Opinion
Opinion: Rikers Crisis Demands Federal Receiver
Gabriel Sayegh |
“A hearing in federal court could decide whether or not the city, under Mayor Eric Adams, will maintain control of Rikers. The feds should take over.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Teaching Kids About Domestic Violence Earlier Will Make NY Safer
Luis Matos |
“Reaching children at much earlier ages to teach them about healthy relationships and how to identify abuse will provide them with the foundations to safety and resiliency and provide our youngest New Yorkers with an additional layer of protection against harm.”
2022 election
Why They Voted: New Yorkers Share What Drove Them to the Polls
CUNY Lehman Journalism Team |
Nearly 1.7 million residents across the five boroughs turned up to vote for the next governor in Tuesday’s general election—up significantly from the June primary, but still lower than the number of ballots cast in the last gubernatorial race in 2018.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Destino de inmigrantes neoyorquinos está en juego en campaña para gobernador, advierten defensores de inmigrantes
Daniel Parra |
Los defensores de los inmigrantes dicen que preferirían seguir trabajando con la gobernadora de Nueva York, Kathy Hochul, citando logros pasados como el Fondo de Trabajadores Excluidos, y se preocupan por lo que significaría para sus causas un posible gobierno de Lee Zeldin.
2022 election
Fate of Immigrant New Yorkers at Play in Governor’s Race, Advocates Warn
Daniel Parra |
Immigrant advocates say they would prefer to continue to work with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, citing past accomplishments like the Excluded Workers Fund, and worry what a potential Lee Zeldin governorship would mean for their causes.
2022 election
Opinion: If We Don’t Show Up to Vote, We Won’t Be Heard
Carmen Perez-Jordan |
“We must encourage our communities to vote, knowing politicians can make life-altering decisions that impact issues important for all Americans, specifically in our work for racial equity.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: How the Other Half Still Lives in NYC Housing
Sateesh Nori |
“In 1890, Jacob Riis photographed and documented the inhumane conditions of tenements in New York City: the lack of light, air, space, and basic sanitation. Today, 132 years later, much of New York City’s housing stock is still bad: unsafe water, broken elevators, mold, lack of heat, roaches, and rats.”
homeownership
AG Urges New York Officials to Make ‘Deed Theft’ an Explicit Crime
David Brand |
Under current law, state and county prosecutors are bound by statutes of limitations and forced to rely on charges, like grand larceny, that do not take into account the magnitude of the crime, officials say.
Housing and Homelessness
Council Directs NYC to Establish Micro-Grant Program for DV Survivors
David Brand |
The legislation directs the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-based Violence and the Department of Social Services to establish a new fund and dispense modest grants to survivors of domestic violence.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Needs Better Enforcement Against Housing Discrimination
Baaba Halm and Amy Blumsack |
“Often a proxy for racial, disability or family status discrimination, Source of Income (SOI) discrimination prevents voucher holders from accessing housing and undermines the strides that New York City has made investing in rental assistance.”
