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Opinion: Why New York’s Shelter Strategy Keeps Failing

“The city has not built enough of the housing that ends homelessness, especially supportive housing that combines permanent, affordable apartments with on-site services. Until that changes, more people will enter…

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: A New Model for New York’s Failing Churches

“The approval of 144 St. Felix signals something important: preservation and growth are not opposing forces. New York does not have to choose between protecting its past and building for…

Climate and Environment Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Batteries Are the Climate and Affordability Solution We’ve Been Waiting For

“Naysayers argue that transitioning to a zero-carbon economy will hurt our wallets, worsening our affordability crisis in exchange for progress on our climate crisis. Don’t believe them.”

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: A Generational Opportunity to Finally Fund Flushing Meadows Corona Park

“A one-time capital pledge does not address the recurring operational deficit that has left the park in its current state. What Flushing Meadows needs—what it has always needed—is a dedicated,…

Climate and Environment Government Labor Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC Parks Faces a Staffing Crisis. Budget Cuts Are Not the Answer.

“Maintaining a world-class parks system is a cornerstone of ensuring affordability and quality of life in our city. This year it is imperative that we fund our parks accordingly in…

ARTS and CULTURE Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time for a New Era of Public Art for NYCHA

“Public housing residents deserve art that honors their history and tells the stories of their communities, and the tools to make that happen already exist.”

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: Next on the Abundance Agenda? Abundant Labor.

“The reason there is an abundance movement at all is to address the same challenges facing union members: working families and marginalized communities are being crushed under the weight of…

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Better Path to Ending 24-Hour Home Care Shifts

“The Council is advancing a plan that, if enacted, would strip essential services from the very New Yorkers it claims to protect while failing to deliver a workable path forward…

Education Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Closing the 3-to-5 Childcare Gap for New York’s Working Parents

“We need more afterschool spots, especially in under-resourced neighborhoods. We also need a unified early childcare and education system that bridges the gaps between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.”

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: Commercial Rent Stabilization is Our Only Hope

“It would ensure that small business owners can afford to keep their doors open and that we don’t live in neighborhoods lined with Sweet Greens, Targets, and Whole Foods.”

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