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Opinion: The Rights of Three-Quarter House Residents Still Don’t Matter

A recent court ruling ‘is just the latest in a storied history of a systemic disregard for the dignity and humanity of people who live in three-quarter houses.’

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Opinion: Sunnyside Yards Master Plan Sits on a Deck of Myths

‘Decking over the180 acres of these rail yards isn’t the answer to the challenges facing Queens residents.’

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Opinion: Funding for Public Financing is Essential to Fight for Equality in NYS

‘It’s also important to note that the governor did not include any funding for a reform fundamental to all of these issues: the state’s new public financing program.’

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Opinion: End the Hate-Filled Tirade Against NY Bail Laws

‘Any changes that add pretrial racial profiling or expand unjust money bail to these reforms are an intentional attack against communities of color, disabled people, LGBTQ people, and mentally ill…

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Opinion: Growing Ferry Service to the Bronx Demands More Support

‘City agencies need to be prepared with supportive planning and infrastructure to ensure that commuters have a positive transit experience. ‘

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Opinion: NY Must Reject Austerity and Rally Around a Unity Budget

‘Climate, education, healthcare, housing—these are urgent budget priorities set against the backdrop of a roughly $6 billion shortfall. True progressives have already drafted revenue-generating legislation that will fill budget holes…

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Opinion: NY Must Invest in its Home-Care Workers

‘We’re experiencing a workforce shortage that’s preventing New Yorkers from accessing home-care services. And the shortage is expected to grow.’

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Opinion: Only Media Pressure Can Get State Elections Board to Change

In January, a federal judge concluded that the Board of Elections’ practice of rendering voters ‘inactive’ based on post office errors, and then keeping the names of these deactivated voters…

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Opinion: Just Say No to the Roll-back of Criminal Justice Reforms

‘The tactics being employed to amend and roll back newly enacted changes to New York State’s bail laws are the same tactics used for decades to entrench racially discriminatory policies.’

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Opinion: An Open Letter on Policing the Subway

‘Creating financial barriers through such ongoing policies as fare increases for hardworking, low-income New Yorkers who contribute to the economic, cultural, and social fabric of our city is not for…

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