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Yes, Asians Have Opinions About Stop-and-Frisk, Too

New York’s Asian community was under-represented in the stop-and-frisk numbers under Mayor Bloomberg, and many of its leaders were skeptical about the program’s roll-back under Mayor de Blasio. A Chinese-language…

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Will Bill de Blasio Fulfill his Promise as a Global Climate-Change Leader?

The next installment in our new opinion series credits the mayor bold promises to reduce the risk of climate change but wonders whether his policies are keeping up.

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Fear and Loathing of Our Homeless Neighbors

Read our latest opinion blog: “Elite New Yorkers still treat homelessness as “a quality of life” issue for the non-homeless and still equate destitution with criminality.”

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Commissioner Clash: Bratton, Kelly and Reality in Over-Policed NYC

Op-ed: The rivalry between the current and former heads of the NYPD is well documented, but ultimately trivial to the real issues with policing.

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Cuomo, De Blasio Could Deliver a Holiday Miracle for the Homeless

Faith leaders write that they are praying for the governor and mayor to come together on a massive supportive-housing initiative to continue a successful policy effort that began when another…

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To Stop Pedestrian Deaths NYC Must Change How it Builds Streets

Vision Zero is edging us closer to a pedestrian-safe city. But New York won’t get anywhere near that goal until we reverse decades of street design intended to make the…

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Op-Ed: Beaten Back By Conservative Critics, is De Blasio now Joining Them?

NYCHA is bringing back the “Not Wanted” list, more cops are being assigned to address street homelessness and—in the wake of a cop’s death—the mayor is faulting criminal courts…

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Op-Ed: In Defense of a Human-Scaled New York

The looming City Council debate about the mayor’s rezoning proposals should grapple with a deeper question: Should New York accept a future as a hyper-dense metropolis, or try to recapture…

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The Ten Craziest Things Said at the Las Vegas Republican Debate

Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate focused exclusively on foreign policy. City Limits knows nothing about foreign policy—meaning we’d have been very much at home on stage in Las Vegas.

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Op-Ed: Public Schools Lose when we Subsidize Private Education

It’s unfair to public schools that lack funding for art, music or updated books. It goes against the recommendation of the city’s security experts. And it might be unconstitutional. But…

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