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CityViews: New Yorkers Should Support #CountMeIn’s Fight Against Corporate Greed

‘We are demanding fair wages, benefits, and working conditions from those who develop the luxury apartments where we could never afford to live—and the high-end commercial space where we will…

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CityViews: It’s Time for New Yorkers to Take a Stand for Age Justice

‘Imagine if everyone, young and old alike, came together to protest the way older adults are treated.’

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CityViews: As City’s Sikhs Celebrate, They Hope for New Action to Stop Bullying

‘Chancellor Carranza must embrace a global multi-cultural curriculum that optimizes the study of groups that have been previously ignored. And our Sikh community must be included in such a curriculum.…

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CityViews: The New State Budget Fails to Protect Reproductive Healthcare

‘This was a missed opportunity to show real leadership–and it reflects poorly on our state’s progressive legacy.’

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CityViews: Youth Homeless Need More Than Shelter

‘We need more preparement programs like job training, counseling and basic skills computer program skills to be offered in order to help them achieve in school and at work.’

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CityViews: New Chancellor Should Launch a Charter School for Homeless Students

‘Homeless students have a unique set of educational, physical, and emotional needs which are not being addressed in any significant or systematic way.’

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CityViews: Done Right, Inwood Rezoning Could Be Good For Working Families

‘The City Council has a real opportunity here to hold developers to a higher standard.’

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CityViews: City’s Win in Court Won’t End the Need for Youth Shelters

‘We must figure out a path for a right to shelter for homeless youth. Absent that right, young people will continue without the survival resources they need.’

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CityViews: Council Can Foster Clean Water, Healthy Residents With Vote on Gowanus Tank

‘The City Council vote is the first of a series of land use decisions for the neighborhood and provides an opportunity to thoughtfully plan for the future of Gowanus.’

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CityViews: Trump’s Move to Send Liberians Home Causes Pain on Staten Island

‘Instead of showing sensitivity to the needs of my community—and an appreciation for the contributions we have made to this country—President Trump has chosen to attack us.’

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