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Opinion: Nonprofits Will Lead the Recovery—if we Give Them a Chance

‘We must protect and support these organizations so the critical staff and programs which our residents rely on can stay in place through the crisis and emerge from the crisis…

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Opinions: On June 23, Elect Champions for a Recovery for All

‘We need leaders who are fighting for a true recovery for all, and not just for band-aids to respond to the crisis and then try to return to the status…

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Opinion: Stop Taxing Unemployment Benefits

‘Millions of New Yorkers receiving unemployment insurance benefits (UI) will be faced with one of UI’s absurd and counter-intuitive realities – the money is taxable by the federal and state…

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Opinion: COVID-19 Shows the Need to Combine Housing with Healthcare

‘The COVID 19 pandemic boldly underscores the need for housing and health to be coordinated at the front end of planning a development project.’

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Opinion: There’s No Distancing Ourselves from the Inequality that Shapes NYC

‘There is one realistic pathway forward, and it involves all of the terms that terrify the establishment: radical change, revolution, and reclaiming our communities.’

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Opinion: Past is Prologue to NYC’s Flawed COVID-19 Homeless Policy

‘Twenty-five years ago, Mario Cuomo was known for his oratory. During his years in office, Presidents Reagan and Bush made him look like a paragon of virtue. But his parting…

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Opinion: Don’t Gut the City’s Housing Plan

‘Now is the time to double down on affordable housing, and build on the progress already made under the mayor’s ambitious housing plan. It is not the time to retreat.’

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Opinion: What College Kids Lose at Online U

‘Education’s response to the pandemic—which catapulted us fully online at breakneck speed—must be understood as an emergency measure, not an overall best approach, which it is not.’

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Opinion: How We Can Eat, Rather than Dump, Our Dairy and Produce

‘Food waste is troubling in the best of time, but given current hunger epidemic, it’s particularly shocking to see dairies dumping milk and farmers discarding good produce.’

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Opinion: NYC Needs a Real Plan to Improve Social-Distancing Compliance

‘Mayor de Blasio has shifted the police’s role. What comes next must be a smart, actionable plan that empowers local communities to educate, assist, and lead first-level enforcement of social…

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