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Opinion: Industry City Tycoons are Exploiting Pandemic to Advance Rezoning

‘We agree that our community can benefit greatly from jobs and resources that prioritize local residents, regardless of their citizenship status. However, we will not rush into a plan simply…

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Opinion: BLM Protests Are Pivotal in Fight for Racial Justice, Despite NYPD Defunding Fumble

‘The protesters’ central demand—to cut at least $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget—was not met, although Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson insist on claiming otherwise. But…

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Opinion: Teacher Diversity is More Important Now Than Ever

‘Teachers, education policy experts, and advocates are urging Congress to include $250 billion in additional stimulus funds for education, including a minimum of $15 million to teacher preparation programs at…

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Opinion: It Will Take a Village to Save Policing

‘The Village Act takes an outside-of-the-box approach, where healing the relationship between the public and law enforcement is at the root.’

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Opinion: Adult Day Care Stepped Up for Seniors, Needs NYS Help

‘Even as social adult day cares work round-the-clock, New York State’s Medicaid-sponsored managed long-term care plans have cut out the much-needed service to the vulnerable adults, most of who are…

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Opinion: Trump’s Visa Ban Will Hobble NYC’s Recovery

‘This move could not come at a worse time for the city, which is reeling from the economic blow wrought by the coronavirus pandemic.’

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Opinion: Now More Than Ever, NYC Must Revamp its Housing Program

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the city to the brink of a housing crisis. It is time for the city to design housing policies that retain the people who are…

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Opinion: Lives Hang in the Balance as Courts Resume In-Person Work

‘Re-opening the New York City courts to non-emergency, in-person appearances right now is an unnecessary mistake. It is a mistake that will have fatal consequences.’

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Opinion: Why Crack Down on Revel, but not Cars?

‘If safe streets are still front and center of the Vision Zero mayor’s mind, why not forward stricter policy and regulatory measures that makes similar demands of automobiles and their…

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Opinion: Fairness Requires that NYC Pause the Gowanus Rezoning

‘Gowanus residents have the same right to meaningful civic engagement as other neighborhoods that were rezoned.’

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