The commissioner of the city’s Department for the Aging writes: ‘One thing is clear: We share the same unwavering commitment to supporting older New Yorkers as they age in place with dignity.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Needs a More Aggressive Approach to Testing and Fixing Lead Poisoning
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‘New York City needs to speed up its work to make NYCHA housing safe. Rather than painstakingly testing every unit before acting, the city instead should operate on a ‘contains lead until proven innocent’ model.’
Agenda 2019
Opinion: Albany Should Follow NYC’s Lead on Public Financing of Campaigns
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‘A small-dollar public financing program modeled on New York City’s would allow more candidates to build campaigns primarily on small donations from New Yorkers.’
Agenda 2019
Opinion: Is the Charter Revision Commission Looking at the Wrong Election Reforms?
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Increasing voter engagement and making politics more vibrant is a goal of the 2019 charter revision panel. But by exploring instant-runoff voting and eschewing any re-examination of term limits, the author warns, the commission might be hampering hopes for real progress.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Closing Rikers and Building Borough Jails Would Create a More Humane NYC
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‘An impartial and fair assessment of this process can lead to only one conclusion: Closing Rikers will lead to a more just New York.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: A Subway Ban Amounts to Exile for Sex Offenders
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‘An all-out ban on access to public transportation would create enormous barriers to successful reentry and rehabilitation.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: New York’s Renewable Projects Need Prevailing Wages
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‘As we direct our state’s resources into renewable infrastructure, it’s critical that we invest in the workers who build it. ‘
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Stop the Parks Dept.’s Proposed Ban on Animal Feeding
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The proposed rule change extending the Parks Department’s ban on feeding wildlife to include birds and squirrels (which are currently reprieved) is harmful and mean-spirited.
Agenda 2019
Opinion: A Stronger New York Does Not Need a Weaker Mayor
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‘In reviewing the city charter, the Council’s leadership should focus less on expanding its institutional powers as a body, and more on strengthening the role that individual members can play.’
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Opinion: Commission Must Tweak—Rather Than Transform—the Balance of Power in NYC
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Let public advocates focus on being ombudspersons, not policy makers. Strengthen the borough presidents’ land-use power. Put Council members in charge of community boards. And more.
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Opinion: Charter Debate is a Moment for NYC to Change—or Confirm—its Identity
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The 2019 charter revision could do more than tinker with the mechanisms of power in the city. It could reshape how neighborhood identity, borough loyalty and citywide vision shape our common future.