Opinion Archives - Page 124 of 192

Opinion: After Amazon, in Defense of the Tax Breaks that Make NYC Work

‘As a city and state, we need to be cognizant that losing corporate tax credits would affect many of the things that make New York City what it is. Most…

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Opinion: Stop Pitting Home-Care Workers Against Employers

State regulations force workers to accept dire wages, and it’s time for the state to take responsibility for covering these costs and rectifying a system it has neglected for decades.

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Analysis: Will Something Good Come Out of De Blasio’s Run for President?

The big question isn’t whether de Blasio can win or why he’s even running. It’s what his national candidacy means for the city.

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Opinion: The Rent Regs Debate is About Giving Tenants the Tools to Fight

‘The state legislature has the power to make sure families across the state enjoy basic protections and significantly reduce the risk of displacement. Our families’ futures hang in the balance.…

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Opinion: Our Rally for Age Justice Calls All Who Support Equality

‘Today’s marginalized conditions of the old are ignored by economic, political and cultural leaders. For them, ageism, unlike racism or sexism, is powder-puff oppression.’

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Opinion: The Equity Case for E-Bikes and E-Scooters in New York City

‘Lawmakers don’t have to spend a dime of taxpayer money to get access to e-bikes and e-scooters, and to start improving local transportation for all New Yorkers right now. They…

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Opinion: Why NYC is Rapidly Losing Low-Rent Apartments

‘They may seem like reasonable provisions for ensuring the maintenance of the city’s housing stock, but rent-regulation loopholes all work in tandem to push out low-income tenants and undermine neighborhood-level…

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Opinion: City’s Top Narcotics Prosecutor Responds to an Op-Ed

‘Major importers and distributors of heroin and fentanyl, charged with top narcotics sale or possession crimes, will walk out of court with no bail even if they have significant ties…

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Opinion: Elizabeth Street Garden Fans Must Acknowledge the Housing Crisis

‘In a crisis you don’t tell someone else from across town what they should do. You ask – what can I do? And then you do it.’

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Opinion: DAs Must Stop Fearmongering About Criminal-Justice Reforms

‘The same lies we heard after the Rockefeller Reforms are being dusted off and trotted out again.’

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