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“Promoting the general welfare” is a part of our social DNA. It is featured in the United States Constitution in the Preamble and tasked to Congress to do in Article…

ByRobert Buonaspina 6 minRead time

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Dec 2019

NYCHA Development Dreams at a Crossroads

It is not even clear that the limited number of infill deals NYCHA has pursued will come to fruition.

ByHarry DiPrinzio 23 minRead time

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Dec 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Starving the CUNY System Erodes an Engine for Equality

‘The cumulative consequences of systematic underfunding – the long-term weathering of CUNY – mark the erosion of New York’s commitments to democracy, racial justice, integration, freedom of expression, and association.’

ByStephen Brier

ByMichelle Fine 9 minRead time

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Dec 2019

Government

As Historic ‘Green Light’ Law Goes Into Effect, Immigrants Warned of Driver’s License Scams

On Monday, New York became the 13th state to lawfully grant undocumented people the right to obtain driver’s licenses.

ByEdwin Martínez for El Diario 6 minRead time

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Dec 2019

Uncategorized

Tenant Turned Tenant Organizer Carmen Vega-Rivera Mourned in the Bronx

Long-time tenant champion and 40-year Bronx resident Carmen Vega-Rivera, whose career in housing advocacy began with a fight against her own landlord over a decade ago, died Sunday at the…

BySadef Ali Kully 7 minRead time

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Dec 2019

Opinion

Opinion: What’s Happening to Retail on the Upper East Side?

‘This district’s retail character, the driver of so much energy and life, is in decay. ‘

ByCameron Koffman 5 minRead time

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Dec 2019

ARTS and CULTURE

NYC Poles Host Festival Honoring Politician Who Fought for Poland’s Independence

The local Polish-American community hosted the ‘Paderewski’s Days 2019’ festival in November, which celebrated composer and Polish statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski with a series of concerts and lectures.

ByWojtek Maslanka for Nowy Dziennik 3 minRead time

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Dec 2019

In Depth Investigations

What’s Behind NYC’s Mounting Cyclist Death Toll?

Cycling advocates see promise in recent city initiatives but say they’d like to see the administration take more aggressive action overall when it comes to transforming New York’s streets.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 11 minRead time

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Dec 2019

Opinion

Opinion: Stop Sunnyside Yards! Reparative City Building Now!

‘Development of Sunnyside Yards is emblematic of a broader and fraught city-building process, which is churning communities across the city and displacing working-class communities while building new neighborhoods for wealthier,…

ByKristen Hackett 12 minRead time

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Dec 2019

Justice

‘La policía de pandillas reproduce los daños del encarcelamiento masivo’, según informe

Uno de los puntos más preocupantes que resalta este informe es la falta de una definición de lo que la policía de Nueva York categoriza como pandillas o pequeños grupos…

ByDaniel Parra 7 minRead time

Project Largo Administrator

Opinion: The Constitutional Case for ‘Medicare for All’

NYCHA Development Dreams at a Crossroads

Opinion: Starving the CUNY System Erodes an Engine for Equality

As Historic ‘Green Light’ Law Goes Into Effect, Immigrants Warned of Driver’s License Scams

Tenant Turned Tenant Organizer Carmen Vega-Rivera Mourned in the Bronx

Opinion: What’s Happening to Retail on the Upper East Side?

NYC Poles Host Festival Honoring Politician Who Fought for Poland’s Independence

What’s Behind NYC’s Mounting Cyclist Death Toll?

Opinion: Stop Sunnyside Yards! Reparative City Building Now!

‘La policía de pandillas reproduce los daños del encarcelamiento masivo’, según informe

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