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CityViews: Want to Fight Crime? Invest in Parks!

‘To reduce crime, we need fewer vacant lots. It’s a proven, cost-effective strategy that empowers neighborhoods and improves quality of life for residents.’

Justice Opinion

CityViews: Mayor’s Commission Must Probe the Link Between Over-Policing and Low Turnout

‘We believe it is critical for the Civic Engagement Commission to explicitly address the political incorporation of formerly incarcerated people in New York City.’

Opinion

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.’

Opinion

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…

Opinion

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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