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CityViews: Police, Politics and the Puerto Rican Day Parade

Amid a struggle for Puerto Rican independence that has spanned three centuries, a police commissioner’s decision not to march in the annual parade is small potatoes.

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CityViews: City is Trying to Build a Seamless System for Autistic Kids

‘A single coordinating agency should develop and apply consistent, developmentally appropriate standards across the full publicly-funded early childhood continuum, beginning at birth and continuing into elementary school.’

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CityViews: Understanding Economic Abuse is Key to Escaping Domestic Violence

There has been a growing awareness in recent years of the devastating physical and psychological effects of domestic violence, but many people are not aware of the financial impact of…

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CityViews: Preventing Senior Homelessness is Worth the Money

In the past few years, hundreds of seniors have been referred to the SHPP program by Bronx Housing Court Judges – all with good results. But, unless new money is…

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CityViews: Brownfield Redevelopment Must Include More Affordable Housing

The current brownfield cleanup program does not allocate enough units for low-income housing.

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CityViews: City’s Public Solar Initiatives Must Favor Low-Income Areas

The city has committed to installing 100 megawatts of solar by 2025. It should prioritize communities that have been most impacted by pollution and climate change.

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CityViews: Trump Admin. Must Realize Foster-Care is Not an Option at the Border

The secretary of homeland security has said the administration might start separating kids from parents at the border and putting those children in foster-care. A New York City child-welfare expert…

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CityViews: America’s Racial History Breeds Distrust of Land-Use Policies

The distrust that has greeted Bill de Blasio’s rezoning proposals in some neighborhoods stems partly from a long history of racist policy of which the mayor is not part but…

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CityViews: Now More Than Ever, the Lower East Side Needs a Community-Led Rezoning

‘There is an assumption that wealth is an answer to our housing crisis. Instead, we must recognize that wealth and exploitation are actually the root of our crisis.’

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CityViews: Tenants with Housing Vouchers Deserve a Roof Over Their Head

The city’s human rights commissioner writes: ‘We can and must do better to ensure that every New Yorker in need of housing can access it. It’s the law, but it’s…

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