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Opinion: 11 Reasons Why De Blasio’s $11 Billion Jails Plan Will Fail

“Roughly eighteen months ago I was released from state prison after serving nearly forty years throughout the state of New York. Contrary to what you may have heard today,…

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Opinion: Queens Councilmember on the Glendale Shelter Debate

‘Why should we roll over and accept the mayor’s plan without putting up a fight?’

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Opinion: How a Proposed Charter Change Can Help Improve City Schools

‘If we want our political systems to function and benefit from a rich discussion of the important role of public schools, we need a system that makes that possible.’

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Opinion: NYCHA’s NextGen Threatens More Harm than Hope

‘NextGen is the continuation of the opening up of investment opportunities for already-wealthy private actors and entities. History tells us this usually comes at a high cost for residents and…

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Opinion: A Letter from Faith Leaders to the City Council on Borough Jails

‘There is a moral imperative to provide humane care for those who are held in any form of detention, a standard that jails on Rikers could never meet, and which…

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Opinion: Murders Demand a Deeper Look at How We Treat the Homeless

‘An honest examination of what happened must consider larger contextual factors at play, which include a marked lack of truly affordable housing, useful mental health services, and easily accessible and…

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Opinion: Anti-Shelter Scare Tactics Undercut Councilmember’s Words of Compassion

In a statement about one homeless man’s death, Councilmember Robert Holden said, ‘This is a tragic reminder that there are less fortunate who desperately need our help.’ Ironically, Holden has…

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Opinion: The Urgent Need for a New Nonprofit Model in NYC

‘Humanism, collaboration, cooperation and consensus building: We can use these principles, as well as others from the worker cooperative community, to create human services organizations that will foster authentic democracy…

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Opinion: Lenox Hill Hospital Expansion Poses Risks to Local Community

‘Over the next 10 years, those of us who live in Lenox Hill and nearby neighborhoods can expect constant waves of debris and pollutants to be unleashed by this gargantuan…

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Opinion: NYC Should Learn from LA Before Building New Jails

‘Los Angeles took a huge progressive step in reforming the criminal justice system by choosing to care first, and jail last.’

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