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CityViews: City’s Infrastructure Needs Demand New Thinking, Broad Action

The agenda includes ‘capping sunken highways to reconnect our neighborhoods; recommending areas for permanent pedestrianizing and … a model to reconfigure New York City’s streets to prioritize people over vehicles.’

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CityViews: NYS Legislature Must Now Move to Protect Survivors of Gender Violence

‘The very presence of ICE in our courthouses and the threat of detention and deportation deters many victims of domestic violence from ever coming to court and seeking the protections…

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CityViews: A Teen Calls for Opening Up Community Boards—Via Term Limits

‘Voting yes on to create term limits on community boards will open up the process so that more young people, like me, can apply, and, hopefully, get appointed to their…

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CityViews: Term Limits Aren’t What Will Strengthen the City’s Community Boards

‘The mayor’s commission’s proposal misses the mark, but the Council’s commission should propose steps that would both strengthen the boards’ technical capacity and maintain their independence from City Hall. ‘

Land Use and Development Opinion

CityViews: Vote Yes on Proposal 3 to Make Boards Reflect Their Communities

Most community board members are passionate, thoughtful, intelligent, and dedicated people who seek to improve and serve their communities. More New Yorkers deserve this opportunity.

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Opinión: Cinco Razones Para Votar “Sí” Por La Propuesta 2

‘Ayude a revertir la marea de deterioro de la democracia – diga Sí al presupuesto participativo en toda la ciudad este 6 de noviembre.’

Land Use and Development Opinion

CityViews: Five Reasons NYers Should Vote “Yes” on Proposal 2

‘Help reverse the tide of deteriorating democracy – say yes to city-wide participatory budgeting on November 6th.’

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CityViews: Community Board Term Limits Would Weaken Checks and Balances

‘This is opening up the process in the manner of slashing one’s own wrists.’

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CityViews: U.S. Cities Have the Power to Ease Our Housing Crisis

‘Housing affordability can seem like an intractable problem – an issue where local policy makers are powerless in the face of national economic forces. The reality is quite different.’

NYCHA Opinion

CityViews: NYCHA Must Fix Our Homes Before Developing New Ones

‘There needs to be a moratorium on any new development schemes until NYCHA housing complies with all New York City building codes.’

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