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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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CityViews: Why We Chased Chase’s CEO All the Way to Texas

‘We described just five ways that Chase – the largest bank in the U.S. with $2.5 trillion in assets – has systematically harmed New Yorkers and New York communities.’

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CityViews: Want to Make Schools Safer? End the School-to-Prison Pipeline

‘New legislation shifts schools from punitive, zero-tolerance approaches to discipline, towards restorative approaches that keep students in class and build stronger relationships between students, educators and families.’

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CityViews: New York’s Sex Ed Classes Need to be About More Than Sex

‘If we are truly committed to building a future where all people, regardless of gender, are empowered to live with agency and free from violence, it starts with comprehensive sex…

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