Opinion Archives - Page 181 of 191

When Can Employers Check Your Credit?

Congress may make it harder for employers to check the credit scores of potential hires. Until they do, job-seekers need to know their rights.

Economy Opinion

Hail a Taxi? Yes! Prearrange One? No!

A livery cab owner wants to slam the brakes on a proposal to allow riders to pre-arrange yellow cab pickups with a smartphone app.

Government Opinion

How to Fix NY's Voting System in 10 Easy Steps

Many city voters will recall the 2012 election chiefly for the long lines and deep confusion they endured. With municipal elections just around the corner, says this writer, this is…

Government Opinion

What if Campaigns Put Out Aid Instead of Ads?

Corruption, cronyism—much was wrong with old-fashioned machine politics. But compared to today’s campaigns of sound-bites and surveys, yesterday’s ward heelers fused genuine relationships between politics and people’s lives.

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Opinion

Can NYCHA Be Saved?

Yes, says this writer, but it will require vision and renewed drive by the Bloomberg administration: Doing a few things better will not be enough.

Economy Opinion

Credit Crunch, Part II: Low-income NYC's Plastic Problem

After reining in spending during the recession, low-income New Yorkers are again piling on debt—reflecting, in part, a lack of financial savvy that afflicts most consumers, but hurts the poor…

Justice Opinion

The Subway Ad that Calls Me a ‘Savage’

A Muslim New Yorker says the ads by an anti-Islam group are absolutely legal–and absolutely immoral.

Justice Opinion

Attica Must Be Shut Down

The head of the nonprofit Correctional Association argues that Attica Correctional Facility should be closed—not because of its tragic history, but because of a present-day atmosphere of hostility and harsh…

Education Opinion

On Special Ed, School Dept. Must Do its Homework

This school year the city has undertaken a dramatic transformation of special education to try to improve student achievement. While applauding the push, these writers believe the city has put…

Opinion

Soda Ban: Hate it Now, Love it Later

Like the smoking ban, the trans-fat ban and requirements to post calorie counts, Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal to ban large sodas makes good sense but faces opposition. As with the others,…

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