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CityViews: Crisis at Federal Jail Highlights Ongoing Crime of Solitary Confinement

Is this the year New York State finally reins in a punishment that is almost universally regarding as a violation of human rights?

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CityViews: Save the NY Program that Keeps Homeowners Out of Foreclosure

‘This is the type of investment that will pay for itself tenfold by keeping our neighbors in their homes and by keeping our communities strong.’

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CityViews: How to Close the Racial Gap at the Frontier of Medicine

‘If those of us in the medical community are to better understand the mechanisms of medical interventions in different ethnic groups, we need better representation in trials.’

Land Use and Development Opinion

CityViews: The Two Bridges Development Mess has a Two-Letter Answer—No!

‘If the tower proposal violates the deed, shouldn’t the city then rescind the permit for the tower?’

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CityViews: Cuomo’s Clean Energy Agenda is Ambitious. But it’s Not Ambitious Enough.

‘The governor has proposed speeding up to 2040 his target for going to 100 percent clean electricity. We believe we can go faster. ‘

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CityViews: It Will Take More Than the Dream Act for NY to Truly Welcome Immigrants

‘Passing Dream alone is not enough for legislators or the governor to check off the box and say enough has been done for our communities.’

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CityViews: Albany’s Teacher Evaluation Reform Still Gives Too Much Power to Tainted Tests

‘Because the law required a test score for evaluations, state test scores were simply replaced by scores from locally-chosen tests. But it gets even more insane.’

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CityViews: NYC Must Offer Dignity, Fairness at Public-Assistance Offices

‘At HRA, under what is ostensibly one of the most progressive administrations in the nation, people who are poor are simply not treated with the dignity, humanity, and respect they…

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CityViews: ‘Me Too’ is a Moment for Broader, More Effective Sex Ed in NYC Schools

‘When young people have the tools to articulate their boundaries and to respect other people’s, they will grow into adults who believe in and practice this. ‘

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CityViews: Dream of an NYC Ferry System that Navigates a Course of Economic Equity

‘We cannot simply hope that this economic development project organically ensures those most in need for economic opportunities are connected with them.’

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