‘New Yorkers who live in rent-regulated units, the vast majority of whom have only low or moderate incomes, must be protected from the destructive financial impact of the coronavirus.’
Age Justice
Opinion: Social Distancing Saves Lives, but only if it’s Socially Responsible
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‘Social distancing should not just be about protecting yourself and your family from the epidemic or avoid passing contagion to others. It should be an opportunity for those of us who have access to social networks, information, and resources to help those who do not.’
A Family Affair: Parents, Children and NYC's Homelessness Crisis
Opinion: Home Stability Support Needed Now to Boost Rental Assistance Amid COVID-19
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‘HSS would ensure that our state’s most vulnerable residents can continue to afford rent and remain in secure homes in these uncertain times and even after the current eviction moratorium ends.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Youth Homeless Are Falling Through Cracks in COVID-19 Response
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‘Providers have had to close four drop-in centers, some have rolled services back to the most basic pieces, and still others have ceased overnight hours.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: COVID is a Reason to Double Down on the Green Economy
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‘First and foremost, government should focus on its real-time response to COVID-19. But we must simultaneously prepare for the next crisis. We can do both. ‘
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Amid the COVID Crisis, Closing the Digital Divide is More Urgent Than Ever
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‘The Coronavirus crisis presents a critical chance in addressing the opportunity gap that limits Black and Latino youth from low income communities from entering the growing tech sector in New York City.’
bail reform
Opinion: Bail Reform is About Keeping my Neighbors Home
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‘It is brutal to remove people from their families and subject them to the cruel punishment of incarceration while they are supposedly ‘presumed innocent.’ ‘
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Taxing the Rich Can Help New York Fight Coronavirus
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‘Make no mistake: budget cuts to healthcare won’t reduce the spread of coronavirus or lessen its impact. In fact, as we have seen in Washington state, cuts that force more people into nursing homes will worsen the impact.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: This Health Crisis is a Hunger Crisis, Too
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‘Unless government takes immediate, bold action, food-insecure Americans will be hit even harder, and their troubles will likely extend long beyond the life of the epidemic.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: The Rights of Three-Quarter House Residents Still Don’t Matter
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A recent court ruling ‘is just the latest in a storied history of a systemic disregard for the dignity and humanity of people who live in three-quarter houses.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Sits on a Deck of Myths
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‘Decking over the180 acres of these rail yards isn’t the answer to the challenges facing Queens residents.’