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Opinion: Closing Rikers and Building Borough Jails Would Create a More Humane NYC

‘An impartial and fair assessment of this process can lead to only one conclusion: Closing Rikers will lead to a more just New York.’

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Opinion: A Subway Ban Amounts to Exile for Sex Offenders

‘An all-out ban on access to public transportation would create enormous barriers to successful reentry and rehabilitation.’

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Opinion: New York’s Renewable Projects Need Prevailing Wages

‘As we direct our state’s resources into renewable infrastructure, it’s critical that we invest in the workers who build it. ‘

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Opinion: Stop the Parks Dept.’s Proposed Ban on Animal Feeding

The proposed rule change extending the Parks Department’s ban on feeding wildlife to include birds and squirrels (which are currently reprieved) is harmful and mean-spirited.

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Opinion: A Stronger New York Does Not Need a Weaker Mayor

‘In reviewing the city charter, the Council’s leadership should focus less on expanding its institutional powers as a body, and more on strengthening the role that individual members can play.’

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Opinion: Commission Must Tweak—Rather Than Transform—the Balance of Power in NYC

Let public advocates focus on being ombudspersons, not policy makers. Strengthen the borough presidents’ land-use power. Put Council members in charge of community boards. And more.

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Opinion: Charter Debate is a Moment for NYC to Change—or Confirm—its Identity

The 2019 charter revision could do more than tinker with the mechanisms of power in the city. It could reshape how neighborhood identity, borough loyalty and citywide vision shape our…

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Opinion: If NYC Really Wants Campaign Reform, Democracy Vouchers are the Answer

‘New York City and State should be in the vanguard of campaign finance reform, not leading from behind. States and cities are becoming laboratories for fixing our broken politics. ‘

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Opinion: In Budgeting for Lawyers’ Salaries, NYC Can Support Equal Justice

‘Nonprofit organization such as ours deliver critical legal services. … This good work is increasingly in jeopardy as defenders continue to grapple with New York City’s exorbitant cost of living,…

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Opinion: Spirit of Cesar Chavez Lives On in Fight for Tipped Workers’ Wages

”Chavez once said, ‘The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It’s always about people.’ It’s time for Gov. Cuomo to pass One Fair Wage and treat tipped workers with…

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