‘It is unacceptable for NYC schools to continue to expect students to succeed knowing that access to reliable internet connection and devices still remains spotty at best.’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Without Remote Option, NYC Schools Put Most Vulnerable Students and Staffers at Risk
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‘The mayor and chancellor should spare us the optics of the “great comeback” and focus more on sparing the lives of those most at-risk.’
transit
Opinion: Now is the Time to Make the Gateway Program Happen
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The economic case for investing in the Gateway Program is crystal clear. If we build, we would create over 70,000 jobs and generate over $19 billion in economic benefits. If we do not build, we would cost the economy $16 billion, $7 billion in lost tax revenue, and a loss of nearly $23 billion in lost property value.’
housing
Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Should Prioritize Land Use and Zoning Projects
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‘It’s crucial for the mayor to make difficult decisions about how certain neighborhoods are zoned and rezoned. He should have the courage of his convictions—and, where needed, be unafraid of controversy.’
Opinion
Opinion: What Real Marijuana Justice Could Look in East New York, Brooklyn
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‘In other states that have established a legal marijuana market, large corporations with significant capital make up the bulk of the market share while BIPOC communities have seen little, if any, economic benefit from legalization. New York can create a more racially and economically equitable path.’
food insecurity
Opinion: As College Classes Resume, New York Must Invest in Ending Student Hunger
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‘College campus food pantries have short hours of operation, lack physical space, and regularly run out of food. Already strained, many have been stretched to a breaking point under the current explosion of student hunger.’
supportive housing
Opinion: Let’s Have a Compassionate Conversation About NYC Homelessness
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‘For every supportive housing slot there are six applications. Nearly 45,000 New Yorkers, including 14,000 children, fill the shelter system. What we need now is the political will to invest in this long-term goal while offering shorter-term pathways to housing.’
Opinion
Opinion: Curb Learning Loss at NYC Schools With a Culturally-Responsive Curriculum
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‘I want our children to be good ancestors and citizens of the world, to see the beauty in all voices and stories. But to do that, they need to see diverse representation not just in their neighborhood, but in their school curriculum as well.’
housing
Opinion: A Truly Equitable SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Should Focus on More Housing, Not Office Space
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The need for new housing, especially affordable, in these high-opportunity neighborhoods is much more acute than the need for more commercial space.
Transportation
Opinion: Unresolved Issues with Cuomo’s $2.05 Billion LaGuardia AirTrain
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‘Will there really be 9,000 daily riders? Does a cost benefit analysis justify investing $2.05 billion for this project, long-championed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who will no longer be in office come next month?’
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: NY Must Overhaul Statute of Limitations Laws for Childhood Sexual Abuse
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‘On Aug. 14, the New York Child Victims Act’s two-year civil sexual abuse statute of limitations “window” will close, and older victims whose claims had previously been time-barred will be foreclosed from seeking justice.’