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Is the End in Sight for Veteran Homelessness in NYC?

New York is poised to become the largest U.S. city to end veteran homelessness by the end of 2015, an incredible achievement for a city that in 2012 had the…

Opinion

Op-Ed: Few Links Between Complaints and Broken-Windows Policing

The NYPD contends that its quality-of-life crackdowns respond to residents’ complaints. But there’s little evidence of a consistent link between 311 reports and police activity.

Opinion

Op-Ed: NYC Must Address Inequality for its Human-Service Workforce

The city needs to make more and quicker progress in ending the tale of two cities for its nonprofit human-service workforce.

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Op-Ed: De Blasio’s Commitment to NYCHA is Unprecedented

Responding to criticism, the housing authority’s chairperson says the administration is trying to reverse decades of neglect—of its buildings and its relationship with tenants.

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Op-Ed: Why We’re Suing NYCHA

The mayor came to office with assurances he would fix the housing authority and hasten the repair of dangerous conditions. According to this writer, one year later, little seems to…

Opinion

City Must Give Homeless Families Access to Childcare

New York City has a high-quality childcare program called EarlyLearn. New York City has a large population of working families with young children in its homeless shelters. Why is it…

Opinion

Op-Ed: Why NYPD’s ‘Predictive Policing’ Should Scare You

The police department’s embrace of data-driven policing, accelerated by new technology developed by the military and corporate America, is about to take a turn from tracking crime that has occurred…

Opinion

A Call for Independent Oversight of New York’s Juvenile Justice System

“One lesson we draw from recent tragedies is the importance of an independent oversight board whenever children and teenagers find themselves in government confinement.”

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NYC’s Rent Regs Fight … From an Australian Perspective

Tenant organizers face steep political and financial disadvantages in their quest to preserve, let alone strengthen, rent laws. But a political activist from overseas, now living in New York, thinks…

Opinion

Why Human Traffickers Prey on Foster-Care Kids

In several recent sex trafficking busts, a large share of the children rescued have been involved in the foster-care system. How can we prevent the sometimes necessary tool of foster…

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