max & Murphy: Zephyr Teachout On the AG Race and the Case Against Donald Trump

The insurgent gubernatorial candidate of 2014 is again seeking statewide office, arguing the fair application of law is the best antidote to what she says is the president's thirst for unfettered executive power.
Unhealthy Levels of Noise Outside Some City Schools

Researchers and citizens are starting to see high noise levels as a public health issue, especially for children.
City’s Radio Message: ‘Let People Know: Guns Have Consequences’

The de Blasio administration is trying to defuse summer violence in a number of ways. One is by braiding anti-gun messaging with themes of identity and empowerment.
Housing for NYC’s Most Vulnerable Under Scrutiny for ‘Screening’

As the city implements a new, federally mandated system for referring applicants to supportive housing, some advocates believe more must be done to stop housing providers from 'screening out' the hardest tenants to serve.

Opinion

City Views: City’s Commercial Waste Zone Proposal Would Threaten my Second Chance

'The de Blasio administration is advancing a proposal that it knows will lead to job losses in commercial waste carting – including for second-chance workers like myself.'
CityViews: Squeeze on Regulated Rents Puts Vital Housing Source at Risk

'We clearly understand their plight, but landlords should not be asked to shoulder the burden of income-challenged tenants. That's government's job.'
CityViews: Tackling Vacancy is Key to Saving NYC’s Small Business

'The city must adopt a penalty on commercial vacancies to hold unscrupulous landlords accountable ... and discourage further displacement of neighborhood small businesses.'
CityViews: Weep Over the Death of a Child in the Bronx. Then Act.

'Before this happens again, all the elected officials, school teachers, journalists, priests, ministers and rabbis should look in the mirror, and assume the responsibility for human life we have been reluctant to embrace.'
CityViews: Why I Voted for a New York City Rent Freeze

This week, the Rent Guidelines Board approved the biggest hike in one-year, rent-stabilized leases of the de Blasio era. Here's how one Board member explained her 'no' vote.
CityViews: NYC’s Youth March to Sound the Alarm on Climate Change

'We betray our values by neglecting the global and pervasive threat climate change poses to humanity.'
CityViews: Why NYC Schools Need Sports Equity

'Every year segregated high schools ask the PSAL for more sports teams and are denied. Why is that allowed to happen?'
CityViews: ‘Open Shop’ Approach to Development Threatens Safety

'Low-road companies misclassify workers to avoid paying workers' compensation, claiming that they are 'independent' or 'self-employed' instead of employees of the company.'
CityViews: Courts Have to Force More Change at the NYPD

Landmark decisions about the policing of public housing and stop-and frisk put the NYPD on a path of reform. But, the author argues, the department needs a stronger push from the outside to make real changes.
CityViews: Let’s Stop the Zero-Sum Debate Pitting Open Space vs. Affordable Housing

'The complex goals of communities must be addressed holistically, with a commitment to developing assets that enrich and empower resident experience. '
CityViews: Myths About Public Benefits Plague Debate in D.C.

'Narratives about those receiving public benefits depict them as scammers living large off the hard work of tax-paying Americans. This is far from the truth.' Watch a video op-ed.
CItyViews: An Open Letter to Democratic Leaders on the Failure to Achieve Justice Reforms

'We know that Republicans will not be helpful in our efforts to build a more just society – but Democratic leaders are also letting us down.'

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