Opinion Archives - Page 179 of 191

City Must Show That Street Homeless Youth Count

At the request of the federal government, the city’s street homeless survey targeted young people this year. But advocates feel the results suggest a stronger tallying effort is needed next…

Government Opinion

Mayoral Election 2013: Young Voters Want Vision

Young people represent an entire orchard of apples that have not been picked. The candidate who figures this out could incrementally increase their chances of winning.

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Embrace the Worldwide Movement Against Gentrification

Hunger strikes in Vancouver. Protests in Berlin. Anxiety in El Barrio. Around the globe, there’s a shared, growing worry about economic forces driving working-class people out of urban centers.

Economy Opinion

A Scientific Approach to Ending Poverty, Circa 1880

This excerpt from a new book on the history of poverty in New York looks at the period when reformers sough to end public cash relief and replace it with…

Justice Opinion

The Adoption Subsidy: Good Intentions Unfortunate Realities

Despite alarming cases of abuse, the child welfare system still lacks strict safeguards to make sure parents who earn fees to care for children actually provide a nurturing home.

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

City Shouldn't Overload Bronx Nabe With Social Services

This Bronx resident says a planned concentration of supportive housing and other social services in his neighborhood threatens to undermine city plans to spur investment.

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Stop NYCHA Infill Plan, Save Public Housing

The plan to build market-rate buildings at public housing sites doesn’t save NYCHA, it threatens it. There’s a better way, this writer argues.

Opinion

Don't Forget the Casualties of a Custody War

Child abuse and neglect aren’t the only ways parents can hurt children. In high-conflict custody cases, kids are often quiet victims.

Education Opinion

DOE: Our Tech Schools Are a National Model

The Bloomberg administration responds to our reporting on its efforts to reform career and technical high schools.

Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Don't Forget Shelters' Role in Homelessness Crisis

Yes, solving the homelessness crisis will take more affordable housing and living-wage jobs. But it will also require a better shelter system.

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