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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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CityViews: Fixing NY’s ‘Dictatorial’ Budget Process is the Reform We Need Most

‘There’s plenty of things to worry about, ethics included, and a need for action on all of them. But without a reasoned and careful reform of the budget process they…

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CityViews: To Reduce Teacher Turnover, City Must Increase Support

‘If we are serious about equity, then there is a moral imperative to provide teachers, especially new teachers serving our highest-needs students, the tools and support they need from the…

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CityViews: Smaller Construction Firms Also Impact Safety, Work Conditions

‘There’s a conversation about the largest contractors and whether they are upholding the proper labor and worksite standards. Let’s not forget that smaller contractors have a crucial place in that…

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CityViews: Amazon Will Deliver More Displacement to NYC’s Working Class

‘De Blasio and Cuomo are introducing a giant mechanism for displacement into communities that government already fails so shamefully.’

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

CityViews: The Potential Role for Church Land Amid NYC’s Housing Needs

‘Not only is it providing a welcome and much-needed solution to the affordable housing crisis, but it’s also directly allowing churches to address the needs of their immediate community.’

Land Use and Development Opinion

CityViews: NYC Needs Equitable Economic Development, Not the Amazon Deal

‘Instead of handing billions in public subsidies to mega-corporations, New York should invest in bottom-up economic development led by and benefiting people and communities of color, immigrants, and women.’

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CityViews: It is Time for Real Rent-Regulation Reform Across New York State

‘2019 will be a watershed year. Everyone who rents, and everyone who cares about affordable rental housing, should join the fight.’

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