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Opinion: NYC’s Parks Need More Government Funding, Not More Volunteers

"New York City deserves parks that are cared for by skilled Parks workers whose expertise and labor cannot be replaced by volunteers." A fallen tree in Crocheron Park in Bayside,…

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: What We Owe Older LGBTQ+ New Yorkers

“Effective aging policy must recognize that LGBTQ+ older adults often enter later life with different experiences, support systems, and challenges than many of their peers.”

Climate and Environment Government Health Justice Labor Opinion

Opinion: States Should Protect Workers From Extreme Heat—Or Get Out of the Way

“New York and other states should pass laws protecting workers from extreme heat, and if they don’t, they should at least allow localities to act.”

Government Health Justice Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Closing Rikers is Environmental Justice in Action

“Rikers is not only a criminal justice crisis. It is also an environmental failure that demands urgency. Closing it is not just about decarceration, it’s about repairing harm, restoring communities,…

Government Health Immigration Justice Labor Opinion

Opinion: New York Passed Historic Worker Protection Laws. Now We Have to Make Them Real.

“Passing a law is only the beginning. A right you can’t access is not really a right. A protection you don’t know exists cannot protect you. And a violation that…

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Rising Costs, Flat Rents, And a Crisis in New York’s Housing Stock

“Rent-stabilized housing is under severe operational strain, and in many cases the rent generated is too low to operate and maintain quality housing.”

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Pride Began With Housing. New York City Should Honor That Legacy.

“Homelessness is not inevitable. When young people receive the right support at the right time, housing crises can be prevented.”

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: The Housing Lottery Promised Stability. Then The Rent Went Up.

“For working-class families, seniors, people with disabilities, and fixed-income New Yorkers, those yearly increases can slowly erode the very stability affordable housing is supposed to provide.”

Economy Education Government Opinion

Opinion: How NYC Is Helping Student Loan Borrowers Navigate Federal Uncertainty—For Free

Starting July 1, borrowers currently enrolled in the SAVE Plan have 90 days to switch to a different repayment plan.

Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs a Fully Funded Commission on Human Rights

“Federal civil rights enforcement is becoming less reliable, so local enforcement is even more critical—especially because New York City’s Human Rights Law provides protections that state and federal law do…

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