Op-eds by stakeholders, policymakers and other citizens of New York. Want to submit an opinion piece? Email: Jeanmarie@citylimits.org.
“Aunque tenemos nuestra sede en la ciudad de Nueva York, recibimos un gran número de llamadas cada vez que un estado como Florida restringe severamente el aborto o cuando estados como Texas lo prohíben rotundamente. Nos hemos convertido en los primeros en responder a esta creciente crisis de salud pública.”
“New housing production isn’t a solution if it doesn’t meet the needs of a majority of New Yorkers…Every neighborhood should and must be doing its part to produce affordable housing, not just market-rate housing, if we are going to turn the city’s housing crisis around.” Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! You’re paying over half your monthly income in rent, your landlord won’t make repairs, and you’re already rooming with friends or family—your best option? Move.
“Rising unaffordability, worsened by a global pandemic, has created a cycle where many Black and brown New Yorkers, along with other marginalized groups, see leaving the city as their only option.”
“We must use every dollar of our $113 billion New York City budget as a brick in the wall against whatever fresh hell Trump tries to cook up next year.”
“If we don’t pass City of Yes—a common sense set of policies that encourage housing production and prioritize people over cars—we will let the unreasonable and provincial mindset vocalized by Paladino win.”
Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media UnitCity Councilmember Vickie Paladino at the public hearing held by the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises on Oct. 22. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! I moved to New York eight years ago, drawn here by the bustling sidewalks, the deep sense of community, and the world-class public space.
“Veterans dealing with homelessness often struggle to connect with the specialized care they need. This creates a devastating cycle: untreated mental health issues make it harder to maintain housing, while housing instability makes it difficult to access mental health treatment.”
“The MTA’s budgetary woes will not be solved by issuing fare evasion tickets in neighborhoods like Brownsville, where one in three residents live in poverty, especially when overtime pay for NYPD officers in the subway climbed from $4 million to $155 million in 2023.”
“We can remove the mystery of whether or not our rights can, and will, be tampered with. We can keep the power over our bodies and our futures where it belongs, in our own hands, by going out and voting ‘Yes’ on Prop 1.”
“The lack of public bathrooms is one of the daunting challenges and cruel indignities that unsheltered New Yorkers consistently face as they draw on meager resources to survive life on the streets.”
“It has become increasingly clear that the Adams administration has committed to expand a policy of mass incarceration over community services and other less expensive, more effective alternatives. The current administration would have you believe that this is the only option. It is not.” Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography OfficeMayor Eric Adams at Rikers Island in June 2022. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits.
“We must build a future where every New Yorker makes a living wage and earns enough to cover the basic necessities to survive and then some, so that a climate emergency doesn’t mean financial ruin and impossible existential choices.”
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