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CityViews: Yes, Fare Evasion Costs the MTA. But What About the Costs of Fare Control?

‘It is time to send the transit fare control apparatus off for recycling, replace it with nothing but open corridors, and ask our police to find new roles for themselves…

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CityViews: Do I Get a Tax Break if I Move to NYC, Like Amazon?

‘I’ve grown too big for my hometown and it’s time to move on. I’m looking for a new city in which to settle. Does anybody want to offer me a…

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CityViews: A Lot Divides New Yorkers. Christmas Should Not.

If we are to stay true to the message of unity that is at the core of Christmas, we have to change the way we celebrate. We have to be…

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CityViews: Alarmist Commentary on City Budget Misjudges Responsible Growth

‘For some observers the prospect of slower revenue growth means that the City must tighten its belt and reduce its workforce. Hooverism never dies, does it?’

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CityViews: Here is How New York City Can End Property-Tax Inequality

‘The low- and middle-income communities in our city are bearing the brunt of the burden, essentially subsidizing the property taxes of our city’s most wealthy and affluent areas.’

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CityViews: Black Women Call out the Mayor on Police Reform

‘Some of the city’s most tireless and tenacious police reform advocates are Black women whose loved ones were killed by the NYPD.’

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CityViews: NYC Needs a ‘Boss Bill’ to Protect Women from Reproductive Injustice

The law would enshrine protections against discrimination on the basis of reproductive health decisions made by an individual.

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CityViews: The New York City Subway Should Be Free

‘In a truly just and fair city, public transit would be an affordable lifeline to economic opportunity. The subway and bus system would support upward mobility and the best way…

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CityViews: Lawmakers Must Provide More Resources for ‘Open-Shop’ Construction Workers

‘A review of New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) pulled permits shows that the vast majority of private construction work across the city – approximately 80 percent – is…

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CityViews: NYS Needs Single-Payer. But Health Reforms Can’t Stop There.

Finding a better way to pay for healthcare is important. But the disparities and unfairness in the way healthcare is delivered will persist unless officials, and the advocates who push…

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