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Opinion: As Rents Rise Again, Too Many Seniors Don’t Know They Can Freeze Theirs

“An estimated 158,214 households are eligible for SCRIE or DRIE—but only 67,132 are currently enrolled. That means nearly 57.6 percent of tenants who could be protected may still face avoidable…

Education Government Health Justice Opinion

Opinion: Rethinking the ‘Boys’ Crisis’

“The real issue is that there are too few systems and spaces intentionally created for them to engage, learn, and grow. The crisis is not boys. The crisis is belonging.”

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Development Without Displacement at Broadway Junction

“Our elected officials have a choice: be complicit in our displacement or successfully fight for these anti-displacement measures.”

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Getting It Right For Hunters Point North

“This half mile of shoreline just south of the Queensboro Bridge has the potential to become the city’s next great waterfront—if we prioritize public interest over private profit.”

2025 Elections Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Conditional Housing Is Still Discriminatory

“I learned the hard way that affordable housing isn’t guaranteed—it’s conditional. The moment your income changes or an agency misses a form, the system recalculates your worth and can pull…

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Bring Back the Mayoral Transition Tent

“Rather than rely solely on the new mayor or pundits to interpret the results, the transition tents served as an informal poll of what New Yorkers really wanted.”

Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: Fighting for the QueensWay We Were Promised

“Real families were counting on that money, because the QueensWay is desperately needed in our community. It would provide a green space for kids in 28 schools—many of which, like…

Climate and Environment Government Health Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: When it Comes to Climate, Hochul is No Better Than Trump

“New York needs a governor who respects the will of the vast majority of voters who want climate action, and whose elected representatives already passed climate laws on their behalf.”

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: New York City’s Tax Lien Sale is Harmful to Vulnerable Homeowners

“Thousands remain on the lien sale list, facing excessive fees and risk of foreclosure. Many are older adults or long-time residents, who missed notices or couldn’t navigate the system in time.”

Government Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Aging in Place Shouldn’t Cost Everything You’ve Worked For

“Thousands of middle-income older adults are caught in between—too poor to pay privately [for home care], too ‘wealthy’ to qualify for help. Now, New York has a chance to fix…

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