“We can’t let billionaires disregard the labor standards that generations of New Yorkers have fought to establish.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Climate Justice Could Live at CUNY
Kendra Sullivan and Kieren Howard |
“Last year, the federal government earmarked billions of dollars for community-led climate solutions…CUNY can deliver because of its symbiotic relationship to communities, neighborhoods, and families who live, work, and organize on the frontlines.”
Bronx
Opinion: City of Yes Will Help Turn Underutilized Space into Life-Saving Housing
Kathryn Haslanger |
“Infills can create new housing while also helping provide funding or upgrades to preserve existing buildings, all helping to reinvigorate a neighborhood.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Needs Smart Growth & Affordability, Not Unchecked Hikes in Density
Corey B. Bearak, Michael Mallia and Bryan Block |
“We believe that organic community-led development that ensures any necessary infrastructure upgrades—and, perhaps more importantly as a matter of public policy, housing affordability—is what we should strive for.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Reimagining NYCHA for the 21st Century
Metin N. Sarci |
“NYCHA needs a radical reformation—one that requires the authority to turn observers into supporters.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYC Needs Tenants’ Right to Cooling Bill to Address Extreme Heat
Isabel Friedman and Caleb Smith |
“Though in New York there’s a requirement for landlords to provide heating from October to May, there’s no parallel provision for cooling in the summer.”
Bronx
Opinion: For Affordable Housing, Inclusive Design Can Help Communities Get to ‘Yes’
Magnus Magnusson |
“By making both aesthetic and programmatic contributions like commercial or community services to their neighborhood, these buildings were viewed as assets and gained them acceptance not always afforded to new developments.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Heat Behind Bars & The Urgent Case for Compassionate Release
Evie Litwok |
“It has been 10 years since my release, and the memory of extreme heat without air conditioning haunts me, especially as the planet continues to warm each year. One of my greatest concerns now is for those still imprisoned.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NYPD Political Harassment Breaks The Law
Albert Fox Cahn and Jessica Lynn |
“All of those tasked with upholding the rule of law have suddenly ignored the law as soon as it’s broken by those in power and close to the mayor.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Heat Waves Show Why NYC Needs More Trees
Arnab K. Ghosh, Olivia J. Keenan and Emily Nobel Maxwell |
“How do we keep people safe from extreme heat in an age of ever-increasing temperatures? One solution may be right in front of us: we need to plant more trees in the most heat-vulnerable areas and take better care of the ones we’ve got.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: A Movement, Not a Moment—NYC Council’s Future is Women-Led
Ebonie Simpson |
“A potential backslide in 2025 would not only undermine our progress, but also stall momentum toward achieving long-term gender equity in political leadership at all levels of government.”
