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CityViews: The Damage is in the Details of HUD’s Proposed Rent Policy Changes

Much has been written about the proposal to triple minimum rents for the very lowest income households. That’s not even the worst of it.

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CityViews: As Mayor & Council Clash Over Fares, CUNY MetroCards Offer a Compromise

The Council backs a $212 million proposal for half-price MetroCards for poor families. Mayor de Blasio balks at the price-tag. Why not compromise on free transit for low-income community college…

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CityViews: NYC Bid to Revise Charter and Improve Democracy Should Learn from the Past

‘Real change only comes through the devolution of more decision-making power to the local level combined with accountable local decision-making bodies and elected officials.’

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CityViews: New York Must Step Up (and Dig Deep) to Get the Gateway Project Done

‘Gateway is the most vital infrastructure project in the United States. We need to get this done, with or without Washington.’

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CityViews: Cynthia Nixon on the Leadership New York City’s Subways Need

‘If the subway dies, so does the city of New York. We need bold leadership and immediate action from our next governor.’

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Video Op-Ed: Policy and Developers Threaten Rent-Stabilized Housing

Can two lawsuits stop what legislative loopholes and a ferocious real-estate market hath wrought?

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CityViews: A Cause is the Cure for the Mayor’s Second-Term Blues

The mayor quite conceivably can limp along through the next 3.5 years as a large but very lame duck, responding only to the headlines while plotting out his future plans.…

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CityViews: CUNY Law School Needs to Confront its Race Problem

‘Students with marginalized identities are consistently subjected to a neutral discussion of the very ideas, principles and policies that have questioned their existence and sustained violence in their communities for…

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CityViews: NYCHA’s New Leadership Must Rethink Plans to Develop Private Housing

‘NYCHA is pushing the project forward without listening to us and in violation of our rights under federal law.’

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CityViews: NYC’s Commercial-Waste Redesign Should Follow LA’s Example

‘By creating an efficient, exclusive customer base for each of the seven franchised haulers, our city was able to set high standards for environmental impacts, customer service, and workers’ rights.’

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