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Opinion: NYCHA’s New Rescue Plan Must Wait for Resident Input

‘We expect that NYCHA and our local elected officials will embrace the opportunity to work with us. These are our homes and nothing will happen to us without us.’

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Opinion: Open, Hybrid or Fully Remote, NYC Schools Need Aid, Not Austerity

‘Without increased funding to make up for structural losses at schools, the institutionally racist chasm of inequity in education will continue to grow wider as students least served by city…

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Opinion: Now More Than Ever, NYC Needs a Stock-Transfer Tax

‘The lower the trading volume, the lower the tax. This would help diminish the wild and speculative volatility that caused many of Wall Street’s and America’s problems in recent years.’

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Opinion: Budget Cuts to City Parks This Year Will Worsen Decades of Underinvestment

All the recent news coverage and social media posts about New York City parks ridden with trash focus on the symptoms—not the system—which has historically underfunded our parks.

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Opinion: NYC School Children Deserve a Safe Route to School

The city announced earlier this month that it plans to reduce school bus capacity to adhere to social distancing guidelines, meaning more children will likely be driven to school. ‘Putting…

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Opinion: Will the City Step Up for Black and Latinx-Owned Small Businesses?

‘My businesses are just two of the thousands of small businesses in New York City run by women and people of color. The lack of government support for these businesses…

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Opinion: City’s Finance-Driven Approach to Managing NYCHA is Wrong for Tenants

NYCHA’s new strategy to pay for repairs at 110,000 public housing units prioritizes finances and not tenants’ best interests, Justice For All Coalition member Kristen Hackett argues.

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

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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